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R.  C.  GalbraithJr.,  D.  D. 

Pastor    of   Third    Presbyterian    Church, 
CHILLICOTHE,    O. 


THE 


HISTORY 


OP   THE 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTERY, 


FROM  ITS  ORGANIZATION  IN  1799  TO  1889. 


PREPARED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH 

THE  ORDER  OF  PRESBYTERY, 

BY  THE 

REV,  R,  C,  GALBRRITH,  Jr.,  33.  C, 


PUBLISHED  BT 

H   W,  GUTHRIE,  HUGH  BELL  and  PETER  PLATTER. 

COMTnTTKK  OJf  PUBLICATION    ApPOINTXP   BT   THE    PBTt8BT1BBT. 


CHILLICOTHE.  OHIO: 

»«©TO  OAJfJCTTE  BOOK  AND  JOB  OFfJOII.  QC 

JSSG, 


PREFACE. 


la  Presbytery  at  South  Salem,  April  12,-13,  1887,  "R.  C.  Gal- 
braith,  Jr.,  and  S.  D.  Crothers  were  appointed  a  committee  to  write  up 
the  History  of  Presbytery."  And,  as  this  had  necessarily  to  be  done, 
for  the  most  part,  by  one  person,  Mr.  Crothers  must  not  be  blamed 
for  the  faults,  omissions,  or  other  imperfections  of  this  History,  whicli 
1  have  used  all  care  to  make  accurate  in  its  statement  of  facts;  nor  is 
any  other  person  to  be  found  fault  with,  or  considered  accountable, 
for  the  occasional  expressions  of  opinion  that  I  have  taken  the  liberi  ; 
to  make.  I  wish  also  here  to  acknowledge  my  indebtedness  to  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Biggs  for  his  valuable  counsel  and  advice,  and  especially 
to  the  Rev.  H.  W.  Guthrie,  for  reading  and  correcting  the  manuscript, 
verifying  the  numbers  and  for  valuable  assistance  in  proof  reading, 
and  to  the  other  members  of  the  committee  of  publication,  Messrs. 
Hugh  Bell  and  Peter  Platter,  with  him,  for  the  kindly  interest  that 
they  have  taken  and  the  work  that  they  have  done  in  preparation  for 
the  publication  of  the  History.  If  the  work  has  any  value,  the  thanks 
of  the  Presbytery  are  specially  due  to  the  following  named  person?, 
who  have  most  kindly  advanced  twenty  five  dollars  each,  to  secure  it  s 
publication;  thanks  which  can  be  expressed,  in  no  other  way,  so  well 
as  by  taking  an  interest  in,  and  workiDg  successfully  in  obtaining 
subscribers  to  the  work,  that  so  the  committee  may  be  able  to  speed- 
ily reimburse  them  for  what  they  have  advanced  to  expedite  tho 
Presbytery's  work,  and  enable  the  committee  to  obey  the  PresbyteryV. 
order: — Peter  Platter,  Hugh  Bell,  Nathaniel  Wilson,  Theodore  Spet- 
nagel,  Adam  Nebbergall,  of  the  Pisgah  Church ;  B.  B.  Frost,  J.  McL. 

Welsh,  A.  E.  Culter,  D.  C.  Anderson,  of  Frankfort;  Richard  Enderlin, 

(iii) 


IV  frBEFACJ!. 

Judge  John  M.  Vamnetei,  M.  C.  Hopewell,  The  Hev.  Richard  (jr. 
Lewis,  and  The  Honorable  D.  M.  jVlassie,  all  of  Chillicothe  with  the 
exception  of  the  two  noted. 

1  have  given  the  facts  about  all  the  ministers  and  churches  in  so 
far  as  I  was  able,  and  have  done  the  best  that  I  could,  to  make  the 
History  reliable  and  readable,  and  I  think  that  he,  who  has  not  had 
experience  in  such  an  undertaking,  has  but  little  idea  of  the  labor  re- 
quired. 

When  we  are  dead  and  the  Presbytery  has  another  History  writ- 
ten, may  he  who  writes  it  generously  record  our  virtues  and   kindly 

criticise  our  faults. 

R.  <J.  Gxlekaith,  Jr. 


THE    HISTORY 

OP  THE 

CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTERY. 


CHAPTER    1,-Preliminary. 

The  Presbytery  of  Washington  was  organized  eleven  years  after 
the  first  actual  settlers  had  come  to  Cincinnati,  twenty  six  men  hav- 
ing gone  there  in  December,  1788,  landing  at  the  foot  of  the  present 
Sycamore  street  on  the  28th  of  the  month.  Soon  after  their  arrival, 
the  town  site  was  surveyed  and  the  street  corners  marked  by  blazing 
trees. 

One  of  the  last  acts  of  the  old  Continental  Congress  was  to  pass 
the  ordinance  of  1787,  which  contained  a  set  of  organic  laws  for  the 
government  of  the  North- West  Territory.  The  ordinance  provided 
that:  "So  soon  as  there  shall  be  five  thousand  free  male  inhabitants, 
of  full  age"  in  the  Territory,  they  should  "recieve  authority,  with 
time  and  place,  to  elect  representatives  to  represent  them  in  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly."  The  first  election  of  territorial  legislators  was  held 
Monday,  Dec.  3d..  1798.  The  General  Assembly  met  at  Cincinnati, 
Sep.  16,  1799.  They  selected  Wra.  Henry  Harrison  as  delegate  to 
the  National  Congress.  The  seat  of  Territorial  government  was 
changed  from  Cincinnati  to  Chillicothe,  May  7,  1800.  On  the  same 
day  the  North- West  Territory  was  divided  by  act  of  Congress  and 
Indiana  territory  was  created.  The  ordinance  provided  that  "  when- 
ever any  of  the  said  states  shall  have  sixty  thousaud  free  inhabitants 
therein,  such  state  shall  be  admitted,  by  its  delegates,  into  the  Con- 
gress of  the  United  States,  on  an  equal  footing  with  the  original 
states,  in  all  respects  whatsoever;  and  shall  be  at  liberty  to  form  a 
permanent  constitution  and  state  government."  But  although  the 
territory  had  not  acquired  sufficient  population  to  take  advantage  of 
this  provision,  Congress  passed  an  act  enabling  them  to  form  a 
state.  This  act  was  passed  April  30,  1802,  and,  pursuant  to  this  ac- 
tion of  Congress,  an  election  was  held  on  the  second  Tuesday  of  Oc- 
tober, 1802,  for  the  election  of  delegates  to  a  constitutional  convention. 
The  delegates  chosen  met  at  Chillicothe,   Nov.  1st,  1802,  and  framed 


t)  THE    HISTORY    OF    THB 

a  constitution,  which  they  adopted  and  signed  the  29th  of  the  same 
month  and  forwarded  immediately  to  Congress,  which  National  Legis- 
ture  sanctioned  the  work  of  the  Ohillicothe  convention  and  recognized 
Ohio  as  a  State,  February  19,  1803.  The  State  election  for  governor 
and  members  of  the  legislature  was  held  in  January,  1803,  before  tun 
state  had  been  admitted  by  Congress,  and  March  3,  1803,  Edward 
Tiffin  was  inaugurated  the  first  governor  of  the  new  state.  Gen.  Ar- 
thur St.  Clair  had  been  territorial  governor,  though  after  Jeffer.son 
had  dismissed  him  from  office,  Charles  Willing  Byrd  was  acting  gov- 
ernor. Four  other  states,  formed  from  the  North-West  Territory,  were 
admitted  into  the  Union;  Indiana,  in  1816;  Illinois,  in  1818;  Michigan, 
in  1837;  and  Wisconsin,  in  1848. 

In  1800.  Ohio  had  a  population  of  45.365,  and  Indiana  5,641;  there 
were  no  white  settlements  in  the  Territory  from  which  the  other 
States  were  afterwards  formed.  The  population  had  rapidly  increas- 
ed, for  in  1790,  at  the  first  census,  there  were  but  4.280  white  inhabi- 
tants, from  the  Ohio  to  the  lakes,  from  Pennsylvania  to  the  Missis- 
sippi. 

After  Wayne's  treaty  with  the  Indians  at  Greenville,  in  1795, 
white  settlers  had  a  feeling  of  much  greater  security  and  immigrants 
came  in  great  numbers.  After  1800,  the  population  increased  even 
more  rapidly.  In  May,  of  that  year,  through  the  efforts  of  Gen.  Harri- 
son, a  wise  and  beneficent  act  was  passed  which  did  in  time  more  for 
the  good  of  the  country,  than  even  his  victories  over  the  Indians.  This 
was  a  bill  better  regulating  the  sale  of  the  public  lands.  By  the  law 
of  1796,  the  smallest  parcel  of  public  land  that  a  settler  could  purchase 
from  the  government,  was  one  square  mile,  which  could  not  be  sold 
for  less  than  two  dollars  an  acre.  These  sections  passed  into  the 
hands  of  speculators,  who  sold  them  in  less  quantities,  and  at  an  ad- 
vanced price,  to  settlers  who  were  unable  to  pay  so  much  as  $1280  at 
once.  This  was  justly  thought  to  be  a  grievance,  which  was  increased 
by  the  fact  that  this  land  could  only  be  bought  at  the  Treasury  in 
Philadelphia,  or  at  vendue  at  Pittsburgh  or  Cincinnati.  So  strong 
was  the  feeling,  that  the  territorial  delegate  came  to  Congress  with  full 
determination  to  correct  the  evil,  if  he  could.  He  succeeded,  and 
henceforth  land  was  to  be  sold  at  auction,  in  half  sections  of  320  acres 
each.  If  not  sold,  any  settler  might  have  any  section  that  he  chose, 
by  entering  it,  at  a  land  office  and  paying  two  dollars  per  acre  and  the 
cost  of  survey,  one  quarter  of  the  price  to  be  paid  in  forty  days  af- 
ter entry;  the  remainder  in  four  years.  Four  land  offices,  each  with 
a  register  and  receiver  were  established.  They  were  at  Steubenville, 
Marietta,  Cincinnati  and  Chillicothe. 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  / 

At  the  time  of  the  organization  of  the  Presbytery,  and  for  four 
years  afterward,  the  Mississippi  Kiver  was  the  Western  boundary  of 
the  United  States.  It  was  not  until  1803,  that  the  vast  empire 
was  purchased  from  France;  Montana,  Dakota,  Minnesota,  Iowa,  Ne- 
braska, Kansas,  Missouri,  Arkansas,  Indian  Territory,  Louisiana  with 
Wyoming  and  a  great  part  of  Colorado,  all  bought  for  eighty  mill- 
ions of  Francs,  or,  as  it  was  calculated  fifteen  millions  of  dollars.  How 
trifling  the  price  was,  when  compared  with  the  magnitude  of  the  pur- 
chase, we  can  realize,  somewhat,  when  we  note  that  in  the  census  of 
1880,  the  farms  with  the  bouses,  fences,  &c,  upon  them,  in  Clinton 
county,  Iowa,  were  valued  at  over  fifteen  millions  of  dollars.  The 
same  in  Ross  County,  Ohio,  were  also  valued  at  a  larger  sum  than  the 
price  paid  to  France  for  this  great  domain,  then  for  the  most  part  an 
unknown  wilderness,  now  filled  with  a  busy,  happy,  people.  A  mar- 
velous transfoimation  has  been  effected,  untold  wealth  accumulated 
and  in  so  short  a  time,  that  Mr.  Thomas  Ghormley,  an  elder  in  the 
Third  Church,  Chillicothe,  living,  while  this  is  written,  was,  like  the 
Presbytery,  four  years  old  when  this  purchase  was  made.  In  the  life 
time  of  this  man,  the  population  within  the  limits  of  the  original 
Northwestern  Territory  has  increased  from  51,000  to  at  hast 
12,000,000. 

In  all  respects,  things  at  the  beginning  of  the  century,  were 
vastly  different  from  what  they  are  now.  There  was  but  one  turnpike 
road  on  the  continent,  which  was  between  Philadelphia  and  Lancas- 
ter, a  distance  of  66  miles.  The  building  of  the  road  had  been  sharply 
opposed,  but,  at  length  it  came  to  be  the  pride  of  the  whole  state  and 
was  considered  a  wonderful  enterprise. 

Kentucky  was  much  in  advance  of  Ohio.  In  1790,  it  had  73,677 
inhnbitants,  12,430  of  whom  were  slaves,  but  when  the  census  of  1800 
was  taken  the  number  had  increased  to  220,965,  of  whom  40,313  were 
slaves.  A  great  flood  of  imm migration  had  poured  in,  but  everything 
was  in  most  primitive  condition;  roads  were,  most  of  them,  but  traces, 
and  the  houses  were  generally  log  cabins.  When  a  stranger  moved,  or 
rather  came  into  a  neighborhood  to  stay,  the  men  built  him  a  cabin. 
"The  trees  felled,  four  corner  men  were  elected  to  notch  the  logs,  and 
while  they  were  busy  the  others  ran  races,  wrestled,  played  leapfrog, 
kicked  the  hat,  fought,  gouged,  gambled,  drank,  did  everything  then 
considered  an  amusement.  After  the  notching  was  finished  the  rais- 
ing took  but  a  few  hours.  Many  a  time  the  cabin  was  built,  roofed, 
the  door  and  window  cut  out,  and  the  owner  moved  in  before  sundown. 
The  chinks  were  stopped  with  chips  and  smeared  with  mud.  The 
chimney  was  of  logs,  coated   with  mud  six  inches  thick.     The  table 


8  TffiE    HISTORY   OF    THE 

and  the  benches,  the  bedstead  and  the  door  were  such  as  could  be 
made  with  an  axe.  an  auger  and  a  saw.  A  rest  for  the  rifle  and  some 
pegs  for  clothes  completed  the  fittings."—  (McMaster). 

In  Morse's  geography,  published  in  1805,  the  author,  speaking  of 
Kentucky,  says:  ''A  large  portion  of  the  people  in  this  state  are  poor. 
The  frontier  inhabitants  commonly  build  a  log  hut,  clear  two  or  three 
acres  for  corn,  depend  on  the  woods  to  pasture  one  or  two  cows,  and 
to  fatten  their  swine;  the  gun  furnishes  the  principal  supply  of  meat. 
When  the  range,  as  he  calls  it,  is  eaten  up  by  the  cattle,  and  the  game 
scarce,  like  the  wild  Arab,  he  loads  his  pack-horse,  takes  his  family, 
cows  and  swine,  aud  seeks  anew  settlement.  In  the  interior  parts  cf 
the  state,  where  the  inhabitants  have  increased  in  wealth  and  taste,  the 
buildings  are  generally  of  limestone  or  brick,  and  in  some  instances 
they  are  elegaut.  Among  the  settlers  there  are  many  gentlemen  of 
abilities,  and  many  genteel  families,  from  several  of  the  states,  who 
give  dignity  and  respectability  to  the  settlement."  The  woods 
abounded  with  game  and  the  streams  were  filled^with  fish.  In 
their  season  wild  fruits,  grapes,  pawpaws,  persinirurnons,  &c, 
abounded,  and,  iu  the  fall,  nuts  of  excellent  quality  could  be  had 
in  any  quantity  for  the.  gathering.  Religion  was  not  much  thought 
of;  many  of  the  people,  and  of  the  best  educated  and  most  influ- 
ential, were  infected  with  French  infidelity,  which  they  boldly 
avowed.  Skepticism  aud  infidelity  were,  among  the  more  refined, 
almost  the  rule,  and  those  professing  to  be  religious,  the  exception. 
The  country  was  spoken  of  by  the  preachers  as  the  "stronghold  of 
Satan."  In  178(5.  the  Presbytery  of  Transylvania,  the  seventh 
Presbytery  in  order  of  time  in  the  U.  S.,  had  been  formed  with 
five  ministers,  set  off  from  the  Presbytery  of  Abingdon.  Its  first 
meeting  was  at  Danville,  Ky.,  Tuesday,  Oct.  17,  1786— David  Rice 
Moderator,  This  was  before  the  division  of  the  original  Synod, 
which  in  1788  was  divided  into  four  Synods,  and  Transylvania 
was  put  in  the  Synod  of  Virginia.  In  1789,  the  first  General  Assembly 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  United  States  of  America  met, 
composed  of  delegates  from  the  various  Presbyteries  of  the  four 
Synods  -Adam  Rankin  represented  the  Presbytery  of  Transylvania. 
Ten  years  later,  iu  the  Summer  of  1799,  there  began  suddenly  and 
unexpectedly,  that  which  has  since  been  kuown  as  the  great  Ken- 
tucky revival,  which,"  while  it  had  many  excesses  connected  with 
it,  yet.  as  Dr.  Moore  says  in  his  history  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Columbus,  "'effectually  checked  the  spread  of  skepticism  and  irre- 
ligion.  It  affected  all  the  region  whence  the  settlers  of  Southern 
and  Central  Ohio  were  drawn.    It  awakened  a   missionary   zeal  in 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  9 

the  churches  of  the  East,  and  turned  attention  to  the  spiritual 
wants  of  the  West."  Springing  up  suddenly,  progressing  with 
great  rapidity,  curious  and  incomprehensible  it.  many  respects,  and 
working  results  that  were  lasting,  originating  camp  meetings,  the 
New  Light,  or  Bible  Christian  church,  and  also  the  Cumberland 
Presbyterian  Church,  and  seriously  affecting  our  own  Presbytery, 
it  is  important  that  a  short  account  of  its  origin  and  progress 
should  be  given. 

The  sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper  was  administered  at  the 
church  of  Red  River,  which  was  ministered  to,  in  connection  with 
the  Gasper  and  Muddy  river  congregations,  by  the  Rev. 
James  McGready  who  bad  recently  come  from  Orange  county, 
North  Carolina.  This  meeting  was  held  from  Friday  until  Mon- 
day morning,  as  was  then  the  custom.  Mr.  Rankin,  Mr.  Hodge 
and  William  McGee,  Presbyterian  preachers,  and  John  McGee, 
brother  of  William,  a  Methodist  preacher,  were  present.  The  Mc- 
Gees  were  on  a  mission  to  Ohio,  and  stopped  in  their  journey  to  be 
present  at  the  meeting.  Win.  McGee,  in  the  Assembly  minutes  of 
1796,  is  reported  as  a  member  of  the  Presbytery  of  Orange,  in  the 
Synod  of  the  Carolinas.  He  had  been  converted  under  McGready^s 
■preaching.  Dr.  Bangs,  in  his  history  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  says,  that 
"in  1796,  or  '97,  he  moved  to  West  Tennessee,  and  in  1798  settled  in 
a  congregation  in  Sumner  county."  He  finally  joined  the  Cumber- 
land Presbyterians  and  died  in  1814.  At  this  meeting  nothing  re- 
markable occurred  until  Monday,  when  Mr.  Hodge  was  preaching, 
when  a  woman  at  the  extreme  end  of  the  house,  gave  yent  to  her 
feelings  in  loud  cries  and  shouts.  When  dismissed,  the  congrega- 
tion showed  no  disposition  to  leave,  but  sat,  many  of  them  silently 
weeping,  in  every  part  of  the  house.  "Wm.  McGee  soon  felt  such  a 
power  come  over  him  that  he,  not  seeming  to  know  ^what  he  did, 
left  his  seat  and  sat  down  on  the  floor,  while  John  sat  trembling  un- 
der a  consciousness  of  the  power  of  God." — (Bangs).  John  McGee 
felt  an  irresistible  inclination  to  preach  and  the  people  were  eager  to 
hear  him.  He  began,  and  again  the  woman  shouted  and  would  not 
be  silent.  Davidson  thus  describes  the  scene:  "Too  much  agitated  to 
preach,  he  expressed  his  belief  that  there  was  a  greater  than  he 
preaching,  and  exhorted  the  people  to  let  the  Lord  God  Omnipotent 
reign  in  their  hearts,  and  to  submit  to  him,  and  their  souls  should 
live.  Upon  this,  many  broke  silence  and  the  renewed  vociferations  of 
the  female  before  mentioned,  were  tremendous.  The  Methodist 
preacher,  whose  feelings  were  now  wrought  up  to  the  highest  pitch, 
after  a  brief  debate  in  his  own  mind,  came  to  the  conclusion  that  it 


10  THE    HISTORY   OF    THE 

was  his  duty  to  disregard  the  usual  orderly  habits  of  the  denomina- 
tion, and  passed  along  tho  aisle,  shouting  and  exhorting  vehemently 
The  clamor  and  confusion  were  increased  tenfold;  the  flame  was 
blown  to  its  height:  screams  for  mercy  wore  mingled  with  shouts  of 
ecstacy,  and  a  universal  agitation  pervaded  the  whole  multitude,  who 
were  bowed  before  it  as  a  field  of  grain  waves  before  the  wind.' 
McMaster  in  his  History  of  People  of  the  U.  S.,  Yol.  2nd,  page  578,  says: 
"In  a  moment  the  floor,  to  1133  his  own  word?,  (McGee's.)  "was  cov- 
ered with  the  slain."  Their  cries  for  mercy  were  terrible  to  hear. 
Some  found  forgiveness,  but  many  went  away  spiritually  wounded 
and  suffering  unutterable  agony  of  soul.  Nothing  could  allay  the 
excitement.  Every  settlement  along  the  Green  river  and  the  Cum- 
berland was  full  of  religious  fervor.  Men  filled  their  wagons  with 
beds  and  provisions,  and  traveled  fifty  miles  to  camp  upon  the 
ground  and  hoar  him  preach.  The  idea  was  new,  hundreds  adopted 
it,  and  camp  meetings  began.  There  was  now  no  longer  any  excuse 
to  stay  away  from  preaching.  Neither  distance,  nor  lack  of  houses, 
nor  scarcity  o£  food,  nor  daily  occupations  prevailed.  Crops  were 
lpfthalf  gathered;  every  kind  of  work  was  left  undone;  cabins  were 
deserted;  in  large  settlements  there  did  notremain  one  soul.  The  first 
regular  general  camp  meeting  was  held  at  the  Gasper  River  Church, 
in  July,  1800;  but  the  rage  spread,  and  a  dozen  encampments  followed 
in  quick  succession/'  Davidson  says:  "Camp  meetings  being  once 
introduced,  the  plan  spread  like  wildfire.  One  after  another  was 
held  in  rapid  succession.  The  woods  and  paths  seemed  alive  with 
people,  and  the  number  reported  as  attending  is  almost  incredible. 
The  laborer  quitted  his  task;  age  snatched  his  crutch;  youth  forgot 
his  pastime;  the  plough  was  left  in  tho  furrow:  the  deer  enjoyed 
a  respite  upon  tho  mountains;  business  of  all  kinds  was  suspended; 
dwelling  houses  wero  deserted;  whole  neighborhoods  were  emptied; 
bold  hunters  and  sober  matrons,  young  men,  maidens,  and  little 
children,  flocked  to  the  common  center  of  attraction;  every  difficulty 
was  surmounted,  every  risk  ventured,  to  bo  present  at  tho  camp- 
meeting." 

It  would  seem  that  some  little  jealousy  arose  between  McGready, 
who  was  very  busy  in  all  this  work,  and  McGee;  at  least  on  tho 
part  of  McGready,  for  in  a  foot  note,  (p.  134,)  Davidson  says:  "It  is 
observable  that  while  tho  Methodists  givo  some  prominence  to  this 
man  (John  McGee),  in  tho  work,  and  they  aro  borno  out  by  his  own 
statement,  Mr.  McGready  does  not  so  much  as  mention  his  name" — 
These  meetings  became  very  remarkable  not  only  from  the  numbers 
that  attended  them  and  for  the  remarkable  interest  that  was  mani- 


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fested  in  all  the  country,  about  religions  affairs,  but,  also  from  the 
curious  phenomena  connected  with  them,  which  created  in  all  the  re- 
gion, an  excitement  that  was  probably  never  surpassed. 

The  meetings  were  always  held  in  the  forest  near  some  church, 
which  famished  a  lodging  placo  for  the  preachers.  As  the  meetings 
progressed  and  the  excitement  grew  moro  intense,  and  the  crowd 
rushed  from  preacher  to  preacher,  singing,  shouting,  laughing,  call- 
ing upon  men  to  repent,  men  and  women  fell  upon  the  ground  unablo 
to  help  themselves,  and  in  such  numbers  that  it  was  impossible  for 
the  multitude  to  move  about,  especially  at  night,  when  the  excitement 
was  greatest,  without  trampling  them,  and  so  those  who  fell  were 
gathered  up  and  carried  to  tho  meeting  house,  whore  the  "spiritually 
slain"  as  they  called  them,  were  laid  upon  tho  floor.  Some  of  them 
lay  quiet,  unable  to  move  or  speak;  some  could  talk,  but  were  unable 
to  move;  some,  lying  upon  their  backs,  would  beat  the  floor  with  their 
heels;  some  would  shriek  as  though  in  greatest  agony,  and  bound 
about  'dike  a  live  fish  out  of  water;"  seme  would  roll  over  and  over 
for  hours  at  a  time.  As  time  passed  on  and  the  meetings  grew  more 
frequent,  even  stranger  forms  of  this  intense  nervous  excitement  ap- 
peared. One  of  these  was  known  as  jerking.  It  is  said  that  at  camp 
meetings  in  the  far  South,  "saplings  were  cut  off  breast-high,  and  left 
for  tho  people  to  jerk  by."  "One  who  visited  such  a  camp  ground 
declares,  that  about  the  roots  of  from  fifty  to  one  hundred  saplings, 
the  earth  was  kicked  up  as  by  a  horse  stamping  flies."  "The  commu- 
nity seemed  demented.  From  the  nerves  and  muscles  the  disorder 
passed  to  the  mind.  Men  dreamed  dreams  and  saw  visions— nay, 
fancied  themselves  dogs,  went  down  on  all  fours,  and  barked  till  they 
grew  hoarse.  It  was  no  uncommon  sight  to  behold  numbers  of 
them  gathered  about  a  tree,  barking,  yelping,  "treeing  tho  devil." 

The  Rev.  James  B.  Finley  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  in  his  autobiog- 
raphy, speaking  of  this  revival,  says:  "It  was  attended  with  such  pe- 
culiar circumstances  as  to  produce  groat  alarm  all  over  the  country. 
It  was  reported  that  hundreds  who  attended  the  meetings  were  sud- 
denly struck  down,  and  would  lie  for  hours,  and  sometimes  for  days, 
in  a  state  of  insensibility;  and  that  when  they  recovered  and  came  out 
of  that  state,  "they  would  commence  praising  God  for  His  pardoning 
mercy  and  redeeming  love.  This  exercise  was  accompanied  with 
that  strange  and  unaccountable  phenomenon,  denominated  "tho 
jerks,"  in  which  hundreds  of  men  and  women  would  commence  jeik- 
ing,  backward  and  forward,  with  great  rapidity  and  violence,  fo  much 
so  that  their  bodies  would  Lend  to  as  to  brirg  their  herds  near  to  tho 
floor,  and  the  hair  of  the  women  would  crack  like  the  lash  of  a  driv- 


12  THE    HIST/CRT    OF    THE 

er's  whip.     This  was  not  confined  to  any  particular  class  of  individ- 
uals, but  saint,  seeker,  and  sinner  were  alike  subject  to  these  wonder- 
ful phenomena.     The  excitement  created  by  these  reports,  was  of  the 
most  intense   and   astonishing    character.     Some  thought  that  the 
world  was  coming  to  an  end;  others,  that  some  dreadful  calamity  was 
coming  upon  the  country,  as  a  judgment  of  God  on  the  nation;  others 
still,  that  it  was  the  work  of  the  devil,  who  had  been  unchained  for  a 
season,  and  assuming  the  garments  of  an  Angel  of  Light,  was  permit- 
ted to  deceive  the  ministers  of  religion,  and  the  veiy  elect  themselves. 
Many  of  the  preachers  spent  whole  Sabbaths  in  laboring  to  show  that 
it  was  the  work  of  the  devil,  and  nothiug  but  the  wildest  fanaticism, 
produced  through  the  meansof  an  overheated  and  distempered  imagi- 
nation.    They   also  urged  their  congregations  not   to  go  near  these 
places,  as  they  would  be  sympathetically  affected,  and  would  in  all 
probability,  be   led  to  indulge  in  the  same  wild  and  irrational  vaga- 
ries.    Their  instructions   and  exhortations,  however  were  lost,  and  it 
seemed  that  the  exposition  only  increased  the  desire  of  thousands  to 
go  and  see  for  themselves." 

Mr.  Finley   who  was  then  living  in  Highland  County.  Ohio,  and 
who  says  of  himself:  -'Occasionally,  I   would  take  a  spree;   would 
swear,  when  angry;  and  tight  when   iusulted,"  determined  to  go  to 
Cane  Ridge,  Ky.,  a  meeting  house  which  stood  on  a  well-shaded,  well 
watered   spot,  seven  miles  from   the  town  of   Paris,    where  he   had 
learned  that   there  was   to  be   a  great   meeting.     In   telling  what  he 
saw  and  experienced  there   he  says:   ."We  arrived  upon  the  ground, 
and  here  a  scene  presented  itself;  to  my  mind  not  only  novel  and  un- 
accountable, but  awful  beyond  description.     A  vast  crowd,  supposed 
by  some  to  have  amounted  to  twenty- five  thousand,  was  collected  to-, 
aether.     The  noise  was  like  the  roar  of  Niagara.     The  vast  sea  of  hu- 
man beings  seemed  to.  be  agitated  as  if  by  a  storm.     I  counted  seven 
ministers,  all  preaching  at   one  time,  some  on  stumps,  others  in  wag- 
ons, and  one  was  standing  on   a  tree   which  had,  in  falling,   lodged 
against  another.     Some  of  the  people  were  singing,  others  praying, 
some  crying  for  mercy  in  the  most  piteous  accents,  while  others  were 
shouting  most  vociferously.     While  witnessing  these  scenes,  a  pecul- 
iarly strange  sensation,    such  as  I  had  never  felt  before,  came  over 
me.     My  heart  beat  tumnltuously,  my  knees  trembled,  my  lip  quiver- 
ed, and  I   felt  as  though  I   must  fall   to  the  ground.     I  became   so 
weak  and  powerless  that  I  found   it  necessary  to  sit  down.''     He  left 
soon  after  and  went  to  the  woods,  striving  to  rally  his  courage.  When 
he  returned,  the  waves  of  excitement  had  risen  still  higher,  and   he 
says:  "The  same  awfulness  of  feeling  came  over  me.    I  stepped  up  on 


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to  a  log,  where  I  could  have  a  better  view  of  the  surging  sea  of  hu- 
manity. The  scene  that  then  presented  itself,  to  my  mind  was  inde- 
scribable. At  ono  time  I  saw  at  least  five  hundred  swept  down  in  a 
moment,  as  if  a  battery  of  a  thousand  guns  had  been  opened  upon 
them;  and  then  immediately  followed  shrieks  and  shouts  that  rent 
the  very  heavens.  My  hair  rose  up  on  my  head,  my  whole  frame 
trembled,  the  blood  ran  cold  in  my  veins,  and  I  tied  for  the  woods  a 
second  time,  and  wished  I  had  staid  at  home.  There  being  a  tavern 
about  half  a  rnile  off,  I  concluded  to  go  and  get  some  brandy,  and  see 
if  it  would  not  strengthen  my  nerves.  When  I  arrived  there,  I  was 
disgusted  with  the  sisrht  that  met  my  eyes.  Here  I  saw  about  one 
hundred  men  engaged  in  drunken  revelry,  playing  cards,  trading 
horses,  quari-eling  and  fighting."  After  some  time  he  crowded  up  to 
the  bar,  and  got  his  dram,  but  the  brandy  had  no  effect  in  allaying 
his  feelings,  but,  if  anything,  made  them  worse.  Tbat  night  he  went 
to  a  barn  in  the  neighborhood,  crept  under  the  hay,  spent  a  most  dis- 
mal night,  and  in  the  morning,  feeling  that  he  was  a  ruined  man,  he 
got  his  horse  and  started  for  home,  fleeing  from  theawfulness  of  the 
place.  Before  he  arrived  at  his  home,  however,  he  felfc  that  he  had 
been  converted,  and  in  a  few  years  he  was  a  traveling  preacher  in  the 
Methodist  connection. 

People,  everywhere,  in  all  the  country  round  about,  thought  and 
talked  of  scarcely  anything  else  than  the  great  revival.  Hun- 
dreds of  stories  were  current  of  great  conversions,  and  of  sudden 
punishments  by  special  acts  of  Grod.  Nothing  seemed  too  wonderful 
for  the  people's  credulity.  "One  disbeliever,  it  was  reported,  while 
cursing  and  swearing,  had  been  crushed  by  a  tree  falling  on  him,  at 
the  Cane  Kidge  meeting.  Another  was  said  to  have  mounted  his 
horse  to  ride  away  when  the  jerks  seized  him,  pulled  his  feet  from  the 
stirrups,  and  flung  him  on  the  ground,  "whence  he  rose  a  Christian 
man" — as  is  gravely  added. 

Mr.  McGready  told  of  a  young  man  the  son  of  an  elder  who  was 
a  tanner,  to  keep  from  going  with  the  family  to  campmeeting  one 
Sabbath  morning,  he  pretended  to  be  sick.  He  was  left  in  bed,  tri- 
umphing in  the  success  of  his  stratagem,  but  afraid  to  rise  too  soon,  lest 
some  of  the  family,  accidentally  detained,  might  detect  him.  As  he 
lay  quiet,  with  his  head  covered,  he  began  thinking  of  the  meeting,  of 
the  assembled  multitude, — the  preaching,  the  singing,  the  shouts,  the 
falling  and  the  jerking,  when  suddenly  he  was  dragged  out  of  bed 
and  dashed  against  the  wall.  At  length  he  thought  that  if  he  prayed 
it  might  quiet  him.  He  tried  it  and  was  relieved,  went  to  bed  again 
and    was    again    jerked    out;    prayed    and    was    again    relieved. 


14  TSE    HISTORY   OF    f  HE 

He  then  dressed  himself,  and  to  occupy  his  inind  went  to  a  vat, 
drew  out  a  hide  and  rolled  up  his  sleeves,  and  began  to  unhair  it; 
but  no  sooner  had  he  begun  than  the  knife  flew  out  of  his  hand,  and 
he  found  himself  jerked  backwards  and  forwards,  drawn  over  logs 
and  hurled  against  trees  and  fences.  He  prayed  again  aad  then 
ventured  to  resume  his  work,  only  to  be  jerked  about  as  before. 
Greatly  alarmed,  as  soon  as  he  was  able,  he  went  to  his  room  and 
began  to  pray  in  serious  earnest,  and  when  the  family  returned,  they 
found  him  weeping  aad  crying  to  God  for  mercy.  McGready  adds 
that  he  became  truly  converted,  and  shortly  after  joined  the  church. 
These  jerks,  came  upon  persons  who  had  once  been  affected  with 
them,  wherever  they  might  be,  when  anything  serious  was  spoken  of. 
"Dr.  Cleland,"  Davidson,  in  his  histoiy,  says,  'told  of  an  experiment 
that  he  tried.  He  was  riding  in  company  with  the  wife  of  an  elder  of 
the  church  to  which  ho  preached,  who  had  been  affected  with  the 
jerks,  but  was  then  perfectly  free  from  them.  The  conversation  was 
of  an  ordinary  character  and  he  joked  and  laughed  so  as  to  completely 
turn  her  mind  from  any  serious  reflection,  and  then  all  at  once  turned 
the  conversation  to  topics  of  a  devout  and  serious  character,  and  in 
less  than  two  minutes,  her  body  began  to  be  violently  agitated,  pitch- 
ing upward  and  forward  from  the  saddle,  half  way  to  the  horse's 
neck,  six  or  eight  times  in  a  minute." 

After  much  of  the  excitement  of  the  great  revival  had  gone  down, 
after  1803,  the  falling  and  jerking  gave  way  to  a  curious  kind  of  hys- 
terics, and  even  the  most  earnest  and  devoted  christians,  when  the 
preaching  and  exhorting  were  such  as  caused  much  feeling,  would 
suddenly  burst  into  loud  laughter;  others,  unable  to  resist,  would  fol- 
low and  soon  the  whole  assembly  would  join  in,  and  the  curious  spec- 
tacle would  be  presented  of  a  whole  congregation,  moved,  by  the  pre- 
sentation of  most  solemn  and  momentous  truths,  to  convulsions  of 
laughter.  This  was  called  the  "holy  laugh,"  and  in  many  places  be- 
eame  a  recognized  part  of  public  worship. 

The  most  astounding  thing  is  stated  in  Dr.  Campbell's  "Pelagian* 
ism  detected,"  where  he  speaks  of  a  man,  "who  had  run  through  the 
streets  of  Danville  in  a  state  of  nudity,  crying,  "Wo!  wo!  to  the  in- 
habitants of  this  town." 

In  the  meetings  there  was  great  disorder.  At  Walnut  Hill,  at  a 
sacrament,  in  June,  1803,  by  which  time  the  current  of  enthusiasm 
had  set  in  so  strongly  as  to  defy  restraint,  some  talked,  some  prayed, 
others  exhorted,  "till  the  roof  rang  with  deafening  and  reiterated 
peals  of  indistinct  sound."  There  were  three  preachers  present  but 
neither  of  them  could  secure  a  hearing.    The  late  hours  that  were 


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kept  increased  the  excitement.  Services  often  continued  until  two, 
and  even  four  o'clock  in  the  morning,  and  it  was  not  uncommon  to 
keep  up  these  religious  orgies  all  night.  To  make  up  for  the  loss  of 
sleep,  men,  in  daytime,  would  deliberately  spread  out  their  overcoats 
on  the  lloor,  or  ground,  and  take  a  nap  during  sermon.  There  seemed 
to  be  no  regular  hours  for  anything.  Cooking,  sleeping,  eating,  all 
were  going  en  at  the  same  time  with  religious  service.  All  kinds  of 
people  gathered  together;  all  the  disorderly  and  dissipated  held  time 
of  high  carousal  at,  or  as  near,  the  camp  grounds,  as  they  could. 
Huxters,  selling  liquor,  abounded,  and  as  Mr.  Lyle,  a  minister  who 
wrote  concerning  it,  says:  "The  devil  seemed  to  be  doing  all  he  could 
to  discredit  the  work." 

In  1807,  Richard  McNemar,  a  minister  of  our  Presbytery  at  its 
organization,  published  a  book  on  "The  Kentucky  Revival,"  which, 
although  re-published  in  1846,  is  not  now  for  sale.  I  have  been  fa- 
vored with  a  reading  of  it,  by  Mr.  Claries  Clapp,  of  the  Union  Village, 
near  Lebanon,  Ohio,  and,  although  anticipating  somewhat  some  of  the 
history  of  the  Presbytery,  as  it  is  curious  and  interesting,  not  only 
from  what  it  states  concerning  the  revival,  but  also  as  showing  how 
men,  under  the  influence  of  excitement  are  carried  on,  I  will  make 
liberal  extracts  from  it. 

After  speaking  of  the  beginning  of  the  revival  in  Logan  and 
Christian  counties,  Ky.,  he  says:  "And  m  the  Spring  of  1801,  the  eame 
extraordinary  work  broke  out  in  Mason  county,  upper  part  of  Ken- 
tucky, of  which  I  was  an  eyewitness,  and  can,  therefore,  with  greater 
coniidence,  testify  what  I  have  heard,  seen  and  felt."  Mason  county 
was  then  in  the  bounds  of  our  Presbytery.  Ho  proceeds  then  to  re- 
late, that  at  a  sacrament,  near  F'lemingsburgh,  in  Ipril,  the  last  Sab- 
bath in  tie  month,  there  was  much  weeping,  trembling,  and  convul- 
sion of  soul,"  and  gives  the  case  of  two  little  girls,  perhaps  nine  or 
ten  years  old,  who,  in  the  time  of  meeting,  cried  out  with  great  dis- 
tress and  prayed  and  cried  for  mercy,  until  "one  of  them  received  a 
comfortable  hope,"  and  then  turned  to  exhorting  the  other,  and  con- 
tinued until  thero  was  k  in  her  a  sudden  and  sensiblo  change."  "The 
Sabbath  following,  about  twenty  persons  were  struck,  in  the  congre- 
gation of  Cabin  Creek,  Mason  county.  Among  the  first  who  cried  out 
in  distress  was  a  girl  about  twelve  years  old.  Their  convictions  of 
of  their  lost  state  were  quick  as  the  lightnin'g  flash,  and  came  with 
such  weight,  that  had  they  not,- in  some  way  or  other,  opened  their 
case,  they  must  have  sunk  into  the  horrors  of  despair.  It  was  dire 
necessity  which  at  first  obliged  them  to  expose  themselves  to  public 
view,  as  objects  of  pity;  for  everything  of  the  kind  was  looked  upon 


16  THE    HISTORY   OF   THE 

by  the  generality,  even  of  professors,  as  wild  enthusiasm,,  or  the  fruits 
of  v.  disordered  brain."  This  strange  movement,  he  says,  "first. began 
in  individuals,  who  had  been  under  deep  convictions  of  sin,  and  great 
trouble  about  their  souls,  and  had  fasted  and  prayed,  and  diligently 
searched  the  Scriptures;  and  had  undergone  distresses  of  mind  in- 
expressibly sore,  until  they  had  obtained  a  comfortable  hope  of 
salvation."  These  persons  then  exhorted  others  and  "under  such 
exhortations  the  people  began  to  be  affected  in  a  very  strange 
manner.  At  first  they  were  taken  with  an  inward  throbbing  of 
the  heart,  then  with  weeping  and  trembling;  from  that  to  crying 
out  in  apparent  agony  of  soul:  falling  down  and  swooning  away, 
till  every  appearance  of  animal  life  was  suspended,  and  the  person 
appeared  to  be  in  a  trance." 

A  meeting  was  appointed  a  few  evenings  after  the  one  in  which 
twenty  had  been  struck  in  Cabin  creek,  at  which  the  whole  night 
whs  spent  in  singing,  prayers  and  exhortation,  and  one  man  was 
struck  down  and  lay  for  about  an  hour,  apparently  lifeless.  "The 
news  of  these  strange  operations  flew  abroad,  and  attracted  many  to 
come  and  see,  who  were  convinced,  not  only  from  seeing  and  hearing, 
but  feeling,  and  carried  home  the  testimony  that  it  was  the  living 
work  of  God.  This  stirred  up  others  and  brought  out  still  greater 
multitudes.  And  these  strange  exercises,  still  increasing,  and  having 
no  respect  to  any  stated  hours  of  worship,  it  was  found  expedient  to 
camp  on  the  ground,  and  continue  the  meeting  day  and  night.  To 
these  encampments  the  people  flocked,  in  hundreds  and  thousands; 
on  foot,  on  horseback,  and  in  wagons  and  other  carriages.  At  first, 
these  meetings  exhibited  nothing  to  the  spectator,  but  a  scene  of  con- 
fusion, that  could  scarce  be  put  into  human  language.  They  were 
generally  opened  with  a  sermon,  near  the  close  of  which  there  would 
be  an  unusual  outcry;  some  bursting  forth  into  loud  ejaculations  of 
prayer,  or  thauksgiving.  for  the  truth;  others  breaking  out  in  emphat- 
ical  sentences  of  exhortation;  others  flying  to  their  careless  friends 
with  tears  of  compassion,  beseeching  them  to  turn  to  the  Lord;  some 
struck  with  terror,  and  hastening  through  the  crowd  to  make  their 
escape,  or  pulling  away  their  relations;  others  trembling,  weeping, 
crying  out  for  the  Lord  Jesus  to  have  mercy  upon  them,  fainting  and 
swooning  away,  till  every  appearance  of  life  was  gone  and  the 
extremities  of  the  body  assumed  the  coldness  of  a  dead  corpse;  others 
surrounding  them  with  melodious  songs,  or  fervent  prayers  for  their 
happy  resurrection  in  the  love  of  Christ;  others  collecting  into  circles 
around  this  variegated  scene,  contending  with  arguments  for  and 
against.    And  under  such  appearances  the  work  would  continue  for 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTER*. 


lT 


several  days  and  nights  together."  "The  first  of  these  meetings  was 
held  at  Cabin  Creek.  It  began  on  the  22d  of  May,  1801,  and  contin- 
ued four  days  and  three  nights.  The  scene  was  awf ill  beyond  de- 
scription; the  falling,  crying  out,  praying,  exhorting,  singing,  shout- 
ing, &c,  exhibited  such  new  and  striking  evidences  of  a  supernatural 
power,  that  few,  if  any,  could  escape  without  being  affected.  Such 
as  tried  to  run  from  it,  were  frequently  struck  on  the  way,  or  impelled 
by  some  alarming  signal  to  return."  "No  circumstance,  at  this  meet- 
ing, appeared  more  striking,  than  the  great  numbers  that  fell  on  the 
third  night;  and  to  prevent  their  being  trodden  under  foot  by  the 
multitude,  they  were  collected  together,  and  laid  out  in  order,  on  two 
squares  of  the  meeting  house;  and  like  so  many  dead  corpses  covered 
considerable  part  of  the  floor.  There  were  persons  present  at  this 
meeting  from  Caneridge,  Concord,  Eagle  Creek,  and  other  neighbor- 
ing congregations,  who  partook  of  the  spirit  of  the  work,  which  was  a 
particular  means  of  its  spreading."  "The  next  general  campmeet- 
ing  was  held  at  Concord,  in  the  county  of  Bourbon,  about  the  last 
of  May,  or  beginning  of  June.  The  number  of  people  was  supposed 
to  be  about  four  thousand,  who  attended  on  this  occasion.  There 
were  present  seven  Presbyterian  ministers,  four  of  whom  were  op- 
posed to  the  work,  and  spoke  against  it  until  the  fourth  day  about 
noon,"  when  they  all  professed  to  be  convinced  "that  it  was  the 
work  of  God."  "On  this  occasion,  no  sex  or  color,  class  or  descrip- 
tion, were  exempted  from  the  pervading  influence  of  the  spirit;  even 
from  the  age  of  eight  months  to  sixty  years,  there  were  evident  sub- 
jects of  this  marvelous  operation.  The  meeting  continued  five  days 
and  four  nights;  and  after  the  people  generally  scattered  from  the 
ground,  numbers  convened  in  different  places  and  continued  the  ex- 
ercises much  longer  and,  even  where  they  were  not  collected  to- 
gether, these  wonderful  operations  continued  among  every  class 
of  people,  and  in  every  situation:  in  their  houses  and  fields,  and 
in  their  daily  employments,  falling  down  and  crying  out,  under  con- 
viction, or  singing  and  shouting  with  unspeakable  joy,  were  so  com- 
mon that  the  whole  country  round  about,  seemed  to  be  leavened  with 
the  spirit  of  the  work. 

Davidson  says,  in  speaking  of  this  part  of  McNemar's  book,  "This 
statement  is  undoubtedly  to  be  taken  with  some  qualifications,  as  at 
no  time  could  seven  of  the  Presbyterian  clergy  be  found  in  the 
Northern  counties,  who  were  cordial  advocates  of  all  the  extrava- 
gances of  the  time.  We  must  be  pardoned  if  we  hesitate  to  vouch  for 
the  credibility  of  a  writer,  who  is  so  much  under  the  influence  of  an 
enthusiastic  imagination,  as  to  pen,  after  the  above  statistics,  the  fol- 

8 


18  THE    HIST0BY    OF    THE 

lowing  miraculous  story.  'On  this  occasion,  no  sex  or  color,  class  or 
description,  were  exempted  from  the  pervading  influence  of  the  spir- 
it; even  from  the  age  of  eight  months  to  sixty  years,  there  were  evi- 
dent subjects  of  this  marvelous  operation.'  " 

The  next  meeting  was  at  Eagle  Creek,  Adams  county,  Ohio. 
It  began  June  5th,  and  continued  four  days  and  three  nights. 
The  number  of  people  thore,  was  not  so  great,  as  the  country 
was  new;  but  the  work  was  equally  powerful,  according  to  the 
number."  "The  next  general  meeting  was  at  Pleasant  Point,  Ky., 
which  equaled,  if  not  surpassed,  any  that  had  been  before." 
"The  general  meeting  at  Indian  Creek,  Harrison  county,  began 
twenty-fourth   of  July  and   continued  about   five  days  and  nights." 

"The  third  day,  about  two  o'clock,  in  the  afternoon,  a  boy, 
from  appearance  about  twelve  years  old,  retired  from  the  stand 
in  time  of  preaching,  under  a  very  extraordinary  impression,  and 
having  mounted  a  log,  at  some  distance,  raising  his  voice,  in  a 
very  affecting  manner,  he  attracted  the  main  body  of  the  people, 
in  a  few  minutes.  With  tears  streaming  from  his  eyes,  he  cried 
aloud  to  the  wicked,  warning  them  of  their  danger,  denouncing 
their  certain  doom,  if  they  persisted  in  their  sins;  expressing  his 
love  to  their  souls,  and  a  desire  that  they  would  turn  to  the 
Lord,  and  be  saved.  He  was  held  up  by  two  men,  and  spoke 
for  about  an  hour,  with  that  convincing  eloquence  that  could 
be  inspired  only  from  above.  When  his  strength  seemed  quite 
exhausted,  and  language  failed  to  describe  the  feeling's  of  his 
soul,  he  raised  his  hand,  and  dropping  his  handkerchief,  wet 
with  sweat  from  his  little  face,  cried  out:  'Thus,  O  Sinner!  shall 
you  drop  into  hell,  unless  you  forsake  your  sins  and  turn  to 
the  Lord.'  At  that  moment  some  fell,  like  those  who  are  shot 
in  battle,  and  the  work  spread  in  a  manner  which  language 
cannot  describe." 

"The  next  general  meeting  was  at  Caneridge,  Bourbon  county, 
It  began  the  sixth  day  of  August,  and  continued  day  and  night, 
about  a  week.  The  number  of  people  collected  on  the  ground 
at  once,  was  supposed  to  be  about  twenty  thousand;  but  it  was 
thought  a  much  greater  number  were  there  in  the  course  of  the 
meeting." 

"This  immense  group  included  almost  every  character  that 
could  be  named;  but  amidst  them  all,  the  subjects  of  this  new 
and  strange  operation  were  distinguished  by  their  flaming  zeal 
for  the  destruction  of  sin,  and  the  deliverance  of  souls  from  its 
power.     The    various  operations    and    exercises   on  that    occasion 


CHILLICOTHE    PKESBYTERT.  19 

were  indescribable-  The  falling  exercise  was  the  most  noted." 
"James  Crawford," — who  afterward  went  off  with  the  Cumberland 
Presbytery — "one  of  the  oldest  ministers  in  the  State,  and  one 
of  the  foremost  in  the  work,  informed  me  that  he  kept  as  ac- 
curate an  account  as  he  could,  of  the  number  that  fell  on  the 
occasion,  and  computed  it  to  be  about  three  thousand." 

Davidson  say3  of  this:  "Caneridge   was  a    beautiful   spot,    in 
the  vicinity  of  a  country  church  of  the  same  name,  then  under 
the  pastoral  care  of  Mr.   Stone,  in  the  county  of  Bourbon,  about 
seven   miles  from  Paris;  it  was  finely  shaded  and   watered,    and 
admirably  adapted  to  the  purpose  of   an    encampment.     A    great 
central  area  was  cleared  and  leveled,   200  or  300  yards  in  length, 
with  the  preacher's  stand  at  one  end,   and  a  spacious  tent,  capa- 
ble   of  containing  a  large  assembly,    and  designed  as  a    shelter 
from  heat  or  rain.     The  adjoining  ground   was  laid  off  in  regu- 
lar streets,  along  which  the  tents  were  pitched  while  the  church 
building  was  appropriated  for  the  preacher's  lodge.     The  concourse 
in  attendance  was  prodigious,  being    computed  by  a  revolution- 
ary officer,  who  was  accustomed  to  estimate  encampments,  to  amount 
to  no  less  than  20,000  souls."    "Here  were  collected  all  the  elements 
calculated  to  affect  the  imagination.     The  spectacle  presented  at 
night  was  one  of  the  wildest  grandeur.     The  glare  of  the    blaz- 
ing camp-fires  falling  on  a  dense  assemblage  of  heads  simultane- 
ously  bowed  in  adoration,  and  reflected  back  from  long    ranges 
of  tents  upon  every   side;  hundreds  of  candles  and  lamps  suspend- 
ed   among  the  trees,    together    with    numerous    torches    flashing 
to    and   fro,    throwing    an    uncertain    light    upon  the    tremulous 
foliage,  and  giving  an  appearance  of  dim    and  indefinite    extent 
to  the  depth  of  the  forest;  the  solemn  chanting  of  hymns  swell- 
ing and  falling  on  the  night  wind;  the  impassioned  exhortations; 
the    earnest  prayers;    the  sobs,    shrieks,  or  shouts,  bursting  from 
persons    under    intense  agitation    of  mind;     the   sudden    spasms 
which   seized  upon  scores,  and  unexpectedly  dashed  them   to  the 
ground — all    conspired    to  invest  the  scene  with  terrific    interest, 
and  to  work  up  the  feelings  to  the  highest  pitch  of  excitement. 
When    we  add    to  this,   the  lateness    of  the  hour  to    which    the 
exercises  were  protracted,  sometimes  till  two  in  the  morning,  or 
longer;,  the  eagerness  of  curiosity  stimulated  for  so  long  a   time 
previous;    the    reverent    enthusiasm  which    ascribed    the    strange 
contortions  witnessed,  to  the  mysterious  agency  of  God;  the  fer- 
vent and  sanguine  temperament  of  some  of    the   preachers;    and 
lastly,  the  boiling  zeal  of  the  Methodists,  who  could  not  refrain 


20  TEE   HISTORY    OF    THE 

from  shouting  aloud  during  sermon,  and  shaking  hands  all  round 
afterwards,  in  what  Mr.  Lyle  calls  a  "singing  ecstacy,"  and  who 
did  everything  in  their  power  to  heap  fuel  on  the  fire;  take  all 
this  into  consideration,  and  it  will  abate  our  surprise  very  much, 
when  informed  that  the  number  of  persons  who  fell,  was  com- 
puted by  the  Rev.  James  Crawford,  who  endeavored  to  keep  an 
accurate  account,  at  the  astonishing  number  of  about  three  thous- 
and." 

A  few  weeks  after  this,  which  was  the  largest  of  the  meet- 
ings, the  same  work  broke  out  in  North  Carolina,  by  the  in- 
strumentality "of  some  who  went  from  Caneridge  to  bear  the 
testimony,"  and  camp  meetings  were  held  in  a  great  number  of 
places. 

The  subjects  and  promoters  of  this  revival  were  those  who  went 
into  and  formed  that  which  was  afterward  called  the  New  Light  be- 
cause the  church  claimed  "That  the  will  of  God  was  made  manifest  to 
each  individual,  who  hones) ly  sought  after  it,  by  an  inward 
light  which  shone  into  the  heart."  The  Presbyterians  among  them 
at  first  formed  themselves  into  a  Presbytery  in  1803,  calling  it 
the  Presbytery  of  Springfield,  for  John  Thompson,  pastor  of 
the  Church  of  Springfield,  (now  Springdale  in  the  Presbytery  of 
Cincinnati,  a  church  organized  in  1792,)  was  one  of  those  who 
went  off,  and  that  church  had  the  honor  of  giving  a  name  to 
the  seceders. 

This  arrangement  was,  however  of  short  duration,  for  June 
28,  1834,  they  adopted  what  they  called  the  "Last  Will  and 
Testament  of  the  Presbytery  of  Springfield,"  which  paper  had 
the  following  preamble:  "The  Presbytery  of  Springfield,  sitting 
at  Caneridge,  in  the  county  of  Bourbon,  being  through  a  gra- 
cious Providence  in  more  than  ordinary  health,  growing  in 
strength  and  size  daily;  and  in  perfect  soundness  and  composure 
of  mind;  but  knowing  that  it  is  appointed  for  all  delegated 
bodies  once  to  die;  and  considering  that  the  life  of  every  such 
body  is  very  uncertain,  do  make,  and  ordain  this,  our  Last  Will 
and  Testament,  in  manner  and  form  following,  viz:  Imprimis, 
we  will,  that  this  body  die,  be  dissolved,  and  sink  into  the  union 
with  the  body  of  Christ  at  large;  for  there  is  but  one  body  and 
one  spirit,  even  as  we  are  called  in  one  hope  of  our  calling." 
Then  follow  eleven  items,  in  which  they  bring  out  some  of 
their  peculiarities  and  the  whole  is  signed — "Springfield  Presby- 
tery," with  the  uame3  of  the  preachers  signed  as  witnesses— Rob- 


OHILLICOTHE    PRESBTTEET.  21 

ert   Marshall,    John  Dunlevy,    Eichard  McNemar,    B.  W.    Stone, 
John  Thompson,   and  David  Purviance. 

The  trances  and  other  strange  operations  continued  among 
the  New  Lights,  and  seem  sometimes  to  have  been  of  long  dur- 
ation, for  Mr.  McNemar,  arguing  for  their  supernatural  origin, 
says:  "Could  anyone  with  the  rationality  of  a  man,  suppose  that 
anything  short  of  the  power  of  God  could  suspend  the  functions 
of  animal  life  for  an  hour,  a  day,  or  a  week,  and  again  restore 
them  with  additional  brightness?  Is  nature  wont  to  assume  such 
apparent  changes,  and  for  tens  or  fifties  moved  at  the  same  time, 
by  the  same  instinct,  to  forget  the  use  of  every  limb,  and  pros- 
trate fall,  no  matter  where,  and  yawn  and  gasp  and  expire  in  a 
cold  sweat?  This  belongs  not  to  nature;  and  as  little  does  it  be- 
long to  nature  to  exempt  her  sons  from  wounds  and  bruises,  bro- 
ken limbs  and  aching  heads,  in  case  of  such  repeated  and  danger- 
ous falls,  as  were  common  among  the  New  Lights;  least  of  all, 
could  nature's  power  extend  to  their  ressurrection  after  an  hour, 
a  week,  or  nine  days  trance.  Who  wants  a  miracle  to  arouse  his 
faith,  and  fix  it  on  the  sacred  truths  recorded  in  the  Scriptures; 
let  him  recognize  the  camp  meeting;  let  him  find  the  man,  or 
woman,  whose  immortal  part,  for  hours  and  days,  traversed  the 
regions  of  eternity,  while  the  breathless  body  lay,  as  a  spectacle  of 
terror  to  surrounding  friends."  Mr.  McNemar  says  that:  "For  nearly 
three  years,  the  subjects  and  promoters  of  the  revival  continued 
their  outward  cnurch  membership  with  those,  whose  constant  labor 
it  was,  to  oppose  and  suppress  it;  this  was  a  painful  situation  to 
both  parties,  for  the  New  Light  to  be  chained  down  in  silence, 
forbidden  to  pray,  exhort,  or  make  any  noise,  or  uproar,  in  time 
of  meeting,  however  clearly  he  saw  the  dangers  of  the  wicked,  or 
felt  his  soul  overflowing  with  the  love  and  goodness  of  God.  And 
no  less  painful  did  it  feel  to  the  expounder,  and  those  who  con- 
tented themselves  with  his  learned  and  ingenious  labors,  to  be 
interrupted  by  a  sudden  shout,  and  put  to  silence  by  the  din  which 
commonly  followed;  and  worst  of  all,  to  hear  that  system,  by 
which  he  had  all  his  wealth  in  this  world,  and  the  hope  of  an 
interest  in  a  better,  set  at  naught  by  the  general  \  proclamation, 
'Whosoever  Will,  let  him  come  and  take  of  the  Water  of  Life  freely,' 
from  which  quotation,  it  will  be  seen  that,  like  all  who  oppose 
the  reformed  system,  he  misrepresented  it.  On  April  20th,  1804, 
the  Turtle  Creek  Church,  which  was  near  Lebanon,  Ohio,  and 
which  we  will  see  in  the  body  of  this  history,  was  in  our  Presby- 
tery   and    to    which  McNemar    who   had  been    suppljing  it,    had 


ZZ  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

accepted  a  call,  while  he  wa9  a  member  of  our  Presbytery,  re- 
organized as  a  New  Light  Church,  adopting  four  propositions  that 
were  presented  in  writing,  signed  by  Wm.  Bedel,  Malcham  Worley, 
Matthias  Spring,  Aaron  Tullis,  Samuel  Sering,  Francis  Bedel,  and 
Richard  McNemar;  some  of  these,  and  probably  all  of  them,  had 
been  elders  in  the  church. 

At  the  close  of  public  worship,  the  "following  propositions 
were  stated  to  the  members  in  particular,  viz:  'Do  we  adopt  the 
Holy  Scriptures  as  the  only  rule  of  faith  and  practice:  the  only 
standard  of  doctrine  and  discipline?  Do  we  agree  to  constitute  a 
church  in  that  capacity  to  transact  business?  The  questions  being  put, 
were  answered  in  the  affirmative  with  uplifted  hands,  without  a  dis- 
senting voice.  The  number  was  about  seventy-four,  who  voted  as 
above  and  remained  in  the  house  after  the  congregation  was  dis- 
missed, and  took  their  seats  as  members  of  the  church. 

There  was  however,  at  once  a  difference  manifested  and  a  de- 
parture from  the  New  Lights,  and  a  new  name  for  those  departing, 
which  in  McNemar's  book  is  explained  thus:  "The  New  Lights  had 
considered  it  presumption  to  perform  any  of  these  bodily  exercises, 
voluntarily,  into  which  they  were  forced  by  a  supernatural  power; 
but  this  kind  of  faith  appeared  childish  to  the  Schismatics.  They 
supposed  that  whatever  God  moved  the  creature  to,  by  his  irresist- 
ible power,  must  be  acceptable  to  Him,  and  therefore  it  was  their 
privilege  to  do,  voluntarily,  what  was  acceptable  to  God,  rather  than 
to  be  once  and  a  while  dragged  into  it,  and  the  rest  of  their  time 
offer  up  such  voluntary  worship  as  was  'full  of  unbelief  and  sin,'  and 
a  stench  in  the  nostrils  of  Jehovah."  "So  that  the  principal  thing 
•that  distinguished  the  Schismatic  worship  from  that  of  the  New 
Lights,  was  their  taking  the  privilege  of  exhibiting,  by  a  bold 
faith,  what  others  were  moved  to  by  a  blind  impulse.  This  they 
considered  a  great  improvement,  growth  and  advancement,  in  the 
spirit  of  the  rovival;  and  upon  this  principle,  the  voluntary  exer- 
cise of  dancing  was  introduced  as  the  worship  of  God,  by  brother 
Thompson  and  some  others,  who  were  forward  in  promoting  the 
grand  Schism.  Although  this  singular  worship  was  practiced  vol- 
untarily with  a  degree  of  formality,  yet  it  was  not  introduced  in 
a  formal  way,  but  by  following  up  and  improving  these  operations, 
which  at  first  irresistibly  forced  them  into  that  exercise.  At  the  spring 
Sacrament,  at  Turtle  Creek,  in  1804,  brother  Thompson,  who,  I 
suppose,  had  come  over  from  Springdale,  to  assist,  had  been  con- 
strained, just  at  the  close  of  the  meeting,  to  go  to  dancing,  and 
for  an    hour  or    more,  to    dance  in    a  regular    manner  round   the 


CHILLIC01?HE    PRESBYTEKY.  "23 

stand,  all  the  while  repeating  in  a  low  tone  of  voice:  "This  is  the 
Holy  Ghost;  Glory!"  "But  it  was  not  until  the  ensuing  Fall,  or 
beginning  of  the  winter,  that  the  Schismatics  began  to  encourage 
one  another  to  prai3e  God  in  the  dance,  and  unite  in  that  exercise, 
justly  believing  that  it  was  their  privilege  to  rejoice  before  the 
Lord,  and  go  forth  in  the  dances  of  them  that  make  merry." 
"Among  their  voluntary  acts  of  worship  was  the  general  confess- 
ion that  they  were  sinners,  rebuking,  reproving  and  laboring  to 
reclaim  their  fellows,  who  were  more  notoriously  wicked  than  the 
rest.  Some  praying  to  God  to  Sanctify  their  corrupt  natures,  &c; 
and  others  praying  against  their  prayers.  This  kind  of  praying 
match  was  a  very  common  Schismatic  exercise.  They  considered 
it  contrary  to  their  federal  constitution,  for  one  to  attack  another 
openly  by  any  supposed  authority,  and,  therefore  they  had  recourse 
to  the  spirit;  and  by  the  brightest,  boldest,  loudest  gift  of  prayer, 
the  cause  was  commonly  decided.  In  this  way  they  generally  set- 
tled their  controversies  of  every  kind. 

One  would  begin  to  preach  or  exhort,  and  if  his  doctrine  was 
judged  unsound  or  uninteresting  he  would  be  presently  matched 
with  a  prayer,  and  whichever  collected  the  greatest  warmth,  and 
manifested  the  most  lively  sensations  of  soul,  gained  the  victory, 
and  interested  the  general  shout  on  that  side." 

It  seems  however  that  the  Schismatics  did  not  have  every- 
thing as  they  wished,  for,  he  continues:  "Notwithstanding  the  Schis- 
matics aimed  at  that  worship  which  should  be  expressive  of  uni- 
form and  continued  joy,  yet  they  were  far  from  attaining  it,  and 
at  least  the  one  half  of  their  exercises  were  of  a  contrary  nature; 
some  of  a  voluntary  and  others  of  an  involuntary  nature."  There 
was  moreover,  in  the  Schismatic  worship,  a  species  of  exercises 
of  an  involuntary  kind,  which  seemed  to  have  been  substituted, 
by  the  Great  Spirit,  in  the  room  of  the  falling,  &c,  which  had 
been  among  the  New  Lights. 

"  The  principal  of  these  were  the  rolling  exercises,  the  jerks 
and  the  barks.  1st.  The  rolling  exercise,  which  consisted  in  being 
cast  down  in  a  violent  manner,  doubled  with  the  head  and  feet 
together,  and  rolled  over  and  over  like  a  wheel,  or  stretched  in 
a  prostrate  manner,  turned  swiftly  over  and  over  like  a  log. 
This  was  considered  very  debasing  and  mortifying,  especially  if 
the  person  was  taken  in  this  manner  through  the  mud,  and  sul- 
lied therewith  from  head  to  foot.  2nd.  Still  more  demeaning 
and  mortifying  were  the  jerks.  Nothing  in  nature  could  better 
represent  this  strange  and  unaccountable  operation,  than  for  one 


24  tat  msTORx  of  thb 

to  goad    another,  alternately  on  every  side,    with    a    piece   of    red 
hot  iron. 

The  exercise  commonly  began  in  the  head  which  would  fly 
backward  and  forward,  and  from  side  to  side,  with  a  quick  jolt, 
which  the  person  would  naturally  labor  to  suppress,  but  in  vain; 
and  the  more  anyone  labored  to  stay,  himself,  and  be  sober,  the 
more  he  staggered  and  the  more  rapidly  his    twitches   increased. 

He  must  necessarily  go  as  he  was  stimulated,  whether  with 
a  violent  dash  on  the  ground  and  bounce  from  place  to  place 
like  a  foot-ball,  or  hop  round,  with  head,  limbs  and  trunk,  twitch- 
ing and  jolting  in  every  direction,  as  if  they  must  inevitably  fly 
asunder.  How  such  could  escape  without  injury,  was  no  small 
wonder  to  spectators.  By  this  strange  operation  the  human 
frame  was  commonly  so  transformed  and  disfigured,  as  to  lose 
every  trace  of  its  natural  appearance.  Sometimes  the  head  would 
be  twitched  right  end  left,  to  a  half  round,  with  such  velocity, 
that  not  a  feature  could  be  discovered,  but  the  face  would  ap- 
pear as  much  behind  as  before;  and  in  the. quick,  progressive 
jerk,  it  would  seem  as  if  the  person  was  transmuted  into  some 
other  species  of  creature. 

Head  dresses  were  of  little  account  among  the  female  jerkers. 
Even  handkerchiefs  bound  tight  round  the  head,  would  be  flirted 
off  almost  with  the  first  twitch,  and  the  hair  put  into  the  utmost 
confusion.  This  was  a  very  great  inconvenience;  the  generality 
were  shorn,  though  directlv  contrary  to  their  confession  of  faith. 
Such  as  were  seized  with  the  jerks,  were  wrested  at  once,  not  only 
from  under  their  own  government,  but  that  of  every  one  else,  so 
that  it  was  dangerous  to  attempt  confining  them,  or  touching  them 
in  any  manner,  to  whatever  danger  they  were  exposed;  yet  few 
were  hurt,  except  it  were  such  as  rebelled  against  the  operation, 
through  wilful  and  deliberate  enmity  and  refused  to  comply  with 
the  injunctions  which  it  came  to  enforce.  3d.  The  last  possible 
grade  of  mortification  seemed  to  be  couched  in  the  barks,  which 
frequently  accompanied  the  jerks."  "Persons  who  considered  them- 
selves in  the  foremost  rank  would  be  forced  to  personate  that 
animal,  whose  name  appropriated  to  a  human  creature  is  count- 
ed the  most  vulgar  stigma" — men  and  women  were  forced  to 
take  the  position  of  a  "canine  beast,  move  about  on  all  fours, 
growl,  snap  the  teeth,  and  bark  in  so  personating  a  manner, 
as  to  set  the  eyes  and  ears  of  the  spectator  at  variance. 
It  was  commonly  acknowledged  by  the  subjects  of  these  exercis- 
es, that  they  ware  laid  upon    them    as   a     chastisement  for  diso- 


CHILLICOTHE    PEESBYTEKY.  25 

bedience,  or  a  stimulus  to  incite  them  to  some  duty  or  exercise 
to  which  they  felt  opposed.  Hence  it  was  very  perceivable  that 
the  quickest  method  to  find  releasement,  from  the  jerks  and  barks, 
was  to  engage  in  the  voluntary  dance."  About  the  latter  end  of 
the  year  1804,  there  were  regular  societies  of  these  people,  in  the 
state  of  Ohio,  at  Turtle  Creek,  Eagle  Creek,  Springfield — (Spring- 
dale,)  Orangedale,  Salem,  Beaver  Creek,  Clear  Creek,  &s.,  and  in 
Kentucky  at  Cabin  Creek,  Flemingsburgh,  Concord,  Caneridge,  In- 
dian Creek,  Bethel,  Paint  Lick,  Shawny  Run,  &c,  besides,  as  McNe- 
mar  says,  an  innumerable  multitude  dispersed  among  the  people,  in 
Tennessee,  North  Carolina,  Virginia  and  in  the  Western  parts  of 
Pennsylvania,  who  were  exercised  with  the  same  spirit — praying, 
shouting,  jerking,  barking,  or  rolling,  dreaming,  prophesying,  and 
looking,  as  through  a  glass,  at  the  infinite  glories  of  Mount  Zion, 
just  about  to  break  open  upon  the  world." 

In  1805,  while  the  people  were  in  this  confused,  excited  state, 
expecting  they  knew  not  what,  three  men,  John  Meacham,  Benjamin 
S.  Youngs  and  Issachar  Bate3,  on  the  first  day  of  the  year,  started 
from  the  church  at  New  Lebanon,  town  of  Canaan,  in  the  state  of 
New  York,  on  foot,  and  arriving  in  Kentucky,  about  the  first  of 
March,  stopped  a  few  days  at  Paint  Lick,  where  they  were  kindly  en- 
tertained; thence  they  journeyed  to  Caneridge,  and  spent  a  few  days 
among  the  subjects  of  the  revival  in  that  place,  courteously  enter- 
tained by  the  Rev.  Barton  W.  Stone;  thence  they  came  to  Ohio, 
going  first  to  Springdale,  but  not  doing  much  there,  they  went  to 
Turtle  creek  where  they  arrived  the  22d  of  March.  They  came  first 
to  the  house  of  Malcham  Worley,  who  had  been  licensed  to  preach  by 
the  Presbytery  of  Springfield,  during  its  short  life;  the  next  day  they 
came  to  Mr.  McNemar's,  who  then,  for  the  first  time  found  out  that 
there  were  such  people  on  earth  as  Shakers."  After  talking  with 
them,  he  gave  them  full  permission  to  exercise  their  gifts  in  Turtle 
creek  church  upon  the  next  day,  which  was  the  Sabbath.  Thus 
these  strangers,  who  to  these  people  seeking  some  haven  of  rest, 
seemed  veritable  wise  men  from  the  East,  preached  and  argued  and 
began  working  publicly  and  from  house  to  house,  until  McNemar 
and  the  main  part  of  the  Turtle  creek  church,  believed  in  the  doc- 
trines and  became  members  of  ''The  United  Society  of  Believers  in 
Christ's  Second  Coming;"  or,  as  they  are  now  generally  called,  and 
without  intending  any  disrespect,  Shakers,  a  name  which  was  at  first 
given  to  them  in  mockery,  because  of  their  dancing  as  a  regular  part 
of  their  worship.  Thus  this  church,  which  had  been  in  our  Presby- 
terj,  having  become  New  Light  and  then  Schismatic,  became  tho 

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26  THE    HISTORY   OF    THE 

nucleus  of  what  is  still,  the  Union  Shaker  village,  a  people  who  live  as 
celibates,  and  have  all  their  property  in  one  common  fund,  managed 
by  those  of  their  own  number  who  are  appointed  to  that  work,  who, 
honest  in  all  their  business  transactions,  have  ever  maintained  a 
high  character  for  sobriety  and  industry,  and  whose  trade  mark  upon 
any  article  is  accepted  as  proof  of  its  being  the  best  of  its  kind. 
Without  in  the  least  approving  their  doctrines,  I  think  their  quiet 
rest  preferable  to  the  shouting,  rolling,  jerking,  and  barking,  of  the 
Schismatics. 

Malcham  Worley  was  the  first  convert  to  the  new  faith,  but 
within  three  or  four  weeks  from  the  coming  of  the  strangers,  ten  or 
twelve  families  had  embraced  the  new  doctrine.  McNemar  says: 
"Believers  at  Turtle  creek  began  with  confessing  their  sins,  forsaking 
them,  and  taking  up  their  cross,  and  by  the  same  faith  and  spirit, 
they  came  together  on  the  23d  of  the  fifth  month.  (1805,) 
received  one  common  gift,  united  in  one  common  worship,  and 
without  murmuring  or  caviling,  have  continued  in  it,  increasing 
in  love  and  union,  peace,  joy  and  harmony,  and  every  good  word 
and  work  unto  the  present  day."  The  sixth  month  some  of  the 
Eagle  cieek  people  began  to  look  to  this  as  the  true  way,  and 
a  work  was  begun  there  and  in  another  month  their  preacher,  John 
Dunlevy,  who,  like  McNamar,  had  been  in  our  Presbytery,  began  to 
preach  the  new  doctrine,  and,  in  1807,  McNemar  says  that  there  were 
between  thirty  and  forty  families  at  Turtle  creek,  and  twenty  or 
thirty  families  at  Eagle  creek,  who  had  come  into  the  new  belief. 
Mr.  Charles  Clapp  of  Union  village,  writes  that  most  of  the  members 
of  Eagle  creek  church  followed,  or  came  with,  John  Dunlevy  to  the 
Union  village,  when  they  had  made  arrangements  in  reference  to 
their  property,  &c.  The  most  of  the  members  of  Orangedale  church, 
which  was  in  Lemon  township,  Butler  county,  not  far  from  Leb- 
anon, also  came.  He  also  writes  that  Richard  McNemar,  and  John 
Dunlevy  each  had  a  wife  aud  six  children,  their  families  being  equal 
in  number,  who  all  came  into  the  Union  village  and  lived  and  died 
among  that  people,  save  one  child  in  each  family.  John  Dunlevy 
died  in  1826,  and  Richard  McNemar  September  15,  1839,  aged  68 
years.  "They  were  very  reliable  and  valuable  members  of  society 
during  their  sojourn  among  us." 

With  many  bad  results,  revolting  excesses,  and  irregularities 
accompanying,  and  following  the  revival,  there  was  also  accompany- 
ing and  following,  good.  There  were  doubtless  many  genuine  con- 
versions. Dr.  George  Baxter,  of  Virginia,  wrote  a  letter  to  Dr.  Archi- 
bald Alexander,  which  was  afterward  published,  speaking  of  a  great 


CHTLLICOTHE   PRESBYTERY.  27 

change  and  reformation  in  the  manners  of  the  people  in  Kentucky, 
which  he  had  visited.  In  October,  1801,  he  says:  "I  found  Ken- 
tucky, to  appearance,  the  most  moral  place  I  had  ever  seen.  A  pro- 
fane expression  was  hardly  ever  heard.  A  religious  awe  seemed  to 
pervade  the  country,  and  some  deistical  characters  had  confessed, 
that  from  whatever  cause  the  revival  might  proceed,  it  made  the  peo- 
ple better."  . 

The  venerable  and  Reverend  David  Rice,  who  openly  and  con- 
sistently opposed  the  novel  measures  introduced,  and  deprecated  the 
irregularities — in  the  midst  of  a  rehearsal  of  the  evils  that  he  con- 
demned, wrote:  "That  we  had  a  revival  of  the  spirit  and  power  of 
Christianity  among  us,  I  did,  do  and  ever  shall  believe,  until  I  see 
evidence  to  the  contrary,  which  I  have  not  yet  seen;  but,  we  have 
sadly  mismanaged  it;  we  have  dashed  it  down  and  broken  it  in 
pieces.  Though,  I  hope  a  number  will  have  reason  to  bless  God  for 
it  to  all  eternity,  yet  we  have  not  acted  as  wise  master  builders  ^ho 
have  no  need  to  be  ashamed." 

Dr.  Cleland  in  1834,  wrote  in  a  paper  published  in  the  Biblical 
Repertory  and  Princeton  Review:  "The  work,  at  first,  was  no  doubt 
a  glorious  work  of  the  spirit  of  God.  Many  persons  within  my 
knowledge  became  hopefully  pious,  the  most  of  whom  continue  unto 
the  present,  and  many  have  fallen  asleep  in  Jesus.  The  number  of 
apostates  was  much  fewer  than  might  be  supposed.  Indeed,  when  I 
look  back  on  those  times,  I  greatly  wonder  that  there  were  not  ten  for 
one.  The  Presbyterian  church  suffered  greatly,  lost  many  members, 
more  ministers  proportionally  than  others;  but  she  continued  un- 
consnmed,  and  was  much  better  prepared,  by  practical  knowledge 
and  dearly  bought  experience,  for  the  next  revival,  than  she  was  be- 
fore." 

Dr.  Alexander  writing  of  it,  while  he  thinks  that  at  the  first,  it 
was  attended  with  an  outpouring  of  the  Spirit  of  God,  says:  "Too 
much  indulgence  was  given  to  a  heated  imagination,  and  too  much 
stress  was  laid  on  the  bodily  affections  which  accompanied  the  work, 
as  though  these  were  supernatural  phenomena,  intended  to  arouse 
the  attention  of  a  careless  world.  Thus,  what  was  really  a  bodily  in- 
firmity, was  considered  to  be  a  supernatural  means  of  awakening  and 
convincing  infidels  and  other  irreligious  persons.  And,  the  more 
these  bodily  affections  were  encouraged,  the  more  they  increased, 
until  at  length  they  assumed  the  appearance  of  a  formidable  nervous 
disease,  which  wa3  manifestly  contagious,  as  might  be  proved  by 
many  well  attested  facts." 

He  then  speaks  of  the  disastrous  results,  as:  1st  A  spirit  of  Error  j 


28  THE    HISTORY   OF   THE 

2d.  A  spirit  of  Schism;  3d.  A  spirit  of  wild  enthusiasm;  and  adds: 
"And  the  truth  is,  and  it  should  not  be  concealed,  that  the  general 
result  of  this  great  excitement  was  an  almost  total  desolation  of  the 
Presbyterian  Churches  in  Kentucky,  and  part  of  Tennessee 

In  the  General  Assembly  of  1805,  the  committee  to  present 
"a  summary  of  the  information  received  in  the  Assembly,  dur- 
ing the  free  conversation  on  the  general  state  of  religion,"  speak- 
ing of  these  manifestations  say.  "Whilst  the  General  Assembly 
mourn  over  and  lament  those  irregular  and  disorderly  proceed- 
ings, which  have  taken  place  in  some  parts,  and  which  have 
tended  to  obscure  and  tarnish  the  glory  of  this  good  work  of 
God,  they  rejoice  that  in  general,  they  appear  to  subside;  that 
the  minds  of  the  people  are  reverting  to  more  rational  and 
spiritual  views  and  exercises;  that  but  few  of  the  ministers  in  their 
connection  have  countenanced  or  encouraged  these  wild  extrava- 
gances, or  considered  any  bodily  exercises  as  a  criterion  by  which 
to  form  judgment  of  a  person's  character  or  state,  but  have  formed 
their  opinions  in  this  case,  from  the  conformity  of  their  views  and 
exercises  to  the  word  of  God." 

In  speaking  of  the  character  of  the  preaching,  Davidson  says: 
"The  style  of  the  discourses  varied  according  to  the  various  dis- 
positions of  the  speakers.  It  is  impossible  to  find  any  particular 
standard  to  which  all  the  phenomena  can  be  reduced.  Some  spoke 
in  a  plain,  solemn,  instructive  way;  some,  in  a  highy  decorated 
style;  and  others,  in  a  desultory,  incoherent,  but  lively  manner. 
Tnere  was  one  class  who  delighted  in  alarming  the  conscience 
with  pictures  of  terror,  and  launched  the  thunders  of  Sinai  with 
unsparing  hand.  Of  this  sort  were  McGready,  Eannels,  Marshall, 
Houston  and  McNemar.  McNemar  was  desultory,  but  interspersed 
many  good  remarks.  He  was  very  animated  and  impressive,  and 
exerted  all  his  powers,  both  in  preaching  and  singing.  He  would 
stamp  with  his  foot,  and  slap  the  Bible,  and  roar  "  Hell  and  Damna- 
tion!" with  a  loud  voice.  But  I  cannot  find  that  this  style  of  preach- 
ing was  the  most  effective.  It  was  such  sermons  as  were  delivered 
with  tenderness  and  tears,  that  elicited  the  deepest  emotions  among 
the  audience.  The  greater  the  pathos  of  the  speaker,  the  greater  was 
the  ebullition  of  feeling;  and  copious  floods  of  tears  weakened  and 
prostrated  the  corporeal  organization  to  such  a  degree,  as,  to  prepare 
it  for  operations  beyond  the  ordinary  control  of  the  will.  As  a  sample 
of  the  style  of  the  preaching  of  Mr.  McGready,  one  of  the  most  earnest 
promoters  of  the  work,  and  whose  preaching  produced  such  striking 
effects,  I  subjoin  a  short  extract  from  one  of  his  sermons,  a  portion  of 


CHTLLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  29 

which  is  printed  iu  Davidson's  history.  The  text  is,  "The  fool  hath 
said  in  his  heart,  there  is  no  God."  It  is  entitled,  "The  Character, 
History  and  End  of  the  Fool."  The  following  is  taken  from  that 
part  in  which  he  speaks  of  the  end  of  the  fool. 

"And  suffice  it  to  say,  he  died  accursed  of  God.  When  his  soul 
was  separated  from  his  body  and  the  black,  flaming  vultures  of  hell 
bftgan  to  encircle  hiui  on  every  side,  his  conscience  awoke  from  its 
long  sleep,  and  roared  like  ten  thousand  peals  of  thunder.  Then  all 
the  horrid  crimes  of  his  past  life  stared  him  in  the  face,  in  all  their 
glowing  colors  :  then  the  remembrance  of  misimproved  sermons 
and  sacramental  occasions  flashed  like  streams  of  forked  lightning 
through  his  tortured  soul;  then  the  reflection  that  he  had  slighted 
the  mercy  and  blood  of  the  Son  of  God — that  he  had  despised  and 
rejected  him — was  like  a  poisoned  arrow  piercing  his  heart.  When 
the  fiends  of  hell  dragged  him  into  the  infernal  gulf,  he  roared  and 
screamed  and  yelled  like  a  devil!  When,  while  Indians,  Pagans  and 
Mahometans  stood  amazed,  and  upbraided  him,  falling,  like  Lucifer, 
from  the  meridian  blaze  of  the  Gospel  and  the  threshhold  of  heaven, 
sinking  into  the  liquid,  boiling  waves  of  hell;  and  accursed  sinners  of 
Tyre  and  Sidon,  and  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  sprang  to  the  right  and 
left  and  made  way  for  him  to  pass  them,  and  fall  lower  down,  even  to 
the  deepest  cavern  in  the  flaming  abyss.  Here  his  conscience,  like  a 
never  dying  worm,. stings  him,  and  forever  gnaws  his  soul;  and  the 
slighted  blood  of  the  Son  of  God  communicates  ten  thousand  hells  in 
one!  Now,  through  the  blazing  flames  of  hell,  he  sees  that  heaven  he 
has  lost — that  exceeding  great  and  eternal  weight  of  glory  he  has 
sold  for  the  devil's  potage!  In  these  pure  regions,  he  sees  his  father 
or  mother,  his  sisters  or  brothers,  and  those  persons  who  sat  under 
the  same  means  of  grace  with  him,  and  whom  he  derided  as  fools, 
fanatics  and  hypocrites.  They  are  far  beyond  the  impassable  gulf; 
they  shine  brighter  than  the  sun,  when  he  shineth  in  his  strength,  and 
walk  the  golden  streets  of  the  New  Jerusalem;  but,  he  is  lost  and 
damned  forever.  When  he  surveys  his  life,  and  reflects  on  the  many 
offers  of  salvation  he  refused,  the  manner  in  which  he  misspent  his 
precious  time,  and  misimproved  all  the  means  of  grace,  he  is  con- 
strained to  confess  that  he  is  emphatically  a  fool — a  damned  fool — for 
he  is  damned  in  hell  forever  and  ever." 


CHAPTEK  II. 

The  Presbytery  of  Washington  was  constituted  by  the  Synod  of 
Virginia,  by  the  transfer  of  preachers  and  churches  from  the  Presby- 
tery of  Transylvania,  as  stated  in  Baird's  Digest,  in  1799,  £nd  was  the 
twentieth  Presbytery,  in  order  of  time,  connected  with  the  General 
Assembly.  I  think,  however,  since  the  first  meeting  of  Presbytery 
was  so  early  in  the  year,  that  the  action  of  Synod,  creating  the  Pres- 
bytery, must  have  been  in  1798,  for  the  Presbytery  held  its  first  meet- 
ing at  Johnston's  Fork  Meeting  House,  Tuesday  and  Wednesday, 
April  9th  and  10th,  1799.  Johnston's  Fork  is  a  branch  of  the  Licking 
river,  and  is  in  Nicholas  and  Fleming  counties,  Kentucky.  The 
rocord  of  the  first  meeting'  begins  thus:  "The  Presbytery  of  Wash- 
ington met  according  to  the  appointment  of  the  Synod  of  Virginia, 
and  constituted  with  prayers.  The  Kev.  Peter  Wilson  not  being  pres- 
ent, the  Eev.  John  E.  Finley,  the  next  senior  member,  opened  Presby- 
tery with  a  sermon  from  Exodus  32:26  (middle  clause  of  the  verse): 
'*  Who  is  on  the  Lord's  side?  Let  him  come  unto  me,"  and  presided 
until  a  new  Moderator  was  chosen.  The  members  present  were 
Messrs.  John  E.  Finley,  John  P.  Campbell,  John  Dunlevy  and  Eich- 
ard  McNemar,  ministers;  Wm.  Johnston,  Sebastian  Sroff  and  Joseph 
Darlington,  and  John  Hart,  who  appeared  the  second  day,  elders. 
Absent,  the  Revs.  Peter  Wilson,  James  Kemper  and  Wm.  Speer,  Mr. 
Finley  was  chosen  Moderator  and  Mr.  Campbell,  Clerk." 

The  following  also  appears  in  the  records:  "Agreeably  to  a 
resolution  of  Transylvania  Presbytery,  at  an  intermediate  meeting, 
March  28,  1799,  now  read,  it  appeared  that  all  the  business  on  the  old 
records  yet  unfinished,  and  lying  within  their  bounds,  was  transferred 
to  the  management  of  Washington  Presbj  tery." 

There  were  seven  ministers,  members  of  Presbytery.  Of  these, 
Peter  Wilson,  who  was  absent  from  the  first  meeting,  and  most  likely 
then  sick,  died  the  twenty-fourth  of  July  in  the  same  year.  At  this 
meeting  John  P.  Campbell  was  elected  Stated  Clerk.  The  churches, 
or  preaching  places,  mentioned  in  the  minutes  of  the  first  meeting, 
were  Johnston's  Fork  meeting  house;  Union,  which  petitioned  for 
supplies  through  their  commissioner,  Moses  Beard;  Springfield,  (at 
Springdale,)  now  in  Cincinnati  Presbytery,  (one  of  the  oldest  churches,) 
organized  in  1792;  the  congregation  in  Hold's  Creek  settlement;  Eagle 
Creek  congregation,  about  three  miles  from  West  Union,  which  peti- 
tioned, through  Mr.  McNemar,  to  be  taken  under  the  care  of  Presbytery 


CHiLLICOTHE    PRESBYTEEY.  31 

and  supplied;  Clear  Creek,  which,  with  Orangedale,  presented  calls  for 
Mr.  Archibald  Steel,  a  licentiate  under  the  care  of  the  Presbytery, 
who  signified  his  acceptance  of  these  calls.  He  had  had  them  under 
consideration  since  the  Fall  meeting  of  Transylvania  Presbytery. 
The  Presbytery  therefore  appointed  an  intermediate  meeting,  at 
Orangedale,  for  the  first  Tuesday  of  August,  to  ordain  him;  assigned 
Isaiah  61:10  as  text  for  his  trial  sermon,  and  appointed  Mr.  Dunlevy 
to  preach  the  ordination  sermon,  and  Mi*.  Speer  to  preside  and  give 
the  charge.  This  intermediate  meeting,  however,  was  not  held,  for 
there  were  but  two  members  of  Presbytery  in  attendance — Mr. 
Kemper  and  Mr.  Campbell.  Therefore,  at  the  Fall  meeting,  October 
21,  1799,  at  the  Baptist  meeting-house,  in  Washington,  Kentucky,  a 
meeting  was  appointed  for  Orangedale,  to  be  held  on  the  third  Fri- 
day of  Noyember,  and  Mr.  McNemar  was  appointed  to  preside,  in 
place  of  Mr.  Speer,  the  other  arrangements  remaining  the  same. 
The  event  proved  that,  in  this  case  at  least,  Friday  was  an  unlucky 
day;  for  when  the  time  had  come  and  Mr.  Steel  had  preached  the 
op&ning  sermon  frcm  the  text  that  had  been  given  him,  the  Orange- 
dale congregation  had  changed  their  mind  and  were  unwilling 
to  receive  him,  and  so  the  ordination  was  postponed,  and  Mr  Steel 
was  not  ever  ordained  by  this  Presbytery;  for,  in  Presbytery  in  Cin- 
cinnati, October  7th-10th,  1800,  when  Mr.  Steel  had  accepted  a 
call  to  Clear  Creek,  his  examination  for  ordination  was  not  sustained. 
In  Presbytery  at  Red  Oak,  April  14th  and  15th,  1801,  Mr.  Steele  was 
again  examined,  aft^r  which  they  requested  him  to  return  his  license 
and  advised  him  to  "turn  his  attention  to  some  other  vocation  in 
life,"  "on  account  of  his  apparent  want  of  suitable  qualifications  to 
fill  the  sacred  office."  Presbytery  also  ordered  "  that  Orangedale  and 
Clear  Creek  congregations,  (two  churches  not  far  from  Lebanon, 
Ohio,)  be  directed  to  pay  up  the  arrearages  due  to  Mr.  Steele."  How- 
ever, at  Hopewell  church,  April  3rd  and  4th,  1805,  on  recommendation 
of  Synod,  Mr.  Steele's  license  was  returned  to  him,  and  he  continued 
under  care  of  this  Presbytery  until,  in  October,  1810,  when  he  was 
put,  by  Synod,  in  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Miami,  which  was  then 
formed  by  Synod.  Lee's  Creek  church,  Mason  county,  Kentucky,  is 
also  mentioned,  and  at  the  first  meeting  of  Presbytery  the  pastoral 
relation  existing  between  Mr.  Dunlevy  and  that  church  was  dissolved. 
Mr.  Dunlevy  accepted  a  call  from  Eagle  Creek,  April  8th-10th,  1800, 
but  I  cannot  find  that  he  was  installed;  his  work  there  and  at  Lee's 
Creek,  must  have  been  in  addition  to  that  at  Red  Oak,  with  which 
his  pastoral  relation  was  dissolved  in  April,  1803,  he  having  been 
pastor  there  before  the  erection  of  the  Presbytery  at  Washington. 


32  THE   HISTORY   OF    THE 

Cabin  Creek,  in  Lewis  county,  Kentucky,  and  Mr.  Home's  at 
Brush  Creek;  Denny's  Station  on  Mad  river;  Chillicothe,  and  Wash- 
ington, Kentucky,  after  which  the  Presbytery  was  named,  complete 
the  list  of  churches  and  preaching  places  mentioned  at  the  first 
meeting. 

Mr.  McNemar  who  was  appointed  Commissioner  to  the  General 
Assembly  was  "instructed  to  apply  for  an  act  permitting  the  Pres- 
byteries of  Transylvania,  Western  Lexington,  and  Washington  to 
constitute  a  Synod."  Chillicothe  was  chosen  as  the  place  for  the 
next  stated  meeting  and  the  first  Tuesday  of  October  as  the  time;  but, 
as  the  minutes  of  the  meeting,  Oct.  24,  1799,  in  the  Baptist  meeting 
house,  at  Washington,  Kentucky,  tell  us,— "From  an  unusual  train  of 
events,  Presbytery  was  prevented  from  attending  at  Chillicothe,  ac- 
cording to  their  adjournment,"  and  did  not  meet  in  Chillicothe  until 
Oct.  1,  1806,  the  second  meeting  of  Presbytery  within  our  present 
bounds— the  first  having  been  at  Buckskin,  (South  Salem,)  October  2, 
1805.  So,  that  Chillicothe,  at  which  the  second  meeting  was  ap- 
pointed, entertained  Presbytery  for  the  first  time  at  jts  twenty-first 
meeting.  The  first  ordination  and  installation,  by  the  new  Presby- 
tery was  that  of  Matthew  Green  Wallace,  who  was  received,  as  a  pro- 
bationer, from  the  Presbytery  of  New  Castle.  In  meeting  at  Cincin- 
nati, October  7-10,  1800,  he  accepted  a  call  from  the  church  at  Cincin- 
nati, and  was  ordained  and  installed  at  this  meeting.  The  text  of  his 
trial  sermon  was  Jeremiah  23:28;  the  ordination  took  place  Wednes- 
day, October  8.  The  relation  then  constituted  continued  only  until 
October  6-9,  1802,  when  Presbytery  again  met  at  Cincinnati,  and  the 
congregation  petitioned  that  the  call  should  be  no  longer  in  force,  as 
they  were  not  able  to  pay  what  they  had  promised.  He  was  contin- 
ued however,  as  stated  supply,  for  one  year.  He  afterwards 
preached  at  Springfield,  (Springdale,)  Hamilton,  Dicks  Creek,  and 
Seven  Mile,  and  in  October,  1810,  was,  with  others,  set  off  by  the 
Synod  of  Kentucky,  into  the  new  Presbytery  of  Miami.  Mr.  Wallace 
was  a  graduate  of  Princeton  College,  in  1795.  He  studied  theology 
with  the  Rev.  Nathan  Grier  of  Brandy  wine  Manor,  Pennsylvania.  In 
the  latter  part  of  his  life,  he  resided  in  Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  without 
charge,  and  died  in  that  place  August  12,  1854.  When  he  was  or- 
dained, Cincinnati  was  but  a  small  village.  "Dr.  Daniel  Drake  came 
to  Cincinnati  in  1800,  and  described  it  as  a  small  hamlet,  surrounded 
by  woods  and  narrow  clearings,  wheat  fields  and  black-berry  jangles, 
with  an  empty  little  market  place  between  Fourth  and  Sixth  streets, 
bordered  by  the  court  house,  school  house  and  church;  and  with  a  few 
huts  on  Fifth  and  Sixth  streets,  and  Walnut  street.    Mount  Adams 


CHH.LIOOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  33 

was  then  covered  with  tall  sugar-maples ;  and  the  Observatory  hill 
upheld  a  crown  of  poplars,  oaks  and  beeches.  A  narrow  and  stumpy 
road  crossed  the  driftwood-filled  estuary  of  Deer  Creek,  on  a  shaky 
wooden  bridge  and  fared  away  through  almost  unbroken  woods  to 
Columbia."  (Shillito's  Centennial  Paper.)  The  year  in  which  the 
relation  was  dissolved  between  the  church  and  Mr.  Wallace,  Cin- 
cinnati was  incorporated  as  a  village  and  after  three  more  years  of 
growth,  in  1805,  it  had  only  nine  hundred  and  sixty  inhabitants,  and 
one  hundred  and  nine  frame  houses,  fifty  three  log  cabins  and  ten 
houses  of  brick  or  stone.  When  the  census  was  taken  in  1810,  since 
which  year  it  has  not  been  in  our  Presbytery,  it  had  two  thousand 
three  hundred  and  twenty  inhabitants. 

"The  condition  of  the  wage  class  of  that  day  may  be  well  ex- 
amined ;  it  is  full  of  instruction  for  social  agitators.  In  the  great 
cities  unskilled  workmen  were  hired  by  the  day,  bought  their  own 
food  and  found  their  own  lodging.  But  in  the  country,  on  the  farms, 
or  wherever  a  hand  was  employed  on  some  public  works,  they  were 
fed  and  lodged  by  the  employer,  and  given  a  few  dollars  a  month. 
On  the  Pennsylvania  canals  the  diggers  ate  the  coarsest  diet,  were 
housed  in  the  rudest  sheds,  and  paid  $6  a  month  from  May  to  No- 
vember and  $5  a  month  from  November  to  May.  Hod  carriers  and 
mortar  mixers,  diggers  and  choppers,  who,  from  1793  to  1800,  labored 
on  the  public  buildings  and  cut  the  streets  and  avenues  of  Washing- 
ton City,  received  $70  a  year,  or,  if  they  wished,  $60  for  all  the  work 
they  could  perform  from  March  1  to  December  20.  The  hours  of 
work  were  invariably  from  sunrise  to  sunset.  Wages  at  Albany 
and  New  York  were  3  shillings  or,  as  money  then  went,  40  cents 
a  day;  at  Lancaster,  $S  to  $10  a  month;  elsewhere  in  Pennsylvania, 
workmen  were  content  with  $6  in  summer  and  $5  in  winter.  At  Bal- 
timore, men  were  glad  to  be  hired  at  18  pence  a  day.  None,  by  the 
month,  asked  more  than  $8.  At  Fredrick3burg  the  price  of  labor 
was  from  $5  to  $7.  In  Virginia,  white  men  employed  by  the  year 
were  given  £16  currency ;  slaves,  when  hired,  were  clothed  and  their 
masters  paid  £1  a  month.  A  pound  Virginia  money  was,  in  Fed- 
eral money,  $3,33.  The  average  rate  of  wages  the  land  over  was, 
therefore,  $65  a  year,  with  food  and,  perhaps,  lodging.  Out  of  this 
small  sum  the  workman  must,  with  his  wife's  help,  maintain  his 
family." — McMastefs  History. 

The  second  ordination,  in  our  Presbytery,  was  that  of  John 
Thompson,  a  probationer  who  had  been  received  from  the  Presbytery 
of  West  Lexington,  in  meeting  at  Red  Oak,  April  14-15,  1801,  and 
was  ordained  and  installed   at   Springfield,   (Springdale,)  Nov.   11, 

6 


34  THE    HISTORY   OF    THE 

1801.  Mr.  Thompson  had  accepted  a  call  in  the  meeting  at  Eagle 
Creek,  October  7.  1801,  for  two-thirds  of  his  time.  Mr.  Preston  wa9 
the  commissioner  from  the  church  to  present  the  call.  1st.  Cor.  16:22 
was  given  him  as  his  text  for  a  trial  sermon.  The  following  record 
from  the  minutes  gives  an  account  of  the  proceedings:  "Presbytery 
proceeded  to  the  ordination  of  Mr.  Thompson.  A  sermon  suited  to 
the  occasion  was  delivered  by  Mr.  Dunlevy  from  2nd  Peter  1:19, 
after  which  Mr.  Kemper,  the  Presiding  Bishop,  recited,  in  the  pres- 
ence of  the  people,  the  proceedings  of  Presbytery  relative  to  the  oc- 
casion, endeavored  to  impress  upon  their  minds  the  nature  and  impor- 
tance of  the  ordinance,  and  proposed  to  Mr.  Thompson  and  the  con- 
gregation, the  usual  questions,  to  which  they  respectively  answered 
in  the  affirmative.  The  Presiding  Bishop  did  then,  by  prayer  and 
the  laying  on  of  the  hands  of  the  Presbytery,  solemnly  ordain,  the 
said  John  Thompson,  to  the  holy  office  of  the  gospel  ministry.  After 
which,  the  moderator  gave  a  solemn  charge,  in  the  name  of  God  to 
the  newly  ordained  Bishop,  and  to  the  people,  to  persevere  in  the 
discharge  of  their  mutual  duties,  and  the  whole  was  concluded  with 
singing  and  prayer."  Mr.  Thompson  was  also  stated  supply  at  Ham- 
ilton for  one-third  of  his  time. 

At  this  time  there  were  in  Presbytery  James  Kemper,  Richard 
McNemar,  Matthew  G.  Wallace,  John  E.  Finley,  "Wm.  Speer,  John 
Dunlevy,  John  Poage  Campbell,  and  now,  that  he  was  ordained,  John 
Thompson.  Of  these  Kemper,  Speer,  Wallace  and  Campbell,  were 
sound  in  doctrine  and  correct  in  morals.  Finley  was  sound  in  doc- 
trine and  practice  at  that  time,  so  far  as  appears.  Gillet  in  Vol.  2,  p. 
3,  says  that  be  labored  at  Faggs  Manor,  Delaware,  from  1777  until 
his  removal  to  Kentucky  in  1795,  and  also  says  that  he  succeeded 
Dunlevy  at  Red  Oak,  which  however  is  a  mistake,  for  Dunlevy  had 
the  pastoral  relation  with  Red  Oak  dissolved  in  Presbytery,  at 
Springfield,  (Springdale,)  April  6-11, 1803,  and  at  this  meeting  Finley 
was  appointed  to  supply  one  Sabbath  at  Red  Oak.  At  the  next  meet- 
ing at  Cincinnati,  October  5-6,  1803,  Red  Oak  asked  for  supplies,  and 
Finley  was  appointed  to  administer  the  sacrament  of  the  supper 
there.  At  the  next  meeting  at  Red  Oak,  April  4-6,  1804,  Finley  was 
directed,  in  his  missionary  work,  to  look  after  Brush  Creek,  Scioto, 
Eagle  Creek,  Red  Oak,  and  Straight  Creek;  but  all  the  members  had 
such  appointments  for  missionary  labor,  which  were  outside  of  their 
regular  work.  Then  at  Washington  October  3-4,  1804,  he  was  ap- 
pointed to  supply  one  Sabbath  at  Red  Oak.  Then  at  Buckskin,  Octo- 
ber 2-3,  1805,  he  was  appointed  one  Sabbath  ut  Johnston,  one  at 
Fleming,  one  at  Locust  and  the  rest  at  discretion;    but  the  next 


CBUXLICOTHE  pkesbttert. 


35 


meeting  at  Cincinnati,  April  2-3,  1806,  Gilliland  was  called  to  Red 
Oak.     There  is  no  record  of  his  ever  supplying  Red  Oak  regularly, 
in  the  minutes  of  our  Presbytery,  nor  of  his  being  installed  pastor  in 
any  of  the  churches.     In  the  reprint  of  the  Minutes  of  the  Assembly 
for  1802,  published  by  our  Board,  he  is  called  pastor  of  Bracking, 
which  I  suppose  is  intended  for  Bracken.     In  Presbytery  at  Eagle 
Creek  October  6-8,  1801,  he  was  appointed  to  supply  one  Sabbath  at 
New  Market  and  the  remainder  of  his  time  at  Germantown,  Bracken 
and  Union,  at  discretion.    In  Presbytery  at  Cincinnati  October  6-9, 
1802,  he  was  made  Stated  Supply  at  Mr.  Walls',  on  White  Oak,  for 
one-third  of  his  time.     At  the  Spring  meeting  of  Presbytery  at  Wash- 
ington, Kentucky,  April  13-15,  1802,  he  had  been  made  Stated  Supply 
at  Augusta,  Kentucky,  for  one  year,  for  half  of  his  time.    But  for  the 
most  part,  he  seems  to  have  been  appointed  to  preach  at  discretion. 
He  appears  to  have  lived  in  the  neighborhood  of  Red  Oak.     He  was 
one  of  the  original  members  of  Presbytery,  preached  the  opening 
sermon  and  was  Moderator  of  the  first  meeting;  was  Moderator  ten 
times,  and  in  the  records  there  is  nothing  to  intimate  that  he  was  not 
held  in  respect  by  all  the  members,  and  had  the  confidence  of  all  the 
churches,  untd  at  the  thirty  ninth  meeting  of  Presbytery,  at  Wash- 
ington, Kentucky,  October  5-7,  1813,  when  a  charge  was  brought 
against  him  for  immoral  conduct,  and  it  was  resolved  that:  "in  order 
to  an  investigation  of  the  case,  there  be  a  special  meeting  of  Presby- 
tery, at  Red  Oak,  on  the  fourth  Wednesday  of  November  next."     At 
this  special  meeting  of  Presbytery,  Mr  Pinley  acknowledged  the  facts 
alleged  in  the  charge,  and  therefore  no  witneeses  were  cited,  and  it 
was  resolved:   "That  John  E.   Finley  be,  and  hereby  is,  suspended 
from  the  gospel  ministry,  and  that  he  be,  and  hereby  is,  suspended 
also  from  the  communion  of  tbe  church.     And  it  is  further  resolved, 
that  as  Mr.  Finley  has  confessed  the  facts  alleged  in  tbe  charge  and 
professed  sorrow  for  his  conduct,  the  session  of  Red  Oak  church,  be. 
and  they  hereby  are,  authorized  to  restore  him  to  the  communion  of 
the  church,  a3  soon  as  they  may  deem  it  consistent  with  the  interests 
of  religion.     This  is  the  only  case  in  the  history  of  the  Presbytery  of 
its  suspension  of  a  minister,  and  no  other  member  of  the  Presbytery 
has  ever  had  any  serious  charges  of  immorality  brought  against  him. 
Of  the  remaining  members  of  the  Presbytery,  Richard  McNemar 
was  unsound  in  doctrine,  Dunlevy  was  no  better,  and  Thompson  for  a 
time,  at  least,  went  with  them.     At  the  first  meeting  of  Presbytery, 
McNemar  had  been  appointed  commissioner  to  the  Assembly,  and  to 
supply  Union  Church,  Kentucky,  one  half  of  his  time.     When   he 
reported  at  the  next  meeting,  in  the  Baptist  meeting  house  at  Wash- 


do  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

ington,  Kentucky,  October  24,  1799,  and  gave  a  narrative  of  his  at- 
tendance and  of  the  business  transacted  in  the  Assembly,  Presbytery, 
"expressed  their  approbation  of  his  faithfulness  as  commissioner  and 
agreed  to  concur,  cordially,  in  promoting  the  objects  so  warmly  rec- 
ommended to  their  attention  by  General  Assembly,  and  ordered  that 
their  members  be  particular  in  their  attention  to  lecturing,  catechizing 
the  vacancies,  and  instituting  societies  for  religious  conversation, 
reading  and  prayer."  In  Presbytery,  at  Red  Oak,  April  14-15,  1801, 
the  pastoral  relation  existing  between  Mr.  McNemar  and  the  church 
of  Cabin  Creek,  in  Lewis  County,  Kentucky,  was  dissolved  at  his 
request — the  congregation  being  represented,  at  Presbytery,  by  a 
commissioner,  Mr.  Jospph  Darlington,  who,  for  tbe  congregation, 
stated:  "that  on  account  of  their  inability  to  comply  with  the 
terms  of  Mr.  McNemar's  settlement,  they  agree  to  a  dissolution 
of  their  connection  with  their  parson,  provided  he  be  continued 
half  his  time."  Presbytery  directed  "that  Mr.  McNemar  employ 
only  half  his  time  in  that  congregation,  and  that  they  pay  him 
proportionably  according  to  the  terms  of  his  settlement.-'  The  com- 
missioner representing  the  congregation  was  Gen.  Joseph  Darling- 
ton, an  elder  in  the  West  Union  Church,  an  associate  Judge  of  the 
court,  member  of  the  first  legislature  in  the  state  of  Ohio,  and 
also  of  the  first  constitutional  convention,  and  a  very  prominent 
man  in  that  convention.  I  think  that  there  was  already  some  dis- 
satisfaction with  Mr.  McNemar's  preaching,  especially  in  reference 
to  its  doctrine,  and  this  possibly  was  one  reason  why  they  were 
not  able  to  pay  him  as  they  had  agreed,  in  his  call;  for  in  Pres- 
bytery, at  Springfield  November  11, 1801.  there  was  presented  to  Pres- 
bytery, "A  letter  with  certain  other  papers,  from  three  of  the  former 
elders,  of  Cabin  Creek  congregation,  containing  ceitain  charges,  re- 
specting doctrine,  against  the  Rev.  R.  McNemar."  No  notice  was  taken 
of  this  further  than  to  put  the  above  on  the  minutes,  possibly  because, 
this  being  an  intermediate  meeting,  there  were  but  three  ministers 
present;  Kemper,  Wallace  and  McNemar  himself,  and  but  one  elder, 
Moses  Miller.  But  in  Presbytery,  at  Cincinnati,  (October  6-9,  1802,) 
the  following  action  was  taken,  as  appears  in  the  records:  "Whereas 
it  has  been  reported,  for  more  than  a  year  past,  that  the  Rev.  Richard 
McNemar  held  tenets  hostile  to  the  standards  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  and  subversive  of  the  fundamental  doctrines  contained  in  the 
Sacred  Scriptures;  and  whereas  these  reports  have  daily  become 
more  clamorous,  notwithstanding  Mr.  McNemar  has  been  warned  of 
these  things  both  privately  and  moie  publicly;  both  by  private  per- 
sons and  the  members  of  Presbytery,  separately  and  jointly;  there- 


cmixrcoTHE  peesbttery.  37 

fore  the  Presbytery  have  thought  it  necessary  to  enter  into  a  more 
particular  and  close  examination  of  Mr.  McNemar,  on  the  doctrines 
of  particular  election,  human  depravity,  the  atonement  and  the  ap- 
plication cf  it  to  the  sinner,  the  necessity  of  the  Divine  agency  in 
this  application,  and  the  nature  of  faith.  Upon  which  examination 
had,  it  is  the  opinion  of  this  Presbytery  that  Mr.  McNemar  holds 
these  doctrines  in  a  sense  specifically  and  essentially  different  from 
that  sense  in  which  Calvinists  generally  believe  them,  and  that  his 
ideas  on  these  subjects  are  strictly  Arminian,  though  clothed  in  such 
expressions  and  handed  out  in  such  a  manner,  as  to  keep  the  body  of 
the  people  in  the  dark,  and  lead  them  insensibly  into  Arminian  prin- 
ciples, which  are  dangerous  to  the  souls  of  men  and  hostile  to  the  in- 
terests of  all  true  religion."  "Ordered  that  a  copy  of  this  minute  be 
forwarded  by  the  Stated  Clerk,  as  early  as  may  be,  to  the  churches 
under  our  care." 

Notwithstanding  their  adoption  of  the  above,  Presbytery  ap- 
pointed him  supply  at  Turtle  Creek,  for  half  the  time,  until  the  next 
stated  meeting.  At  the  meeting  at  Springfield,  (Spriugdale,)  April 
6-11, 1803,  a  petition  was  presented  praying  "the  re-examination  of  the 
Rev.  Richard  McNemar,  on  the  fundamental  doctrines  of  religion,  or, 
on  what  the  petitioners  call  Free'  will,  or  Arminian  doctrines,  and 
also  that  the  Rev.  John  Thompson  undergo  the  like  examination;" 
concerning  which  it  is  recorded:  '"The  petition  of  Wm.  Lamme,  John 
McCabe,  John  Ewing,  William  Waugh,  John  Steele,  Jonathan 
Tichenor,  Andrew  Small,  Furgus  McClane,  Francis  Dill,  John 
Bone,  Jonathan  Whittaker,  Daniel  Reeder,  James  Jones  and  James 
Ewing,  from  the  congregations  of  Beulah,  Turtle  Creek,  Bethany, 
Hopewell,  Duck  Creek,  and  Cincinnati,  was  taken  up,  and  Presbytery 
determined  that  it  was  improper  to  go  into  the  examination  of  Mr. 
McNemar  and  Mr.  Thompson  on  the  prayer  of  said  petitioners,  as 
being  out  of  order.''  Presbytery  also  put  into  Mr.  McNemar's  hands 
a  call  from  the  congregation  of  Turtle  Creek  which  he  accepted. 
The  sound  men  in  Presbytery  did  what  they  could  in  that,  as  is  re- 
corded, in  the  minutes  of  this  long  meeting,  lasting  from  Wednesday 
until  the  next  Monday;  "Messrs.  James  Kemper,  M.  G.  Wallace  and 
Stephen  Wheeler  protest  against  the  proceedings  of  Presbytery,  in 
the  case  of  the  petition  of  Wm.  Lamme  and  others,  praying  the  re- 
examination of  Mr.  McNemar,  and  also  the  examination  of  Mr. 
Thompson,  because  the  people  cannot  be  deprived  of  the  right  of 
proposing  to  Presb^  tery  for  discussion,  such  difficulties  respecting 
the  doctrines  taught  them  as  cannot  be  settled  by  the  session,  and 
especially  because  Mr.   McNemar's  principles,   in    particular,   cow 


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stand  condemned,  by  the  last  meeting  of  Presbytery,  as  Arminian. 
The  above  named  members  also  protest  against  the  proceedings  of 
Presbytery  in  the  case  of  the  call  to  Mr.  McNemar,  from  Turtle 
Creek,  for  the  above  reasons,  and  especially,  because  the  Presbytery 
now  refuses  to  pay  any  attention  to  Mr.  McNemar's  principles,  or 
doctrines,  notwithstanding  the  proceedings  had  at  the  last  meeting 
of  Presbytery,  as  they  appear  in  our  minutes." 

The  ministers  present,  at  this  meeting,  were  James  Kemper 
and  M.  G.  Wallace,  the  two  who  protested,  and  Richard  Mc- 
Nemar, John  Dunlevy,  and  John  Thompson.  Of  the  five  minis- 
ters who  were  present,  three  were  unsound  in  doctrine.  If  Fin- 
ley  and  Campbell  had  been  present,  then  the  Presbytery  in  so 
far  as  the  ministers  were  concerned,  would  have  stood  four  for 
sound  doctrine,  and  three  unsound.  The  following  from  the  "As- 
sembly's Digest" — "Baird's  Collection" — shows  what  became  of  the 
three.  "At  the  second  meeting  of  the  Synod  of  Kentucky  held 
in  1803,  it  appeared  on  review  of  the  records  of  the  Presbytery 
of  Washington,  that  a  memorial  had  been  presented  to  the 
Presbytery,  charging  two  of  its  members,  Messrs.  Richard  Mc- 
Nemar and  John  Thompson,  with  holding  certain  dangerous  er- 
rors. It  also  appeared  that,  at  a  previous  meeting  of  the  Pres- 
bytery, McNemar  had  been  subjected  to  a  judicial  examination 
and  convicted,  and  censured  for  holding  Arminian  tenets;  and 
yet  the  memorial  had  been  utterly  disregarded,  and  a  call  was 
put  into  McNemar's  hands.  The  Synod  approved  the  examina- 
tion of  McNemar,  and  censured  the  neglect  of  the  memorial,  and 
then  resolved  upon  an  examination  of  Messrs.  Thompson  and 
McNemar,  with  a  view  to  ascertain  the  correctness  of  the  charges 
against  them.  At  this  juncture,  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Robert  Marshall, 
Barton  W.  Stone,  Richard  McNemar,  John  Thompson,  and  John 
Dunlevy,  laid  in  a  protest  and  declinature  of  the  jurisdiction  of  the 
Synod,  and  withdrew.  A  committee  was  appointed,  by  the  Snyod,  to 
endeavor  to  reclaim  them,  but  without  effect.  The  next  day  the  Se- 
ceders  came  into  Synod  in  a  body,  and  informed  it  that  they  had 
formed  themselves  into  a  Presbytery.  Upon  this,  the  Synod  sus- 
pended them  severally  from  the  office  of  the  ministry,  and  declared 
their  pulpits  vacant,  and  referred  them  to  their  several  Presbyteries 
to  be  restored  upon  repentance."  They  repudiated  the  Confession 
of  Faith,  and  declared  that  they  considered  themselves  freed  from  all 
creeds  but  the  Bible,  and  soon  had  quite  a  following.  Stone  became 
the  leader  of  the  secession.  Afterwards  many  of  their  followers,  with 
Stone  himself,  went  with  the  Campbellites. 


CHILLIC0TH1   PRESBYTERY.  39 

"Barton  W.  Stone  came  to  Kentucky  in  1797,  as  a  licentiate 
from  the  Presbytery  of  Orange,  North  Carolina.  He  was  ordained, 
in  the  following  year,  pastor  of  Cane  Ridge  and  Concord  churches. 
He  was  a  man  of  placid  mien,  great  suavity  of  manners,  yery 
insinuating,  plausible,  and  intriguing,  and  thence  acquired  consid- 
erable influence,  Although  his  talents  were  but  moderate,  and  his 
learning  not  above  mediocrity,  he  was  a  popular  preacher.  His 
style  was  not  alarming,  but  persuasive.  Dr.  John  P.  Campbell  was 
of  opinion  that  it  was  Mr.  Craighead  who  first  seduced  him  into 
error;  that  Stone  then  led  astray  McNemar;  and  McNemar,  Dun- 
levy." — (Davidson's  Hist.  Pres.  Church  in  Ky.) 

Robert  Marshal  was  a  native  of  County  Down,  Ireland,  born 
November  27th,  1760.  He  came  with  his  family  to  Western  Penn- 
sylvania. At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  enlisted  and  served  as  a  private  in 
the  Revolutionai*y  war.  After  the  war,  when  about  twenty-three 
years  old,  he  took  an  academical  course  under  Mr.  Graham,  at  Lib- 
erty Hall,  and  studied  theology  with  Dr.  McMillen,  and  was,  after 
completing  his  studies,  licensed  by  the  Redstone  Presbytery.  In 
1791  he  removed,  with  his  wife,  to  Kentucky,  and  on  the  13th  of  June, 
1793,  was  ordained  pastor  of  Bethel  and  Blue  Spring  churches;  he 
also  conducted  a  classical  school.  After  going  off  he  saw  his  error, 
and,  in  1811,  returned  to  the  church,  and  was  afterward  reinstated  in 
his  old  charge  of  Bethel,  where  he  continued  until  his  decease,  in 
1811.  He  afterward  said  "  that  he  could  not  ascribe  his  conduct  to 
any  other  cause  than  a  strange  infatuation;  and  for  years  never 
mounted  the  pulpit  without  lamenting  his  errors,  and  warning  the 
people  against  similar  delusions."  Davidson  says  of  him:  "As  a 
preacher,  he  was  clear,  logical,  systematic,  and  adhered  closely  to 
to  his  text.  He  was  of  a  coarse,  strong  mind,  rather  of  a  metaphys- 
ical turn;  rash  and  impetuous  in  his  temper.  He  delighted  in  start 
ling  expressions  and  the  use  of  language  adapted  to  rouse  and  im- 
pi-ess  an  audience.  His  popularity  as  a  leader  of  the  New  Lights 
was  for  a  time  unbounded,  thousands  and  thousands  hanging  on  his 
lips  at  their  camp-meetings.  His  constitutional  temperament  pre- 
disposed him  to  an  ascetic  sort  of  enthusiasm,  and  to  fall  the  prey 
of  errors,  which  assumed  the  guise  of  superior  sanctity.  While  we 
cannot  deny  him  the  credit  of  sincerity,  he  was  thus  betrayed  into 
harsh  and  denunciatory  language  against  such  as  either  appeared  to 
be  deficient  in  zaal  or  indulged  in  an  unusual  degree  of  cheerf  ulness 
Preaching  once  to  believers,  he  said:  "Go  away,  sinners!  I  have 
nothing  for  yoxC  Being  persuaded  at  another  time  to  try  a  milder 
strain  than  was  his  wont,  he  delivered  a  most  delightful,  comforting 


40  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

sermon,  suited  to  encourage  the  timid,  and  not  to  overwhelm  them. 
His  hearers  were  softened  and  enraptured.  But  at  the  close  of  his 
sermon,  he  could  not  resist  his  old  propensity,  and  threw  his  audience 
into  a  state  of  panic  by  exclaiming  in  his  awful  way,  "And  now,  you 
hypocrites,  you  will  be  snatching  at  the  children's  bread." 

The  Rev.  John  Thompson  came  from  North  Carolina,  in  1795, 
and  had  liberty,  from  the  Presbytery  of  West  Lexington,  to  exhort, 
April  17,  1799.  In  October  of  the  same  year,  he  was  licensed  to 
preach.  He  afterward  came  to  Ohio,  and,  as  we  have  seen,  was  or- 
dained at  Springdale.  Going  off  with  the  Seceders,  he  returned  at 
the  same  time  with  Marshall,  and  afterward,  in  1838,  went  with  the 
New  School  party. 

Richard  McNemar  was  received  by  the  Presbytery  of  Tran- 
sylvania, as  a  candidate,  from  West  Pennsylvania,  in  1795,  at  which 
time  he  was  licensed  to  give  public  exhortations,  together,  (Davidson 
says,)  with  Andrew  Steel — I  think  most  likely  the  same  who  has 
been  before  spoken  of  as  Archibald  Steel.  They  were  limited  in  that 
they  were  not  permitted  to  exhort  oftener  than  once  in  two  wee^, 
nor  without  "carefully  digesting  the  matter  of  their  exhortations,'* 
which  were  not  to  exceed  forty  minutes  in  length.  Mr.  McNemar 
was  ordained  pastor  of  Cabin  Creek,  August  2nd,  1798.  Davidson 
says  of  him:  "He  was  of  a  sprightly,  active  and  enthusiastic  turn, 
an  agreeable  address,  a  prepossessing  appearance  and  respectable 
natural  parts,  but  of  weak  judgment.  He  was  a  portly,  tine-looking 
man,  tall  and  erect,  six  feet  high,  and  of  a  stout  frame.  He  was  a 
popular  declamatory  preacher,  warm,  animated,  lively  in  desultory 
exhortations,  and  apparently  sincere.  He  spoke  and  sang  with  all 
his  heart.  E astatic  joy  sometimes  shone  in  his  whole  face.  He 
became  a  leading  man  and  a  general  favorite.  There  was  an  affecta- 
tion of  sanctity  in  his  manners,  which  was  very  captivating  with  the 
multitude,  who  are  easily  carried  away  by  such  appearances.  He 
would  take  off  his  shoes  in  ascending  the  pulpit  or  the  stand,  saying 
it  was  holy  ground.  He  encouraged  the  jerks,  and  did  all  in  bis 
power  to  stimulate  the  excitement  to  its  height." 

John  Dunlevy  came  from  Western  Pennsylvania.  He  taught 
school  for  some  time  in  Kentucky.  He  was  ordained  over  Lee's 
Creek,  Big  Bracken  and  North  Bracken,  in  Kentucky,  November  8th, 
1797.  The  two  Bracken  congregations  being  broken  up  by  removals, 
he  confined  his  attention  to  Lee's  Creek,  in  1798.  He  afterward,  as 
we  have  seen,  came  to  Ohio.  Davidson  says  of  him:  "He  was  the 
exact  opposite  of  Mr.  McNemar,  by  whose  influence,  however,  he  was 
led  astray.    He  was  one  of  the  most  gloomy,  reserved  and  saturnine 


CHTLLICOfHE   PRESBTTEBX.  41 

men  that  ever  lived;  liis'sonl  seemed  to  be  in  harmony  with'r.o  ono 
lively  or  social  feeling,  and  the  groans  which  he  continually  uttered 
drove  away  all  pleasure  in  his  company.  He  was  above  the  middle 
stature,  and  well  proportioned,  but  of  swarthy  complexion,  and  dark, 
forbidding  countenance.  His  manners  were  coarse,  rough  and  re- 
pulsive. His  talents  were  not  above  mediocrity;  his  knowledge  was 
superficial;  ho  was  never  regarded  as  a  leading  or  influential  man, 
nor  was  he  a  popular  preacher.  His  favorite  topr.cs  were  those  cf 
terror,  not  consolation.  Ho  followed  McNemar  in  all  his  vagaries,  till 
they  both  landed  in  Shakerism.  Fired  with  a  passion  for  authorship, 
he  published  at  the  Shaker  village  of  Pleasant  Hill,  in  Kentucky,  in 
1813,  a  dull  and  heavy  octavo  of  live  hundred  and  twenty  pages, 
entitled,  'A  Manifesto,  or  a  Declaration  of  the  Doctrines  and  Practice 
of  the  Church  of  Christ,'  designed  as  an  exposition  and  defense  of  the 
peculiarities  of  Shakerism,  of  which  he  professed  to  grow  more  and 
more  enamored." 

While  many  of  tho  followers  of  these  men  went  with  the  Camp- 
xbellites,  some  kept  up  the  separation,  calling  themselves  Christians. 
They  were  called  by  others,  New  Lights,  and  still  remain  a  separate 
church.  When  Marshall  and  Thompson  returned,  they  presented 
themselves  at  tho  bar  of  Synod,  declaring  their  penitence  and  sub- 
mitting to  a  satisfactory  examination  upon  the  doctrines  which  had 
been  called  in  question. 

James  Kemper,  who,  with  Mr.  Wallace,  had  protested  against 
the  errorists,  at  the  second  meeting  of  the  Presbytery  of  Transyl- 
vania, on  the  nomination  of  David  Bice,  after  an  examination  en 
theology,  was  appointed  to  the  office  of  catechis*,  in  accordance  with 
an  agreement  made  at  the  first  meeting,  that  "catechists  should  be 
appointed  for  the  purpose  of  instructing  the  young  and  ignorant." 
These  catechists  were  nominated  by  a  minister,  examiued  and  ap- 
proved by  Presbytery,  but  were  not,  by  virtue  of  this  appointment,  to 
attempt  to  expound  the  Scriptures,  preach  the  Gospel  or  dispense 
sealing  ordinances.  He  was  ordained  pastor  of  the  churches  in  Cin- 
cinnati and  Columbia,  October  23, 1792,  (the  Cincinnati  church  wes 
organized  in  1791,  by  David  Rice,)  tho  Presbytery  meeting  in  Cincin- 
nati for  the  purpose.  The  relation  was  dissolved  and  the  churches 
were  separated  October  7th,  179G.  In  Presbytery  at  Eaglo  Creek, 
October  G-8,  1801,  Mr.  Kemper  was  appointed  for  "one-third  of  his 
time  at  Duck  Creek  (now  Pleasant  Pudge)  and  one-fourth  at  Syca- 
more, for  one  year;  also,  the  fifth  Sabbath  of  November  at  the  forks 
of  Mad  river;  the  first  Sabbath  of  December  at  Dayton;  the  first  of 
January  at  Turtle  Creek;  the  second  of  February  at  Beulah;  tho  first 


4:2  THE   HISTORY    0*    THE 

again  at  Dayton,  aud  the  second  at  the  Forks."  In  Presbytery  at 
Cincinnati,  October  6-9,  1802.  Duck  Creek  congregation,  through  Mr. 
Joseph  Reeder,  petitioned  for  one-half  of  Kemper's  labors.  Presby- 
tery granted  them  one-third,  but  granted  the  petition  of  Sycamore, 
presented  by  Mr.  Uzal  Bate-;,  for  one-half  of  his  time.  In  Presby- 
tery, at  Cincinnati,  October  5th  and  Gth,  1803,  there  was  "a  request 
from  the  congregation  of  Duck  Creek,  and  that  on  Sycamore  and 
Pollock  Hun,  to  be  united  by  Presbytery,  the  latter  to  be  known  only 
by  the  name  of  Hopewell  Church,  and,  also,  that  Mr.  Kemper  be  con- 
tinued their  supply  another  year."  Their  request  was  granted.  Then 
iu  Presbytery  at  Washington,  Kentucky,  October  3d  and  4th,  1804,  Mr. 
Kemper  accepted  calls  from  Duck  Creek  and  Hopewell.  When  he 
was  installed  pastor  of  the  above  churches,  at  Hopewell,  at  a  meeting 
of  Presbytery,  April  3d  and  ±th,  1805,  the  Rev.  David  Rice,  with  whom 
he  had  studied  theology,  of  I  en  spoken  of  iu  the  early  history  of  the 
Presbyterian  church  in  Kentucky,  as  Father  Rice,  an  eminent  and,  in 
every  way^  estimable  man,  was  present  and  preached  the  installation 
sermon,  from  Isaiah  3:20.  The  Rev.  John  E.  Finley  presided,  asked 
the  constitutional  questions  and  gave  an  exhortation  to  pastor  and 
people.  This  relation  was  dissolved,  in  Presbytery,  at  Lebanon, 
October  14th  and  15th.  1807,  but  Mr.  Kemper  continued  to  supply 
these  churches  for  a  time.  In  Presbytery,  at  Chillicothe,  April  4th 
and  5th.  1810,  he  accepted,  by  letter,  not  being  present,  a  call  from 
the  churches  of  Johnston's  Fork  and  Fleming,  and  requested  that  he 
and  the  churches  should  be  dismissed  to  the  care  of  the  Presbytery 
of  West  Lexington,  which  request  the  Presbytery  judged  it  improper 
to  grant,  "  because  not  presented  in  regular  manner,  and  that  Presby- 
tery had  not  power  to  alter  bounds  without  consent  of  Synod."  In 
Presbytery  at  Hillsborough,  April  3d  aud  4th,  1811,  Mr.  Kemper  was 
dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  West  Lexington  and  was  not  after- 
ward under  the  care  of  this  Presbyter}';  for,  after  remaining  in  Ken- 
tucky a  year  or  so,  he  removed  to  his  home  on  Walnut  Hills,  Cincin- 
nati, which,  after  the  formation  of  the  Presbytery  of  Miami,  was  out 
of  our  bounds.  Several  of  his  children  were  residing  at  Walnut  Hills, 
and  when,  in  1819,  the  church  was  organized  there,  he  became  its 
pastor  and  so  remained  until  his  death,  in  1834,  August  20th,  aged 
eighty  years,  nine  months  and  three  days.  He  was  the  second  stated 
clerk  of  Presbytery,  having  served  in  that  capacity  from  October, 
1804,  until  April,  1808.  He  was  a  man  excellent  and  eminent,  of  high 
character  and  great  devotion. 

Another  of    the   four   ministers  remaining,    after    Synod    had 
suspended  Messrs.  McNemar,  Dunlevy  and  Thompson,  was  John 


CHTLLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  43 

Poage  Campbell,  M.  D.,  who  was  elected  Stated  Clerk  at  the  first 
meeting,  and  served  until  October,  1804,  and  judging  from  the 
records,  Presbytery  never  had  a  better.  He  was  the  most  bril- 
liant and  intellectual  of  all  the  original  members.  He  was  born 
in  Augusta  county,  Virginia,  in  1767,  and  removed  with  his  fath- 
er Mi".  Robert  Campbell,  to  Kentucky  when  he  was  fourteen  years 
old.  His  father  was  an  elder  in  Smyrna  Church  and  lived  in 
Mason  county.  He  graduated  in  Hampden  Sydney,  in  1780,  stud- 
ied theologv  with  Mr.  Graham  and  With  Dr.  Moses  Hoge  of 
Shepherdstown,  Virginia,  and  was  licensed  to  preach  in  1792. 
In  July,  1793,  he  was  installed  collegiate  pastor  with  Mr.  Gra- 
ham, his  preceptor,  in  the  congregations  of  Oxford,  New  Mon- 
mouth, Lexington,  and  Timber  Ridge,  Virginia.  In  1795,  he  came 
to  Kentucky,  and  preached  first  to  the  churches  of  Smyrna  and 
Flemingsburgh.  He  afterwards  preached  m  various  places,  among 
which  were  Danville,  Nicholasville,  Cherry  Spring,  Versailles,  and 
Lexington.  He  had  also  studied  medicine  and  was  successful  in 
its  practice,  but  only  engaged  in  this  because  his  salary  as  a 
preacher,  was  not  sufficient  to  support  him.  In  April,  1801,  he 
resigned  a  call  that  he  had  accepted  from  Union.  He  was  dis- 
missed to  the  Presbytery  of  Transylvania,  in  meeting  of  Presby- 
tery October  3-4.,  1804,  at  Washington,  Kentucky,  and  removed 
from  the  neighborhood  of  Johnston's  Fork  meeting-house  to  Dan- 
ville, and  was,  in  Kentucky,  a  great  power  in  contending  for  sound 
doctrine,  during  the  time  of  the  New  Light  troubles.  In  1805-0, 
by  direction  of  the  General  Assembly,  he  traveled  through  North- 
ern Kentucky,  with  a  view  to  regulate  disorders  and  revive  the 
spirits  of  desponding  flocks  and  prevent,  so  far  as  possible,  the 
people  from  accepting  the  errors  pressed  upon  them  by  the 
New  Light  preachers.  Against  these  he  worked  with  voice  and 
pen.  In  Presbytery,  at  Buckskin,  April  6-8,  1814,  he  was  re- 
ceived into  this  Presbytery  again,  on  a  certificate  from  the  Pres- 
tery  of  West  Lexington.  In  the  Autumn  of  1813,  he  had  removed 
to  Chillicothe,  and  was  engaged  in  the  preparation  of  a  work 
to  be  called  "  Western  Antiquities,"  but  died  November  4th,  1814 
Davidson  says  that:  "Nassau  Hall  was  about  to  confer  upon  him 
the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity,  when  death  pi-evented  the  in- 
tended honor." 

He  was  a  man  of  fine  taste  and  devoted  to  criticism  and  belles- 
lettres.  In  early  life  he  had  a  great  reputation  as  a  preacher,  but 
his  voice,  which  had  never  been  strong,  became  so  broken  by 
preaching  to  large  assemblies,    in  the  open  air,  during  the  great 


44  THE   HISTORY   OT    THE 

revival,  t\at  ib  was  painful  for  strangers  to  listen  to  him,  and 
tlrs  prevented  him  from  ge'.ting  sncli  a  situation  as  his  talents 
would  have  commanded.  H>  published  a  number  of  articles,  most- 
ly controversial,  and  his  friend*  thought  that  it  was  an  irre- 
parablo  loss,  that  he  was  prevented  by  death  from  'finishing  the 
work  on  which  he  was  engaged. 

Poier  Wilson  who  has  been  mentioned  above  as  one  of  tho 
first  ministers  who  were  members  of  Presbytery,  but  who  was 
not  present  at  tho  firsf,  and  who  died  before  the  second  meet- 
ing of  Presbytery,  was  received  into  the  Presbytery  of  Transyl- 
vania from  Abingdon  Presbytery  in  October,  1797.  In  April.  1798 
he  received  a  call  from  the  church  at  Cincinnati,  to  which  Wid. 
Aithurs  had  preached  after  Mr.  Kemper's  resignation,  but  a  pro- 
test being  made  by  members  of  said  church,  the  caso  w  is  put 
into  the  hands  of  a  committee  to  go  there  and  settle  difficulties. 
At  an  intermediate  meeting,  in  August,  a  request  caino  from  the 
congregation  in  Cincinnati  for  Mr.  Wilson's  settlement.  The  clerk 
was  ordered  to  writo  to  Mr.  Wilson  and  the  elders  of  the 
church,  directing  them  to  be  pmsent  at  the  Fall  meeting,  for  an 
investigation  of  the  matter,  but  they  not  appearing,  were  cited,  with 
any  that  might  feel  aggrieved  to  appear,  at  tho  Spring  meeting, 
that  the  difficulty  "between  Mr.  Wilson  and  tho  Session  might  bo 
settled."  In  the  meantimo  the  presbytery  was  divided — Mr-.  Wil- 
son was  appointed  to  open  Washington  Presbytery,  at  Johnston's 
Fork,  with  a  sermon,  and  so  the  business  came  for  a  settlement 
into  our  Presbytery,  and  in  the  minutes  of  the  first  meeting 
there  13  the  following  record;  "A  letter  from  Messrs.  Miller  and 
Reedor,  to  the  moderator  of  Presbytery,  relating  to  the  subject 
of  complaint  between  them  and  the  Rev.  Peter  Wilson,  and  con- 
taining reasons  for  their  non-attendance,  was  produced  and  read. 
A-so  an  extract  from  the  minutes  of  Transylvania  Presbytery  and 
the  other  papers  relative  to  that  business  were  read  and 
considered,  and  after  mature  deliberation,  it  was  agreed  to  go 
into  a  decision  on  that  business,  at  Orangodale,  and  in  order  to 
such  an  event,  resolved  that,  Mr.  Wilson,  Messrs.  Miller  and 
Reeder  and  "diosver  else  may  feel  aggrieved,  be,  and  they  are 
hereby,  cited  to  appear  there,  that  measures  may  be  taken  for  an 
amicable  and  final  adjustment  of  the  existing  difference  between 
them.  On  motion,  resolved:  that  Messrs.  Campbell,  McNemar 
and  Darlington,  be  a  oommittoe  to  draft  letters  to  the  Rev.  Peter 
Wilson,  Maasers.  Miller  and  Reeder,  and  the  people  of  Cincinnati, 
who  prepared  tho  call  to  Mr.  Wilson,  acid  to  make  report  to-morrow 


CHTLLICOTHE   PRESBTTERT.  45 

morning."  At  the  next  meeting,  October  24,  1799,  it  is  recorded 
that,  "The  Rev.  Peter  Wilson  departed  this  life,  July  24,  1799. 
Of  course  the  business  pending  with  respect  to  him,  was  con- 
sidered as  terminated  by  that  unexpected  and  much  lamented 
event." 

The  Rev.  ffm.  Speer,  who  was  also  marked  absent  from  the  first 
meeting  of  Presbytery,  was  born  in  the  bounds  of  upper  Marsh 
Creek  church,  in  what  is  now  Adams  county,  Pennsylvania.  He  grad- 
uated at  Carlisle,  at  the  age  of  24  years,  in  1788,  and  remained  there 
until  1791,  in  the  only  theological  class  ever  taught  by  Dr.  Nesbit. 
He  was  pastor  of  the  Falling  Spring  church,  Chambersburg,  Pennsyl- 
vania, from  1734  to  1797.  In  the  Summer  he  started  on  an  exploring 
tour  into  what  was  then  known  as  the  North  Western  Territory,  and 
traveling  on  horseback  came  to  Chillicothe,  which  was  then  but  one 
year  old.  Finding  there  a  few  Presbyterian  families,  he  organized 
the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Chillicothe  which  Church  was,  after 
a  fashion  then  prevalent  of  naming  churches,  called  Newhcpe  Church. 
This  church  was  taken  under  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Transyl- 
vania, October  3, 1797,  and  April,  1798,  Mr.  Speer,  at  a  meeting  of 
the  Presbytery  in  New  Provi  lence  Church,  not  far  from  Danville, 
Kentucky,  accepted  the  call  of  the  church  to  become  its  pastor. 

Ho  was  pastor  of  this  church  until  tho  meeting  of  Presbytery  at 
Cincinnati  October  6  9,  1S02,  when  tho  relation  was  dissolved  and  he 
was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Carlisle  From  1803,  until  his 
death  in  182D,  ho  labored  in  the  united  congregations  of  Greensburg 
and  Unity,  in  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone,  which  Presbytery  he  joined 
April  9,  1803,  and  was  soon  after  installed  in  the  above  churches, 
to  which  he  had  begun  to  preach  soon  after  leaving  our  Presbytery, 
and  therefore  did  not  present  his  certificate  to  the  Presbytery  of  Car- 
lisle, but  to  the  Presbytery  in  which  he  had  found  a  field  of  labor. 
While  in  our  Presbytery  at  tho  meeting  at  Red  Oak,  April  14  15, 
18)1,  '"Mi'.  Spaer  was  appointed  treasurer,  whose  duty  it,  shall  be,  to 
receive  all  monies  collected  within  the  bounds  of  the  Presbytery,  for 
tho  purpose  of  defraying  the  expenses  of  commissioners  to  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly,  and  for  paying  the  postage  of  the  extracts  of  their 
minutes  to  this  Presbytery,  and  account  with  Presbytery  at  each  ses- 
sion, for  the  money  he  may  from  time  to  time  receive."  He  served 
in  this  office  until  October  7.  1802,  when,  upon  his  resignation,  John 
P.   Campbell  was     elected  treasurer. 

Two  men  had  applied  for  admission  lo  Presbytery — the  first,  in 
the  meeting  at  Cincinnati,  October  710,  1800,  concerning  which  ap- 
plication, this  is  the  record:  "Presbytery  having  maturely  considered 


46  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

the  request  of  the  congregation  of  Springfield,  (Springdale,)  relative 
to  Mr.  John  W.  Brown,  found  insuperable  objection  to  taking  Mr. 
Brown  under  probation  for  the  gospel  ministry,  or  even  permitting 
him  to  exerciso  the  functions  of  a  public  teacher,  in  their  bounds. 
The  law  of  the  General  Assemblv  designed  to  regulate  their  Presby- 
teries in  receiving  foreign  clergymen,  requiring  certain  literary  ac- 
complishments as  indispensable,  which  Mr.  Brown  does  not  possess; 
and  the  unfavorable  reports,  too  extensively  prevalent  relative  to  his 
moral  character,  leave  Presbytery  no  alternative,  but  to  refuse  him 
their  countenance.  And  while  they  are  disposed  to  hope  the  best,  as 
to  his  personal  piety,  and  willing  as  they  are  to  treat  him  with  all 
possible  tenderness,  yet  finding  him  destitute  of  very  important 
qualifications,  and  that  goneral  good  report,  so  necessary  in  an  evan- 
gelical teacher,  think  themselves  not  at  liberty  to  recommend  him 
to  the  congregation  of  Springfield,  though  in  another  way  solicitous 
to  pay  every  attention  to  them  as  a  vacancy  under  their  care." 

In  the  minutes  of  Presbytery,  at  Eagle  Creek,  October  6-8, 1801, 
there  is  this  record,  concerning  the  other  application:  "An  address 
from  the  people  of  New  Market,  respecting  the  restoration  of  Mr. 
Robert  \V.  Finley,  formerly  member  of  the  Presbytery  of  Transylva- 
nia, and  by  them  deposed  was  read.  Presbytery  having  also  heard 
Mr.  Finley  as  to  his  desire  of  returning,  Resolved  that  longer  time 
will  be  necessary  to  evidence  the  nature  of  his  repentance,  and  heal 
the  wound  he  has  given  to  religion." 

•  In  Gillot's  History,  it  is  stated,  on  the  authority  of  James  B. 
Finley's  autobiography,  that  Mr.  Robert  W.  Finley  was  the  first 
preacher  to  the  Presbyterian  church  in  Chillicothe.  The  statement 
in  the  autobiography  is  on  the  109th  page,  and  in  these  words:  "The 
first  public  house,  or  hotel,  kept  in  Chillicothe,  was  by  a  man  by  the 
name  of  Benjamin  Urmstodt.  The  first  store  was  kept  by  Mr.  John 
McDougal.  The  first  Presbyterian  minister  was  the  Rev.  Robert  W. 
Finley,  and  the  first  Methodist  ministers  were  the  Rey.  Messrs  Harr 
and  Tiffin." 

Br.  Moore  in  his  History  of  the  Presbytery  of  Columbus 
says:  ^By  1832,  Washington  Presbytery  had  thirty-two  congre- 
gations and  five  pastors.  The  most  Northerly  of  these  congregations 
in  Ohio  were  at  Chillicothe  and  vicinity.  Here  Wm.  Speer  had  suc- 
ceeded Finley  in  1798." 

"As  I  was  satisfied  that  Finley  never  had  been  pastor  at  Chilli- 
cothe, I  hunted  up  his  record  and  received  the  following  from  the  Rev. 
Leveus  El.ly,  Stated  Clerk  of  the  Presbytery  of  Transylvania:  "In 
re  R-  W,  Finley,  received  February  H*  from  Redstone    Presbytery. 


ClllLLlCOTltE   PRESBYTERY.  47 

February,  1795,  he  is  accused  of  drunkenness;  not  present,  but  peti- 
tions for  a  session  meeting  to  be  ordered,  to  inquire  concerning  him- 
self, and  to  try  certain  persons  for  scandal.  This  refused,  a  letter  is 
banded  in  from  him,  denouncing  Presbytery,  and  declariDg  his  re- 
nunciation of  the  authority  and  connection.  Presbytery  then  de- 
posed him  and  declared  his  charge  vacant.  In  April  he  appeared, 
said  he  misunderstood,  and  signed  a  paper,  and  was  restort-d;  his 
trial  was  ordered;  July,  Presbytery  met  at  his  place,  sent  for  him 
twice.  He  sent  word  they  need  not  trouble  themselves  for  he  should 
not  come;  aleo  sent  a  letter  renouncing  jurisdiction  again.  Sus- 
pended; his  charges  of  scandal  dismissed;  cited  to  the  next  Presby- 
tery. October,  having  disregarded  four  citations  and  continuing 
to  preach,  he  is  deposed.  He  was  pastor  of  Ash  Ridge  and  Con- 
cord Churches.     I  find  no  record  of  his  being  in  Ohio. 

[Signed.]  Yours  truly, 

L.  Eddy,  S.  C.  T.  P. 

Davidson,  p.  127,  says:  "The  Rev.  Robert  Finley,  originally  from 
South  Carolina,  was  received  from  Redstone  Presbytery,  February 
20th,  1792,  with  a  high  character,  which  ho  soon  contrived  to  forfeit. 
Rumors  of  habitual  inebriety  coming  to  the  ears  of  the  Presbytery, 
they  insisted  on  a  trial.  He  was  pertinacious  for  an  investigation  by 
a  committee,  and  renouncing  their  jurisdiction,  he  was  suspended  in 
1795.  He  made  concessions  and  was  restored,  but  figain  proving 
contumacious,  was  again  suspended,  and  continuing  nevertheless  to 
preach,  was  finally  deposed  October  6,  1796." 

The  above  being  true,  I  certainly  think  it  a  piece  of  great  impu- 
dence, at  which  I  was  astonished,  for  the  Rev.  James  B.  Finley  to 
put  also,  in  his  autobiography,  in  a  notice  written  by  "Professor  Bas- 
eom,  the  great  pulpit  orator  of  the  West,"  of  his  brother  John  P. 
Finley,  the  following  which  is  found  en  page  422:  "He"  (referring  to 
a  son  of  Robert  W.  Finley)  "evinced  an  aptitude  to  learn,  that  in- 
duced his  father,  a  distinguished  Presbyterian  clergyman,  who  is 
now  at  the  age  of  seventy,  a  Methodist  traveling  preacher,  to  give 
him  a  classical  education."  I  think  that  the  truth  about  the  matter 
is,  that  after  he  was  deposed  from  the  ministry,  Mr.  Finley  lived  for 
a  short  time  in  Chillicothe.  It  is  certain  that  he  never  had  any  offi- 
cial connection  with  the  church  there,  and  that  Wm.  Speer  organized 
the  church  and  was  its  first  pastor.  Mr.  Finley  was  received  into  the 
ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in  1812. 

At  the  first  meeting  of  Presbytery  after  the  SyDod's  action  in  ref- 
erence to  McNemar,  Thompson  and  Dunlevy,  which  was  at  Cincin- 
nati, October  5th  and  6th,  1803,  the  Rev.  Robert  "WileoD,  who  had 


48  THE  HISTORY   OF    THB 

bo ?a  supplying  Washington,  Kentucky,  was  received  from  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Lexington,  and  continued  at  Washington,  for  one-half  of 
his  time,  and  at  Germ  an  town  for  one-fouith.  He  was  descended 
from  ancestors  who  had  been  driven  by  persecution,  for  (heir  religious 
belief,  from  tho  North  of  Ireland  to  Western  Virginia.  Ke  was  born 
in  1772,  and,  after  laboring  for  a  short  time  in  Virginia,  he  came  <s  a 
missionary,  to  Kentucky  in  170S,  where  he  married  and  settled  in 
Washington,  icmaining  thereuntil  his  death,  October  31st,  1822,  in 
the  fiftieth  year  of  his  age. 

He  was  a  man  of  great  amiability  and  equanimity.  His  labors 
were  greatly  blessed  at  Washington.  Through  his  exertions  tiio 
churches  of  Maysville  and  Augusta  were  organized,  and  those  of 
Smyrna  and  Flemingsburgh  owed  to  him  their  preservation,  when 
they  were  languishing  without  a  pastor.  He  was  the  father  of  the  Rev 
Robert  W.  Wilson,  who  was  long  after  this  date,  pastor  of  the  church 
at  Bloomingburgh.  By  this  time  in  addition  to  the  churches  and 
preaching  places  mentioned  in  the  first  meeting  of  Presbytery,  a 
number  more  appear  on  the  record.  In  the  meeting  at  tho  Baptist 
meeting  he  use,  Washington,  October  24,  1799,  Manchester  first  ap- 
pears, Mi*.  Campbell  being  appointed  to  preach  there  one  Sabbath. 
In  Presbytery  at  Cabin  Creek,  April  Sth-lOth,  1800,  Beulab,  North 
Liberty  and  Locust  of  Licking,  (together  with  Washington  and 
Manchester  that  had  appeared  before)  "prayed  to  be  considered  as 
vacancies  under  the  care  of  Presbytery,  and  that  supplies  might  bo 
granted  them  as  frequently  as  possible." 

In  Presbytery  at  Cincinnati,  October  7th — 10th,  1800,  there  was 
presented  "A  supplication  freni  the  people  on  the  heads  of  Turtle 
Creek  and  the  little  Miami,  to  be  known  by  the  name  of  Bethany;"' 
also,  "A  verbal  supplication  from  the  iLhabilants  of  Big  Indian." 
These  supplications  were  granted  and  some  supplies  appointed  to 
them.  Fleming  also  then  first  appears  in  the  minutes  as  one  of  the 
vacancies  to  which  supplies  were  sent.  Red  Oak,  at  which  Presby- 
tery appointed  its  next  meeting,  is  also  then  first  mentioned,  although 
it  and  Fleming  were  both  old  churches.  Mr,  Campbell  informed 
Presbytery  that  he  now  accepted  a  call  from  Union  Congregation. 
In  Presbytery,  at  Red  Oak,  April  14th  and  15th,  1801,  Buckskin 
Creek,  (now  Salem,)  Fairfield,  and  Franklinton,  asked  for  supplies, 
through  the  Rev,  Wm.  Speer,  who  was  appointed  to  spend  one 
Sabbath  at  each.  Buckhannon's  on  Indian  Creek  asked  for  sup- 
plies, through  Mr.  Dunlevy.  Mr.  Campbtll  resigned  the  call  that 
he  had  acceptod  from  Union.  Fleming  presented  a  request,  signed 
by  forty-eight  persons,  for  one-third  of   Mr.    Campbell's  time,  and 


CHILLICOTHE    ffcESBttERT.  49 

Locnst  presented  a  request  signed  by  thirty  persons  requesting  an- 
other third.  These  requests  were  granted.  "Sundry  persons  in 
Hamilton  and  Big  Indian  congregations,"  (which  latter  had  before 
appeared,)  presented  supplications  for  as  many  supplies  as  Presby- 
tery think  proper.  Mr.  Kemper  was  appointed  to  supply  one  Sab- 
bath at  Forks  of  Mad  river,  and  one  at  Dayton,  and  Mr.  NcNemar 
one  at  New  Maiket.  Turtle  Creek  congregation  also  appears  for 
the  first  time,  in  a  suppplication  from  Bethany  congregation,  re- 
questing "that  they  should  be  permitted  to  continue  the  use  of 
their  meeting-house  in  the 'place  where  it  now  stands,  which  was 
assented  to,  by  a  committee  from  Turtle  Creek  Congregation,  and 
Presbytery  granted  their  request.  /  %0f. 

In  Presbytery  at  Eagle  Creek,  October  6-8,.  Mr.  Finley  was 
appointed  to  supply  Germantown  and  Bracken,  (with  Union,)  at 
discretion  for  all  his  time,  save  one  Sabbath  at  New  Market. 
Mr.  Thompson  was  made  stated  supply  for  one-third  of  his 
time,  at  Hamilton.  Duck  Creek  also  now  first  appears,  Mr. 
Kemper  being  appointed  to  supply  it  one-third  of  his  time  for 
one  year,  and  one-fourth  at  Sycarnore  which  is  also  now  first 
mentioned.  Then  in  Presbytery  at  Washington,  Kentucky,  April 
13-15,  1802,  "A  congregation  in  Ross  county  by  the  name  of 
Union,  requested  to  be  taken  on  our  minutes  as  such.  Augusta, 
Kentucky,  petitioned  for  one-half  of  Mr.  Finley's  time  for  one 
year,  which  was  granted."  A  settlement  on  "White  Oak  asked  for 
supplies,  as  did  also  Mt.  Pleasant.  In  a  discourse  delivered  at 
Kingston,  Ohio,  August  22nd,  1848,  the  Rev.  Timothy  Stearns,  then 
pastor  of  Mount  Pleasant  Church,  says:  "In  February,  1798, 
William  McCoy  settled  six  miles  from  Chillicothe,  on  the  east 
side  of  the  Scioto  River.  On  the  first  day  of  May,  in  the  same 
year,  James  Wilson  arrived  in  Chillicothe,  and  soon  aiteiwtrd 
removed  to  the  banks  of  Congo,  just  above  its  junction  with 
Sippo.  During  that  summer  a  few  more  Presbyterian  families 
settled  in  this  region.  After  some  consultation  they  erected  in 
July,  1798,  a  meeting  house.  It  was  made  of  rough  logs,  thiity 
feet  square,  without  any  floor.  The  church  was  organized  in 
that  house,  the  latter  part  of  August,  1798,  by  Rev.  William  Speer 
of  Chillicothe.  The  church  at  its  organization,  consisted  of  four- 
teen members,  six  males  and  eight  females,  viz:  William  McCoy 
and  his  wife;  James  Wilson  and  his  son  John,  and  three  unmar- 
ried daughters;  William  Craig  and  Lis  wife;  Willi; rn  Blair  ard 
his  wife;  Samuel  Denny  and  his  wife;  and  Margaret  Denny,  wife 
of  David    Denny."    Messrs.   McCoy  and  Wilson  who  were  already 


50  THE    HISTORY   OV    THfc 

elders,  were  recognizee!  as  such  in  the  new  church,  without  a 
formal  election.  "Col.  John  Entrekin,  who  was  for  a  long  time 
a  ruling  elder  in  this  church,  came  to  this  region  in  1789,  and 
was  present  at  the  first  communion  season,  but  did  not  become 
a  member  of  the  church  for  some  years.  The  Rev.  William  Speer 
was  immediately  engaged  to  preach  here  one-third  of  his  time, 
and  the  elders  became  responsible  to  pay  him  one  hundred  dol- 
lars annually.  He  continued  until  the  Spring  of  1802.  After  he 
left,  the  church  applied  for  supplies  to  Presbytery,  and  so  is 
mentioned  here   for   the  first   time  in   the  minutes. 

In  Presbytery  at  Springfield,  (Springdale,)  April  6-11,  1803, 
Mr.  Dunlevy  presented  a  verbal  supplication  from  the  people  of 
Gallipolis  and  vicinity,  asking  to  be  taken  notice  of  by  Presby- 
tery, and  afforded  assistance.  Mr.  Dunlevy  was  appointed  to 
preach  at  Gallipolis,  one  Suuday.  This  was  not  continued  how- 
ever, for  at  the  fall  meeting  of  Presbytery,  it  was  resolved,  that 
Presbytery  was  not  able  to  furnish  them  with  supplies,  and  they 
were  directed  to  apply  elsewhere.  Pollock  Hun,  afterwards  called 
Hopewell,  also  first  appears  at  this  meeting,  in  the  petition  to 
have  Mr.  McNetnar   examined. 

In  Presbytery  at  Cincinnati,  October  5-6,  1803,  Straight  Creek, 
(now  Georgetown,  in  Portsmouth  Presbytery,)  petitioned  for  sup- 
plies  for  one  year,  and  then  with  Red  Oak  asked  leave  to  apply 
to  Ohio  and  West  Lexington  Presbyteries  for  supplies,  which 
was  granted  for  one  year.  A  petition  was  also  presented  from 
the  congregations  of  Duck  Creek,  Sycamore,  and  Pollock  Run. 
to  be  united  by  Presbytery,  the  latter  to  be  known  only  by  the 
name  of  Hopewell  Church,  and  also  that  Mr.  Kemper  be  con- 
tinued their  stated  supply  another  year,  which  petition  was  granted. 
At  this  time  the  churches  and  preaching  places  had  greatly 
increased  in  number,  but  there  were  only  five  preachers  belong- 
ing to  the  Presbytery  including  Mr.  Wilson  who  was  received  at 
this  meeting. 

At  the  uext  meeting  at  Red  Oak,  April,  4-6,  1804,  another 
congregation  was  received,  for  "A  verbal  supplication  for  supplies 
from  Dick's  Creek  was  made  to  Presbytery,  by  Messrs.  Kemper 
and  Tichenor.  It  appeared  that  this  congregation  had  taken 
measures  for  raising  a  congregational  fund."  This  church  is  now 
called  Blue  Ball,  and  is  a  flourishing  church  in  the  Dayton  Pres- 
bytery. At  this  meeting,  notwithstanding  the  preachers  were  few 
and  the  preaching  places  were  many,  ''After  conferring  largely  on 
the  general  state  of  religion  in  their  bounds,  Presbytery  appointed 


CH1LLIC0THE    PRESBYTERY.  51 

Messrs.  Kemper,  Wilson  and  Robert  Robb,  (an  elder  from  Cabin 
Creek,)  a  committee  to  draft  a  letter  to  the  churches  under  their 
care,  and  to  report  to-morrow  morning,  and  ordered  that  until  the 
next  stated  meeting  of  Presbytery,  the  member*  shall  devote  one- 
fourth  of  their  time,  or  at  least  as  much  of  it  as  may  be  unap- 
propriated, in  the  visitatiou  of  the  frontier  settlements,  and  organ- 
izing of  churches  through  the  bounds  of  Presbytery,  and  particu- 
larly that  Messrs.  Kemper  and  Wallace  attend  to  the  calls  in  the 
Miami  settlements,  and  that  Messrs.  Finley,  Campbell  and  Wilson 
direct  their  route  through  Brush  Creek,  Scioto,  Eagle  Creek,  Red 
Oak  and  Straight  Creek  settlements,  aud  such  other  places  as 
seem  to  merit  attention,  on  the  South  East  side  of  the  Ohio 
river.  They  also  appointed  two  committees,  James  Kemper, 
Matthew  G.  Wallace,  Stephen  Wheeler,  and  Samuel  Reeder,  or 
any  three  of  them  on  the  Miami:  and  John  E.  Finley,  Robert 
Wilson,  John  P.  Campbell,  Robert  Robb  and  Joseph  Darling- 
ton, or  any  three  of  them,  to  be  a  second  committee,  to  appoint, 
upon  examination,  in  the  interim  of  Presbytery,  catechists.  either 
stationary,  or  itinerant,  who  should,  under  direction  and  control 
of  Presbytery,   exercise   the  functions  of  that    office. 

In  Presbytery  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Buchanan,  July  25,  1804, 
Robert  B.  Dobbins  preached  the  opening  sermon,  from  1st  John 
3:3.  He  was  a  probationer  of  the  second  Presbytery,  of  South 
Carolina,  and  was,  at  that  meeting,  received  into  the  Presbytery 
of  Washington,  and  appointed  to  supply  one  Sabbath  at  Scioto 
Salt  Works,  and  the  rest  of  his  time,  until  the  next  meeting  of 
Presbytery,  at  Buckskin  and  Mount  Pleasant,  with  a  permission 
to  travel  without  our  bounds  for  the  term  of  three  months.  The 
elders  present  were  Sampson  McCollock,  John  McCabe  and  Matthew 
McClung.     There  must  have   been   some  Scotch  Irish  about. 

.  At  this  same  meeting  the  Rev.  Wm.  Robinson  was  received  from 
the  Presbytery  of  West  Lexington,  and  appointed  to  supply  one  Sab- 
bath at  Mr.  Runyen's,  on  Brush  Creek,  and  the  rest  of  his  time  at 
Beulah,  Dayton  and  Honey  Creek.  The  Rev.  Wm.  Robinson  came 
from  Buffalo  congregation,  in  Pennsylvania,  and  August  11th,  1796, 
was  ordained  over  Mount  Pleasant  and  Indian  Creek  churches,  in 
Kentucky.  "  In  1802  he  resigned  his  charge  and  was  recommended 
to  the  General  Assembly  to  ride  as  a  missionary,  northwest  of  the 
Ohio  river." — (Davidson.) 

In  Presbytery,  at  Washington.  Kentucky,  October  3d  and  4th, 
1804,  Whitewater,  Buck  Creek  and  Seven-Mile  first  appear  as 
preaching  places.    James  Kemper  was  elected  Treasurer  and  stated 

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52  THE    HISTORY  OF   THE 

clerk,   in  the  place  of  J.  P.  Campbell.     Messrs.   J.  E.  Finley  and 
Elwai'd  Harris  wore   appointed  a  committee  "to  draft  a  letter  to 
the  session  of  the  church  of  Cincinnati  respecting  their  difficulties  on 
the  subject  of  communion,  and  encouraging  th.3  preaching  of   sus- 
pended members,  and  to  report  to-morrow  morning."     The  nature 
of  the  trouble  appears,  in  the  minutes,  no  further  than  in  the  above. 
The  letter  that  was  prepared  is  not  copied  in  the  records,  but  there 
must  have  been  some  action  taken,  in  the  way  of  discipline,  for  at 
the  next  meeting  of  Presbytery  at  Hopewell  church,  April  3d  and  4tb, 
1805,  it  was  "ordered  that  a  committee   be    appointed    to    draft    a 
letter  to  the  church  at  Cincinnati,  respecting  their  not  being  allowed 
a  member  to  sit  in  Presbytery   at  present,   and  that  Rev.  Robert 
Wilson  and  Mr.  John  McConnell  be  that  committee."    At  this  Hope- 
well meeting  the  Rev.  James  Welsh  was  received  from  the  Presbytery 
of  West  Lexington,  and  appointed  supply  for  one-half  of  his  time  at 
Dayton.    Mr.  Welsh  was  licensed  July  27,  1793,  and  recommended  to 
the  Synod  of  Virginia,  as  a  missionary.     He  labored  for  a  year  in  the 
bounds  of  the  Redstone  Presbytery,  and  declined  a  call  in  Mason 
county,  Kentucky,  and,  February  17,  1796,  was  ordained  pastor  of 
the  Lexington  and  Georgetown  churches,   in   Kentucky,  where  he 
remained  until  he  came  to  our  Presbytery.     In  1799  he  was  appointed 
professor  of  Ancient  Languages  in  Transylvania  University,  which 
position  he  filled,  in  connection  with  his  pastorate,  for  some  years. 
He  also,  in  order  to  support  his  family,  foi  a  time  practiced  medicine- 
He  was  appointed  by  the  Assembly  to  preach  the  opening  sermon  at 
the  first  meeting  of  the  Synod  of  Kentucky,  which  met  in  the  Presby- 
terian church   in  Lexington,   on  Tuesday,  October  14th,   1802.    It 
appears,  however,  that  he  did  not  preach  it;  for  Davidson  says:  "Mr. 
Rice  preached  the  opening  sermon  and  was  immediately  after  elected 
Moderator." 

This  Synod  was  constituted  of  the  Presbyteries  of  Transylvania, 
West  Lexington  and  Washington,  and  was  petitioned  for  at  the  first 
meeting  of  our  Presbytery,  when  the  Presbytery  of  Transylvania  had 
been  divided  into  the  three  above  named  Presbyteries.  At  the  first 
meeting  there  were  present  seventeen  ministers  and  thirteen  elders 
There  were  thirty-seven  ministers  within  its  bounds.  The  following 
is  the  roll  of  the  first  meeting:  "Of  the  Presbytery  of  Transylvania, 
ministers  present:  David  Rice,  Samuel  Finley,  Matt.  Houston,  Sam'l 
Robertson,  Archibald  Cameron;  absent,  Thomas  Craighead,  Terah 
Templin,  James  Balch,  James  McGready,  Wm.  Hodge,  John  Bowman, 
Wm.  McGee,  John  Rankin,  Sam'l  Donald,  Wm.  Mahon,  Sam'l 
McAdow,  John  Howe,  James  Yance  and  Jer.  Abel.    Elders:  Andrew 


CHTLLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  53 

Wallace,  James  Bigham  and  Court  Voris.  Presbytery  of  West 
Lexington — Ministers  Present:  James  Crawford,  Samuel  ShannoD, 
Isaac  Tull,  Robert  Marshall,  James  Blythe,  James  Welsh,  Joseph  P. 
Howe,  Samuel  Rannels,  John  Lyle  and  Wm.  Robinson.  Absent:  Bar- 
ton W.  Stone.  Elders,  James  Bell,  Robert  Maffet,  Malcolm  Worley, 
Wm.  Scott,  Joseph  Walker,  Wm.  McConneil,  Samuel  Hayden  and 
Wm.  Henry.  Presbytery  of  Washington — Ministers  Present:  James 
Kemper,  John  P.  Campbell,  Richard  McNemar,  John  Thompson  and 
John  Dunlevy.  Absent:  John  E.  Finley  and  Matt.  G.  Wallace. 
Elders:  Robert  Gill  and  John  Campbell. 

At  the  same  meeting  of  Presbytery  at  Hopesvell,  Mr.  Robert  B. 
Dobbins  accepted  a  call  from  the  churches  of  Buckskin  and  Concord. 
Franklin  first  appears,  at  this  meeting,  as  a  preaching  place,  Mr. 
Welsh  being  appointed  to  preach  there  three  Sabbaths.  When 
Presbytery  adjourned,  it  was  to  meet  at  Buckskin  Church,  the  third 
Wednesday  in  Jnne,  to  ordain  and  install  Mr.  Dobbins,  and  to  at- 
tend to  any  other  business  that  might  come  up;  but  this  intermediate 
meeting  failed,  since  but  a  single  member,  the  Rev.  Robert  Wilson, 
was  present,  and  Mr.  Dobbins  was  not  ordained  and  installed,  until 
October  3d,  1805,  at  which  time  the  Rev.  M.  G.  Wallace,  preached  the 
ordination  sermon  from  John  12;16.     Mr.  Kemper  presided. 

In  the  meantime  there  had  been  a  meeting,  at  Straight  Creek, 
August  28th  and  29th,  1805,  when  Presbytery  had  receiyed  from  the 
second  Presbytery,  of  South  Carolina,  the  Reverends  Robert  G.  Wil- 
son, William  Williamson  and  James  Gilliland.  At  this  meeting  also 
"A  number  of  the  inhabitants  on  the  waters  of  North  Paint  and 
Scioto,  adjoining  New  Hope,  desire  to  be  known  on  our  minutes  by 
the  name  of  Union  Congregation."  This  Union  which  thus  ap- 
peared, for  the  second  time  on  the  minutes,  presented  a  call  for  one- 
third  of  Mr.  Wilson's  time,  while  Newhope,  or  Chillieothe,  called 
for  two-thirds.  Mr.  Wilson  was  ready  to  accept  these  calls,  but  it 
appeared  that  the  congregation  had  not  settled  with  Mr.  Speer, 
their  former  pastor,  who  claimed  $337,  as  still  due  to  him.  Wm. 
Robinson  and  Ephraim  Bates,  their  commissioners,  being  asked 
about  the  matter,  it  appeared  "That  on  account  of  some  peculiar 
occurrences,  in  the  course  of  Mr.  Spear's  intercourse  vith  these 
people,  they  were  of  opinion  that  he  ought  to  make  some  abate- 
ment in  this  demand,"  but  stated  that  the  congregations  which  they 
represented,  would  cheerfully  abide  the  decision  of  Presbytery  con- 
cerning this  difficulty.  The  consideration  of  this  was  deferred — 
until  in  a  meeting — at  Chillieothe,  October  1st  and  2nd,  1806,  when 
the  following  was    adopted,    Mr.    Speer   being    present,  and  the 


54  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

congregations  appearing  by  tbeir  representative,  Mr.  Hugh  Coch- 
ran, an  elder  from  Union:  '"Whereas,  it  appeared  to  Presbytery, 
on  due  investigation  to  be  admitted  by  the  congregations,  that 
the  sum  claimed  by  Mr.  Speer,  viz:  $342,54,  is  justly  due  to 
him"  (the  before  mentioned  sum  with  interest  added,)  'agreeably 
to  the  terms  of  the  call  by  them  presented  to  Mr.  Speer,  and  no 
satisfactory  reason  assigned  by  the  congregations,  why  they  should 
not  comply  with  their  solemn  contract,  notwithstanding  Presbytery 
heartily  feel  for  those  who  seem  already  to  have  borne  more 
than  their  due  proportion  of  the  sum  first  engaged  to  their  pastor, 
through  the  unfaithfulness  of  those  on  whom  they  depended  for 
aid,  yet  seeing  they  did  not  take  the  only  step  to  which  the 
discipline  of  our  church  directed,  viz:  'to  apply  to  Presbytery  for 
relief  before  the  arrearages  became  burdensome,'  Presbytery  are 
t  hero  fore  of  opinion,  that  they  cannot,  as  the  matter  now  stands,  by 
any  rule  of  law  or  equity,  rescind  the  contract  made  by  the 
people  with  their  minister,  while  they  claimed  and  [enjoyed  his 
labors.  Presbytery  do  therefore  judge  that  it  is  the  duty  of 
these  congregations  to  uake  a  common  cause  of  this  business, 
and  pay  to  Mr.  Speer  the  said  arrearages,  and  do  most  earn- 
estly recommend  to,  and  enjoin  it  on,  said  congregations  to  take 
the  most  prompt  and  efficient  measures  to  discharge  their  contract." 
The  congregation  promptly  did  as  they  were  enjoined,  and  re- 
ported  settlement  at  the   Spring   meeting.  # 

At  the  meeting  when  he  was  received,  Mr.  Gilliland  was  ap- 
pointed Stated  Supply  at  Straight  Creek  for  one-third,  and  at  Red 
Oak  for  two- thirds  of  his  time,  for  one  year.  Mr.  Williamson  was 
appointed  two  Sabbaths  at  Cabin  Creek,  two  at  Eagle  Creek,  and 
the  remainder  of  his  time  at  discretion.  When  Presbytery  met,  at 
Buckskin.  October  2nd  and  3rd,  1805,  a  written  supplication  from  a 
congregation  desiring  to  be  known  by  the  name  of  Liberty,  and 
praying  for  supplies:  also  a  similar  supplication  from  a  congrega- 
tion desiring  to  be  known  by  the  name  of  Lebanon,  and  praying  for 
one-third  part  of  the  labors  of  Mr.  Steele,  were  granted.  A  con- 
gregation on  Kinnickinnnick,  one  at  Paddy  Run,  and  one  at  Rocky 
Fork  of  Paint  Creek  appeared,  also  asking  supplies  for  the  first 
time,  unless  which  is  probable,  the  first  mentioned  was  Mount 
Pleasant. 

In  Presbytery  at  Cincinnati.  April,  2nd  and  3rd,  1806,  "The 
Stated  Clerk,  agreeably  to  our  order  of  last  session,  reported  a 
history  of  this  Presbytery,  which  report,  after  some  amendment. 
was  received,  and  on  motion,   Presbytery  resolved,   that  said  report 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTEKY.  55 

be  committed  to  their  Moderator,  (Robert  G.  Wilson,)  to  be  re- 
vised and  corrected  by  him,  and  that  it  be  his  duty,  being  fur- 
nished by  the  Stated  Clerk  with  the  necessary  extracts  from  the 
Presbytery  book,  to  insert  in  their  proper  places,  the  number  of 
churches  found  in  the  bounds  of  this  Presbytery  at  its  first  institu- 
tion, and  the  annual  accession  of  churches,  if  any,  down  to  the 
present  time,  and  that  he,  as  early  as  possible,  forward  said  re- 
port to  Dr.  Green  and  Mr.  Hazard." 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Ashbel  Green  and  Mr.  Ebenezer  Hazard,  of  Phila- 
delphia, had  been  appointed  by  the  Assembly  of  1804  to  write  a 
"History  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  United  States  of 
America." 

Honey  Creek  applied  for  one-half  of  Mr.  Robinson's  time, 
and  Beulah  asked  for  the  other  half.  Red  Oak  and  Straight 
Creek  united  in  presenting  a  call  for  Mr,  Gilliland,  which  he 
held  for  consideration  until  the  next  stated  meeting,  as  he  in- 
formed Presbytery  by  letter,  not  being  present.  There  was  also 
presented  a  verbal  supplication  f or  supplies  from  Dry  Fork  of 
Whitewater,  a  preaching  place  now  first  appearing.  It  was  or- 
dered at  this  meeting:  That  the  vacancies  be  required  to  be  par- 
ticular to  compensate  those  ministers  who  shall  be  sent  to  them 
to  supply,  and  report  to  Presbytery,  what  supplies  they  have  re- 
ceived and  what  they  have  contributed,  at  their  next  stated 
meeting. 

At  the  Fall  meeting  October  1st  and  2nd,  1806,  at  Chilli- 
cothe,  James  Hoge,  a  licentiate,  from  the  Presbytery  of  Lexing- 
ton. Virginia,  was  received.  The  General  Assembly,  in  the  Spring 
of  this  year,  had  adopted  the  following:  "Resolved  that  Mr. 
James  Hoge  be  appointed  a  missionary  for  three  months,  in  the 
State  of  Ohio  aud  parts  adjacent."  They  were  for  making  short 
work  of  it,  didn't  think  it  worth  while  to  make  two  bites  of  one 
cherry.  Dr.  Hoge,  however,  spent  a  good  many  three  mouths, 
in  Ohio,  and  there  is,  even  yet,  plenty  of  room  for  such  men  in 
this   State,   to  say  nothing  of   "parts   adjacent." 

Orangedale  presented  a  petition  requesting  to  be  known  by 
the  name  of  Lemon.  At  this  meeting  also,  the  Rev.  Seth  Noble, 
a  minister  of  the  Congregational  church,  lately  from  the  State  of 
Massachusetts,  appeared  before  Presbytery  and  presented  a  certifi- 
cate of  his  regular  standing,  as  a  minister  of  the  gospel,  in  that 
church,  and  stated  to  Presbytery,  that  other  papers,  more  fully 
exhibiting  his  regular  introduction  to  the  gospel  ministry,  and 
good  standing  as  a  laborer   in  the   Lord's  Vineyard,    are  coming 


56  !TSE   HISTORY   OF   THB 

forward  with  his  family,  wherupon  the  Presbytery  cheerfully  ad- 
mitted the  Bev.  Seth  Noble  to  preach  the  gospel  and  administer 
its  ordinances  in  their  vacancies,  and  look  forward,  with  pleasure 
to  that  time  when  the  expected  documents  shall  open  the  way, 
for  a  more  intimate  union  with  our  body.  The  Presbytery 
unanimously  agreed  to  invite  Mr.  Noble  to  a  seat,  as  a  correspond- 
ing member,  who  took  his  seat  accordingly."  But,  notwithstand- 
ing this  quaint  minute,  we  hear  no  more  of  the   Rev.  Seth. 

It  was  also,  at  this  meeting,  "Ordered  that  the  Stated  Clerk 
forward,  to  Mr.  Blythe,  the  names  of  Richard  McNemar,  John 
Dunlevy  and  John  Thompson,  (ministers  deposed  and  continuing 
to  exercise  ministerial  functions,)  that  they  may  be  published,  in 
the  Assembly's  Magazine,  agreeably  to  an  order  of  the  General 
Assembly."  Mr.  Gilliland  accepted  the  calls  from  Red  Oak  and 
Straight  Creek,  to  be  installed  the  second  Wednesday  of  Novem- 
ber, at  Red  Oak,  and  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Samuel  Salisbury,  Wm. 
Williamson  to  preach  and  John  E.  Finley  to  preside.  This  was 
attended  to  and  Mr.  Williamson  preached  from  2nd  Corinthians,  2:16, 
Nov.  10,1806,  Mr.  Finley  presiding. 

The  appointment  for  supplies  at  this  meeting  was  made  as  fol- 
lows: Finley  on  account  of  infirmities,  at  discretion;  Gilliland,  one 
Sabbath  at  Williamsburgh,  which  now  appears  as  a  preaching  place 
for  the  first  time;  Williamson  to  supply  statedly,  at  Manchester, 
Cabin  Creek  and  West  Union,  which  last  is  also  a  new  preaching 
place;  (the  former  Eagle  Creek  church  or  what  remained  of  it 
moved  into  the  village;)  Wallace,  one-third  of  his  time,  at  Spring- 
field, (Springdale;)  Welsh  one-half  at  Dayton,  and  one-fourth  at 
Franklin;  Robinson  one-half  at  Honey  Creek;  Steele  one  half  at 
Lebanon,  and  one-quarter  at  Lemon;  Robert  Wilson  one-half  at 
Washington,  and  one-quarter  at  Germantown,  both  of  which  were 
in  Kentucky,  in  Mason  County. 

In  the  meeting'  at  Lebanon,  April  1st  and  2d,  1807,  "  Mount 
Pleasant,  formerly  known  on  the  minutes  asKinnickinnick,"  presented 
a  call  for  one-half  of  the  labors  of  Rev.  Wm.  Williamson.  He  not 
being  present,  the  Stated  Clerk  was  directed  to  forward  it,  but  it 
seems  to  have  miscarried  and  never  to  have  got  into  his  hands,  and  at 
length,  in  April,  1808,  at  Nazareth,  it  was  put  on  the  minutes  that, 
"  as  that  congregation,  as  it  is  now  known,  is  not  within  the  bounds 
of  this  Presbytery,  further  order  on  the  call  is  superseded." 
This  effort  having  failed,  as  did  several  other  efforts,  to  secure  a 
pastor,  the  church  had  but  occasional  supplies,  until  July  1st,  1808, 
when  the  Rev.  James  Robinson,  a  member  of  the  Ohio  Presbytery, 


CHllLICOTHE    PRESBTTERY.  57 

took  charge  of  the  church,  preaching  half  his  time,  for  which  he 
received  $250  annually.  In  1813  he  began  to  preach  to  Mount 
Pleasant  two-thirds  of  his  time,  and  his  salary  was  raised  to  $3U0. 
For  one  or  two  years  he  preached  a  third  of  his  time  to  Union 
Church.  At  his  own  request  he  was  dismissed  from  this  church 
October  12,  1820.  Mr.  Kobinson  studied  theology  under  Dr.  Mc- 
Millan and  was  licensed  by  the  Ohio  Presbytery  October  17,  1805, 
and  ordained  and  installed  by  the  same  Presbytery  at  Crooked 
Creek,  J  une  3d,  1807.  That  pastoral  relation  was  dissolved  April 
20,  1808.  He  was  one  of  the  five  original  members  of  the  old 
Lancaster  Presbytery,  which  was  organized  April  5,  1809.  He  died 
in  Union  county  Ohio,  April  23d,  1847,  in  the  seventy- eighth  year 
of  his  age. 

The  next  pastor  was  the  Kev.  Wm.  Burton,  who  was  installed 
pastor  of  this,  and  the  Circleville  church,  Septetnbei  13, 1822,  and  re- 
signed November  17,  1830.  Mr.  Burton  was  a  graduate  of  Dart- 
mouth College  and  studied  theology  with  his  uncle  the  Rey.  Asa 
Burton,  of  Thetford  Vermont.  The  Rev  Benjamin  Dolbear  supplied 
the  church  during  the  winter  of  1830  and  31.  The  Rev.  Augustus 
Pomeroy  a  graduate  of  Williams  College  and  of  Andover  Seminary 
preached  to  the  people  from  April,  1831,  to  April,  1832.  He  resided 
in  Chillicothe,  where  he  had  charge  of  a  female  seminary.  The  church 
was  supplied  for  a  short  time  by  the  Rev.  A.  McFarland,  for- 
merly a  professor  in  Carlisle  College  and,  for  one  year,  by  the 
Rev.  Jame3  Bucknall.  In  Ipril  1836,  the  Rev.  Thomas  M. 
Chestnut  took  charge  of  the  church,  but  was  not  installed  till 
August  31,  1838.  He  was  dismissed  at  his  own  request  February 
10,  1842.  Mr.  Chestnut  was  brought  up  and  educated  in  Wash- 
ington County  Pennsylvania.  He  afterwards  preached  in  the 
churches  of  Rossville  and  Lexington,  Indiana. 

Only  four  weeks  after  he  left,  the  Rev.  Timothy  Stearns 
began  preaching  at  Mount  Pleasant,  bat  was  not  installed  until 
April  11,  1843.  Mr.  Stearns  graduated,  at  Amherst  College,  in  1833, 
and  at  Andover  Theological  Seminary  in  1837.  He  was  licensed 
April  11, 1837,  and  ordained  and  installed,  by  the  Columbus  Pres- 
bytery, at  Worthington,  July  2,  1839.  Mr.  Stearns  resigned 
the  pastorate  at  Mount  Pleasant  April  1st  1855  and  went  to  Mount 
Pleasant,  Iowa,  from  which  place  he  went  to  Fort  Madison,  Iowa, 
where  he  died  July  19,  1861, 

The  Rev.  George  Carpenter  began  preaching  in  Kingston, 
April  12,  1855,  and  was  ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  Columbus, 
and    installed  pastor  of    the    Mount  Pleasant  Church  October  3, 


5a  THE    HISTORY    OF   THE 

1855,  and  continued  preachiug  there  until  January  1st,  1867.  Apri 
10,  1867.  be  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Cbillicotbe.  The 
Rev.  W.  W.  McKiuney  began  preaching  at  Mount  Pleasant  June 
1.  1867.  and  was  installed  July  12,  of  the  same  year  and  con- 
tinued in  the  pastorate  of  that  church  until  it  came  again  into 
our  Presbytery   in  1870. 

At  the  Lebanon  m9etiag,  also,  petitions  were  presented  from 
Lebanon  and  Lemon,  praying  for  tbe  ordination  of  Mr.  Steele. 
After  mature  deliberation,  the  Presbytery  judged  that  the  request 
of  the  people  could  not  be  granted  "consistently  with  the  rules 
of  our  discipline."  The  request  was  to  have  him  ordained  as 
an  evangelist,  I  suppose,  as  there  is  nothing  said  about  calls 
having  been  presented,  and  "between  1764  and  1810  it  seem* 
to  have  been  more  or  less  the  custom  to  seek  the  advice  of 
Synod  or  General  Assembly  before  consenting  to  ordain  as 
evangelists.  Yet  the  proposition  to  make  this  consent  necessary 
was  rejected  by  the  Presbyteries,  in  1810,  and  in  1813,"  (Hodge's 
Presbyterian  Law,  p.  887.)  At  this  meeting,  it  was  reported  that 
the  History  of  the  Presbytery,  had  been  revised  and  sent  by  R. 
G.  Wilson  to  Dr.  Green  and  Mr.  Hazard.  It  would  appear, 
however,  that  this  history  was  not  complete,  since  Mr.  Welsh  and 
Mr.  Robinson  had  not  furnished  the  history  of  the  part  of 
Presbytery  that  had  been  assigned  to  them. 

Presbytery  again  met  at  Lebanon  October  14  and  15, 
1807,  and  Nazareth,  formerly  known  by  the  name  of  Clear  Creek, 
and  New  market,  presented  a  supplication  for  two-thirds  of  Mr. 
Hoge's  labors,  for  one  year,  but  Franklinton  presented  a  call 
for  three-fourths  of  his  time,  which  he  accepted  and  Romans 
5:10,  was  appointed  as  a  text  for  his  trial  sermon,  for  ordination, 
to  be  delivered  at  the  next  meeting.  He  was  however  not  or- 
dained until  June  10,  1808,  when  Wm.  Robinson  preached  from 
Heb.  13:7.  and  Robert  G.  Wilson  presided  and  gave  the  charge  to 
pastor  and  people,  and  so  began  one  of  the  longest  and  most  use- 
ful pastorates  in  the  State.  I  put  the  date  at  June  10.  although, 
in  Wilson's  Presbyterian  Almanac  for  1863,  p.  244,  in  what  pur- 
ports to  be  an  extract  from  Dr.  Hoge's  address  at  the  semi-centen- 
nial of  the  organization  of  the  First  Church  of  Columbus,  it  is  stated 
that  his  ordination  was  "performed  June  11  in  the  then  new 
Court  House,  in  Franklinton/'  I  have  also  seen  the  same  state- 
ment in  print  in  other  places,  but  the  following  is  a  true  copy  of 
the  minutes  of  Presbytery  in  reference  to  this:  "Franklinton  June 
10,  1808.     The  Presbytery  met  according  to  appointment,  and   con- 


CHZLLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  59 

stituted  with  prayer.  Members  present,  Messrs.  James  Gilliland, 
Moderator,  Robert  G.  Wilson  and  William  Robinson,  ministers,  and 
Wm.  Reed  ruling  elder.  The  Rev.  John  Wright,  a  member  of 
the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  being  present,  on  invitation  took  a  seat  as 
a  corresponding  member.  The  Rev.  Robert  G.  Wilson  was  chosen 
clerk  pro  tern.  Mr.  Samuel  Woods  produced  a  dismission  from  the 
Presbytery  of  Ohio,  to  put  himself  under  the  care  of  the  Presby- 
tery of  Washington,  to  which  he  was  recommended  as  a  licentiate, 
regular,  and  in  good  standing.  The  Presbytery  then  proceeded  to 
the  ordination  and  installation  of  Mr.  Hoge.  An  ordination  ser- 
mon was  preached  by  the  Rev.  William  Robinson  from  Heb.  13:7, 
and.  the  Rev.  Robert  G.  Wilson  presiding,  the  questions  directed 
in  our  discipline  were  put  to  Mr.  Hoge,  and  the  people,  and  by 
them  respectively  answered,  in  the  affirmative.  Mr.  Hoge  was  then 
set  apart  to  the  work  of  the  gospel  ministry  and  the  pastoral 
charge  of  the  Franklinton  congregation,  by  prayer  and  the 
imposition  of  the  hands  of  the  Presbytery,  after  which  a  suit- 
able charge  was  delivered  to  the  minister  and  people,  and  the 
congregation  dismissed.  Mr.  Hoge  was  then  invited  to  a  seat  in 
Presbytery,  which  he  took  accordingly.  Adjourned  to  meet  at 
this  place  to-morrow  morning  at   10  o'clock,  concluded  with  prayer. 

11th  June,  The  Presbytery  met  according  to  adjournment  and  con- 
stituted with  prayer;  Members  present  as  above,  except  Mr.  Wright, 
&c,  &c."  (R.  C.  G.  a  true  copy.)  "A  supplication  was  received  and 
presented  from  a  few  people  living  on  the  head  of  Main  Paint 
Creek,  to  be  taken  under  the  care  of  Presbytery  by  the  name  of 
New  Purchase  congregation,*'  and  Mr.  Dobbins  was  appointed  to 
supply  them  one  Sabbath.  Cincinnati  also  presented  a  petition 
Spraying  the  appointment  of  a  member  to  administer  among 
them  baptism  and  the  .Lord's  Supper."  There  is  quite  a  contrast 
between  Cincinnati  then  and  now;  in  1807,  it  was  but  a  small  vil- 
lage; it  was  not  until  1811,  that  its  inhabitants  saw  a  steam  boat 
passing,  the  "New  Orleans,"  which  had  just  been  built  at  Pitts- 
burgh, by  Roosevelt,  the  agent  of  Fulton  and  Livingston,  the 
first  steamboat  ever  launched  on  western'waters,  which  ^was  on  her 
way  to  Natchez  and  the  mouth  of  the  Mississippi.  In ;  1819  it 
became  a  city,  by  which  time  it  had  a  population  of  9,873,  with 
1890  houses,  one-fourth  of  which  were  of  brick  or  stone.  In  1825 
it  had  16,000  inhabitants  and  was  then  larger  than  Providence  R. 
I.,  or  Richmond  Virginia,  and  was  much  larger  than  Louisville  or 
Pittsburgh. 

Mr.  Robinson,  from  the    committee   to  draft  a   pastoral  letter, 


60  THE   HISTOBY    OF    THE 

to  the  churches  on  the  duty  of  contributing  to  the  support  of  those 
who  labor  among  them   in  the  ;erospel,  assigned  reasons,  which  were 
sustained,  for  not  having    yet    complied.     "Whereupon    Resolved: 
That  on  the  account   of  the  extreme    delicacy   of   writing  on  this 
subject,  in  the  present  critical  state  of  our  churches,   and  the  small 
probability  of  contributing  to  the  real  advantage  of  Christ's  king- 
dom, by  such  a  measure,  the  order  be  discontinued,  and  each  mem- 
ber be  left  to  use  those  means  which  may  appear  most  prudent,  to 
excite    the    churches,   where    he     may    be   called   to   labor,  either 
statedly,  or  occasionally,   to  the  faithful  discharge   of  their  duty." 
The  clerk,  however,  was  directed  to  supply  the  vacancies  with  copies 
of  the  order  requiring  contributions  to  those  ministers   who  supply 
them.     We  will  see.  though,   that  sometimes  the  Presbytery  could 
speak  with  much  plainness   on  this  matter  of  paying,  especially  of 
paying  arrearages.     The  pastoral  relation  existing  between  Mr.  Kem- 
per and  the  churshes  of  Duck    Creek  and  Hopewell  was    dissolved 
October   15,   1807.     The  contributions  to  the  Missionary  and  Pres- 
byterial  funds  were  called  for.     "The  Rev.   Robert  G.  Wilson   pro- 
duced a  contribution   of    eleven  dollars    and  fifty   cents  from  the 
churches    of  Newhope  and  Union    for  the  Missionary  fund.     The 
Rev.  Matthew  G.  Wallace   a  contribution  of  six   dollars  and  thirty 
cents  from  the  congregations  of  Springfield,  (Springdale.)  and  Ham- 
ilton, to  be  equally  divided.     Mr   Archibald  Boyd  of  Cabin  Creek 
contributed  fifty  cents  for   the  missionary  fund,"  and  that  was  all. 
In  the  spring  of  1808,  April  6-8,  Presbytery  met  at  Nazareth. 
(Hillsborough,)  and  a  society  on  the  Ohio  river,  opposite  to  Salt  Lick, 
or  Creek,  and  in  the  neighborhood  of  Mo3es  Beard,  supplicated  for 
supplies.     This  likely,  was  the  same  society  that  appeared  at  the  first 
meeting  of  Presbytery,  under  the  name  of  Union,  and  was,  I  think,  in 
Boone  county,  Kentucky.     Joshua  L.  Wilson,  the  afterwards  famous 
Dr.  Wilson,  of  Cincinnati,  from  the  Presbytery  of  Transylvania,  made 
his  first  appearance  at  this  meeting,  and  was  invited  to  sit  as  a  cor- 
responding member.     He  was  not,  however,  received  into  Presbytery 
as  a  member  until,  at  Chillicothe,  April  4,  1810,  and  as  his  reception 
was  rather  curious,  I  will  copy  the  minute  concerning  it.     "The  Rev 
Joshua  L.  Wilson  stated  to  Presbytery,  by  Mr.  Vhoris,  that  he  had 
been  regularly  dismissed,  from  the  Presbytery  of  Transylvania,  to 
join  this  Presbytery,  but  had  lost  the  copy  of  his  dismission,  and  was 
unable  to  attend  the  present  meeting.     He  requested  Presbytery,  on 
verbal  testimony  of  his  dismission,   to  receive  him  as   a  member. 
Sufficient  testimony  having  been  adduced  to  prove  that  he  has  been 
regularly  dismissed,  Presbytery  did  receive  him,  and  he  is  directed  to 


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produce  a  copy  of  his  dismission,  at  our  next  meeting,"  which  he  did. 
Samuel  Woods,  a  licentiate  from  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  was  received 
and  accepted  a  call,  for  two-thirds  of  his  time,  from  Liberty,  where 
he  was  ordained  and  installed,  June  14,  180S.  The  Rev.  James  Gil- 
liland  preached  the  ordination  sermon,  from  first  Cor.,  4:2,  and  the 
Rev.  Wm.  Robinson  presided.  ;'A  petition  was  presented  from  a 
number  of  the  inhabitants  of  Bath  township  and  its  vicinity  for  a 
part  of  the  labors  of  the  Rev.  Wm.  Robinson,  and,  that  they  may  be 
known,  on  the  minutes  of  Presbytery,  by  the  name  of  Bath  congrega- 
tion." "Beulah  and  Cincinnati  petitioned  for  the  administration  of 
the  Lord's  Supper?"  so  that  it  would  appear  that  Mr.  Wilson  had  not 
yet  settled  at  Cincinnati.  Dr.  Wilson  was  born  in  Bedford  county, 
Virginia,  September  22d,  1774.  After  his  father's  deatli  the  family 
settled  in  Kentucky.  He  was  licensed  to  preach  in  1802,  and  ordained 
in  1804,  when  he  took  charge  of  the  churches  in  Bardstown  and  Big 
Spring.  He  remained  pastor  of  the  First  church,  Cincinnati,  for 
thirty-eight  years,  and  died  August  14th,  1846.  The  Rev.  Robert 
B.  Dobbins  petitioned  for  the  dissolution  of  the  pastoral  relation 
between  himself  and  the  churches  of  Buckskin  and  Concord;  "and 
Presbytery  having  obtained  sufficient  evidence  that  a  dissolution  of 
the  union  was  necessary,  did  and  hereby  do  dissolve  the  pastoral  rela- 
tion between  Mr,  Dobbins  and  said  congregations,  which  are  hereby 
declared  vacant."  It  was  also  ordered  that  the  congregations  report 
final  settlement  with  Mr.  Dobbins  at  thfe  next  stated  meeting.  These 
congregations  in  the  meeting  at  Washington,  June  10th,  1808,  ap- 
plied for  liberty  to  supplicate  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio  for  supplies. 
"Wherfore  the  Presbytery,  remembering  that  these  congregations  are 
in  arrears  to  their  former  pastor,  Mr.  Dobbins,  which  would  prevent 
the  settlement  of  a  minister  among  them,  at  this  time;  yet,  as  they 
expect  to  discharge  this  debt  before  our  Stated  Session,  in  October 
next,  ordered  that  their  request  be  granted  and  that  the  Stated  Clerk 
furnish  them  with  a  copy  of  this  minute."  But  when  Presbytery 
convened  at  Washington,  Kentucky,  October  6th  and  8th,  1808,  "  a 
letter  was  received  from  Mr.  David  Edmiston,  as  representative  of  the 
churches  of  Buckskin  and  Concord,  stating  that  they  have  not  yet 
settled  with  Mr.  Dobbins,  but  hope  to  be  able  to  effect  a  settlement 
with  him  before  our  next  Stated  Sessions,  aud  that  notwithstanding 
this  failure,  they  have  applied  to  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio  for  supplies, 
Presbytery  are  sorry  that  there  should  be  any  call  for  further  indul- 
gence, in  this  case,  but  have  resolved  to  bear  with  these  congrega- 
tions, at  their,  request,  for  six  months  longer,  hoping  they  will  give 
diligence  to  render  any  further  order  on  this  subject  unnecessary." 


62  THE    HISTORY    OF    TOT 

At  the  next  meeting  at  Buckskin,  April  5th  and  6th,  1809,  Con- 
cord reported  settlement,  but  Buckskin  was  still  behind  in  October 
4th  and  5th,  1809,  when  Presbytery  met,  at  Red  Oak,  and  was  thus 
stirred  up:     "On  inquiry  it  appeared  that   Buckskin   congregation 
have  not  made  a  final   settlement  with   Mr.   Dobbins,  their  former 
pastor,  but  are  still  in  arrears.     Wherefore,  ordered,  that  the  Stated 
Clerk  inform  that  people,  that  it  will  be  expected  that  they  will  be 
able  to  report  a  final  settlement  with  Mr.  Dobbins,  at  our  next  Stated 
Session,  otherwise  Presbytery  ca*n  no  longer  .consider  them  a  vacancy 
under  their  care."     At  this  Red  Oak  meeting  action  was  taken,  also, 
in  the  case  of  Mr.  Welsh,  which  I  will  introduce  here,  to  show  how 
Presbytery  sometimes  dealt  with  the  ministers.     At  the  April  meeting 
Presbytery  had  adopted  this  minute:  "  Whereas,  Mr.  Welsh  has  not 
attended  Presbytery,  nor  written  to  us,  for  two  years  past,  the  Stated 
Clerk  is,  therefore,  ordered  to  write  to  him  and  inform  him  that  Pres- 
bytery is  not  satisfied  with  his  want   of  attention  to  this  duty,  and 
require  his  attendance  at  our  next  stated  meeting."     But,  at  the  next 
meeting  at  Red  Oak  Mr.  Welsh  was  still  absent,  and,  "on  inquiry, 
Presbytery  were  informed,  by  their  Stated  Clerk,  that  he  had  written 
to  the  Rev.  James  Welsh,  agreeably  to  the  order  of  our  last  Stated 
Session,  and  that  he  had  lately  been  informed  that  Mr.  Welsh  is  sick 
and  unable  to  attend  Presbytery  at  this  time.     Whereupon,  Resolved: 
That  although  Presbytery  entertain  the  hope  that  Mr.  Welsh  is  not 
avowedly  and  contumaciously  contemning  their  authority,  yet,  as  it  is 
now  more  than  two  years  since  he  has  either  attended  or  written  to 
Presbytery   his   reasons  for  absence,  the  Stated  Clerk  be   directed 
again  to  write  to  him.  informing  him  that  Presbytery  conceive  it  to  be 
their  indispensable  duty  to  require,  and,  if  necessary,  to  compel  the 
attendance  of  its  members.'      Mr.  Welsh  attended  the  next  meeting 
and  gave  satisfactory  reasons  for  his  absence  from  former  sessions 
of  Presbytery.     At  the    meeting   when    the    relation   between   Mr. 
Dobbins   and  Buckskin   and   Concord,   was  dissolved,  it  was,  "on 
motion,  resolved  that  it  be  a  standing  rule  of  this  Presbytery,  at  their 
Spring  session,  annually,  to  inquire  into  the  manner  in  which  the 
mutual  duties  of  ministers  and  the  people  to  whom  they  minister, 
have  been  discharged  during  the  year  preceding." 

At  the  meeting  of  Presbytery  in  Washington,  Kentucky,  October 
6th  and  7th,  1808,  "a  number  of  people  on  Hockhocking  and 
Walnut  Creek,  (having  obtained  leave  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,) 
petitioned  for  one- fourth  of  the  ministerial  labors  of  the  Rev.  -James 
Hoge,  for  one  year."  In  Presbytery  at  Buckskin,  April  5th  and  6th, 
1809,  "  a  society  on  the  waters  of  Buckskin  and  the  North  Fork  of 


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Paint  Creek  requested  Presbytery  to  take  th«m  under  their  care  and 
grant  them  supplies;  the  name  which  they  have  assumed  is  Pisgah. 
"The  congregations  of  Red  Oak  and  Straight  Creek,  being  convinced 
that  the  house  of  worship  built  for  the  reception  of  Straight  Creek 
congregation,  was  placed  too  near  to  Red  Oak,  agreed  to  build  on  a 
more  distant  spot,  which  placed  many  of  the  former  members  of 
Straight  Creek  more  convenient  to  Red  Oak  than  the  plan  contem- 
plated. Red  Oak  therefore  desires  an  increased  proportion  of  Mr. 
Gilliland's  ministerial  labors  proportionate  to  their  increased  strength, 
whereupon  the  said  congregations  and  Mi.  Gilliland,  the  pastor 
request  the  Presbytery  to  dissolve  the  former  relation  so  far  as  to 
enable  Red  Oak  alone  to  prefer  a  call  for  three-fourths  of  the  pastoral 
labors  of  Mr.  Gilliland,  which  request  was  granted,  and  Straight 
Creek  was  declared  vacant."  Straight  Creek  then  asked  for  supplies, 
and  Mr.  Gilliland  was  appointed  for  one  Sabbath.  Straight  Creek 
does  not  seem  to  have  got  much  out  of  that  division.  At  this  meet- 
ing a  letter  was  received  from  Mr.  Isaac  Cook,  stating  his  desire  to  be 
received  as  a  candidate  for  the  Gospel  ministry,  without  a  classical 
education.  After  reading  and  considering  Mr.  Cook's  letter  "  the 
Presbytery  were  of  opinion  that  they  have  not  the  power  of  dispens- 
ing with  the  provisions  of  the  constitution  of  our  church,  on  that 
subject;  that  however  willing  they  might  be  to  gratify  the  inclination 
of  one  who  appears  desirous  to  promote  the  interests  of  religion,  yet 
they  do  not  think  it  expedient  to  offer  encouragement  to  him,  as  a 
candidate  for  the  gospel  ministry,  in  the  present  circumstances." 
The  name  of  the  congregation  of  Big  Indian  was  changed  to  Smyrna, 
also,  at  this  meeting. 

At  the  meeting  of  Presbytery,  in  Red  Oak  church,  October  4th 
and  5th  1809,  "  a  number  of  people  on  the  Rattlesnake  Fork  of  Paint 
Creek,  wishing  to  be  known  by  the  name  of  Rocky  Spring  Congrega- 
tion, petitioned  to  be  taken  under  our  care  and  receive  supplies;" 
Smyrna  and  Williamsburg  petitioned,  each  for  one-half  the  labors  of 
Mr.  Dobbins  for  one  year;  Yellow  Spring  "petitioned  verbally  to  be 
taken  under  our  care,  and  to  be  supplied,"  and  the  Rev.  Wm.  Robin- 
son was  appointed  to  supply  them  twc  Sabbaths.  "  The  Presbytery 
being  authorized,  by  the  General  Assembly,  to  appoint  a  missionary, 
for  three  months,  within  their  bounds,  and  not  being  able  to  procure 
one  for  so  long  a  time,  appointed  the  Revs.  Messrs.  Wm.  Williamson 
and  James  Gilliland  each  to  ride  as  a  missionary,  for  six  weeks, 
agreeably  to  the  directions  of  the  Committee  of  Missions."  "  Agreea- 
bly to  a  special  order  of  the  General  Assembly,  on  that  subject,  Pres- 
bytery enjoined  on  the  several  church  sessions  under  their  care,  that 


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they  send  forward  their  session  books,  for  the  inspection  of  Presby- 
tery at  their  Spring  sessions,  annually.     It  is  moreover  enjoined  on 
the  several  church  sessions,  under  our  care,  that  they  carefully  attend, 
without  delay,  to  the  instruction  and  government  of  the  baptized 
youth  under  their  care,  and  be  ready  to  render  an  account  to  Presby- 
tery, annually,  of  their  faithfulness  in  this  matter."    At  this  meeting 
also,  "  the  question  respecting  a  Theological  School,  laid  before  the 
Presbytery,  by   the  General  Assembly,   was  read    and    considered. 
Whereupon,  resolved:  In  order  that  the  members  may  have  time  to 
deliberate  and  make  up  their  minds  more  fully  on  a  subject  of  so 
much    importance,    the   further  consideration  of  said  question   be 
deferred  until  our  next  stated  meeting."     It  was  also  resolved  unani- 
mously, "that  application  be  made  to  Synod,  at  their  next  stated 
session  for  a  division  of  this  Presbytery  by  a  line  which  bounds  the 
Virginia  military  reserve,  westward,  and  from  the  mouth  of  the  Little 
Miami,   by   the  Ohio  river  to  the  mouth  of  Licking,  and  tnat  the 
division  eastward  be  known  by  the  name  of  the  Presbytery  of  Scioto, 
and  that  the  division  westward  of  this  line  be  known  by  the  name  of 
the  Presbytery  of  Miami."     It  will  be  remembered  that  the  Presbytery 
originally  included  that  part    of  Kentucky  lying  northeast  of  Main 
Licking  and  the  settlements  on  the  northwest  side  of  the  Ohio  river. 
When  Presbytery  next  met,   which   was   at   Chilllicothe   April 
4th   and  5th,   1810,    "The  consideration    of  the    proposals  of  the 
General  Assembly    respecting    theological     schools,    deferred,    by 
the  Presbytery,    at    their  session    of  October    last,  was     resumed 
and  a   motion    being  made    and    seconded,   that    it  be    given,  as 
the   opinion  of   this   Presbytery  that  one  school   is  most   eligible, 
the    Presbytery,    after    mature    consideration    agreed;   presuming 
that   should  the  proposed  plan  be  carried    into   effect,  the   rights 
of    Presbyteries,   respecting    the  receiving    of  candidates  for    the 
ministry,  examining  them,  and  judging  of.  their  qualifications  for 
licensure  will   remain  inviolate."     This  movement   resulted  in  the 
establishment  of  the  Theological   Seminary  at  Princeton,  in  1812, 
which  was  accommodated  in    the  college  buildings  until   suitable 
ones    could    be    erected,     all  rights    being  loft  in  the  Presbyter- 
ies,  where    this    Presbytery    wisely    presumed    they    should    be, 
William   Speer  D.   D.  in  his  work  on  the  Great  Revival  of  1800, 
published    by    our    Board,   says:    "The    Great    Revival    of    1800 
created   an  immense  demand    for    ministers.     The  Synod  of  Vir- 
ginia in  1798  enlarged  Liberty  Hall    into   Washington  Academy. 
In  Kentucky  and   Tennessee    the  rising    interest  gave    existence 
to  Washington  College,  in  the  year  1796,   and  when  a  few  yeara 


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later  scores  of  new  congregations  demanded  pastors,  which 
could  not  be  at  once  supplied,  it  led,  in  the  end,  to  the  intro- 
duction of  uneducated  and  incapable  men  into  the  pulpit  and 
to  the  painful  schism  of  the  "Cumberland  Presbyterian  church" 
from  the  parent  body.  In  Western  Pennsylvania  it  begat  Jef- 
ferson and  Washington  colleges;"  "somewhat  later  Alleghany 
College;  and  in  New  York  in  1796,  Union  College,  which  has 
always  been  essentially  Presbyterian;  and  in  1812  Hamilton  Col- 
lege. In  Ohio,  Miami  University,  at  Oxford,  was  established  in 
1809;  Ohio  University,  at  Athens,  in  1804,  each  aided  by  public 
grants  of  land,  but  Presbyterian  in  their  origin.  But  the  most 
marked  advance  in  ministerial  education  was  the  determination 
of  the  General  Assembly,"  "to  erect  a  Theological  Seminary." 
He  also  says  that  one  of  the  incitements  to  its  establishment 
was  the  success  of  the  Seminary  established  by  Dr.  John  M. 
Mason,  put  in  operation  in  1805,  which  was  the  model  also  of 
the  earliest   Congregational   Seminary  at  Andover,  Mass. 

At  the  Chillicothe  meeting,  April  4th  and  5th,  1810,  Daniel 
Hayden,  a  licentiate,  from  the  Presbytery  of  Erie,  was  recieved. 
Duck  Creek  and  Hopewell  presented  calls  for  him,  which  he 
accepted,  and  parts  of  trial  were  assigned  him;  for  sermon, 
Phil.  2:  12,13,  for  lecture,  Hebrews  6:  1-6.  Daniel  Hayden 
was  born  April  9,  1781,  in  Western  Pennsylvania.  He  graduated 
at  Jefferson  College  in  1805.  After  his  graduation,  for  about 
three  years,  he  had  charge  of  Greensburgh  Academy,  then  he 
was  licensed,  by  the  Presbytery  of  Erie.  He  died  August  27th, 
1835.  He  was  an  eminently  faithful  and  zealous  minister.  A 
people  in  Dearborn,  Indiana  Territory,  and  a  people  in  the  Big 
bottom  on  the  Scioto  river,  also  the  people  at  Alexandria  and 
the  mouth  of  Tyger  Creek,  requested  to  be  taken  under  the 
care  of  Presbytery,  and  petitioned  for  supplies.  "A  number  of 
people  on  Sunfish,  requested  to  be  considered  as  a  congregation 
under   the  care  of  Presbytery  and  petitioned  for  supplies." 

In   Presbytery    at    Cincinnati,    October    3-5,    1810,    the    Rev. 

Nicholas      Pittinger    was       received     from     the      Presbytery      of 

Hartford,  and  accepted    calls   from    Nazareth,    Rocky   Spring  and 

New  Market,  each  for  one-third    of  the  time.     He    was    installed 

November   21,    1810.     The    Rev.    Wm.    Williamson  preached    the 

ordination  sermon    from    2nd    Corinthians  5:20,    first  clause;    Ve 

Rev.   Robert  G.    Wi'son  presided  and  gave    the    charge   to   pastor 

and  people;  the    Reverends    James  Gilliland  and  R.   B.    Dobbins, 

were  also  present.    At  this  meeting  also,  in  Cincinnati,  Buckskin, 
9 


t)6  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

Concord  and  Pisgah  were  granted  liberty  to  present  calls  to  Mr. 
James  Henry  Dickey,  a  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of  West 
Lexington.  The  Rev.  Samuel  Baldridge  was  received  from  the 
Presbytery  of  Abingdon,  and  appointed  to  supply,  one-half  his 
time,  on  Whitewater,  and  the  other  half  at  Lawrencebnrgh  and 
its  vicinity.  This  is  the  first  rime  that  Lawrenceburgh  appears 
in  the  minutes.  Joseph  McMurray,  on  behalf  of  the  church  of 
Cincinnati,  of  which  church  he  was  an  elder,  petitioned  for  the 
ministerial  labors  of  the  Rev,  Joshua  L.  Wilson,  for  one  year  as 
stated  supply,  which   petition  was    granted. 

At  this  meeting  supplies  were  appointed,  as  follows:  "That 
John  E.  Finley  ride  and  supply  at  discretion;  that  Robert  G. 
Wilson  supply  the  churches  and  destitute  settlements  on  Scioto. 
below  Chillicothe  and  between  Scioto  and  Paint  Creek;  Mr.  Welsh, 
to  supply  statedly  at  Dayton  and  spend  four  days  in  the  desti- 
tute settlements  westwardly  of  Dayton,  as  far  as  Eaton  and  its 
vicinity,  also  preach  two  days  and  moderate  the  session  at  Honey 
Creek  and  two  days  at  ihe  Yellow  Spring;  Mr.  Williamson  to 
supply  statedly  at  Cabin  Creek,  Manchester  and  West  Union,  and 
spend  eight  days  on  the  Ohio  river,  above  Manchester;  Mr.  Kem- 
per to  spend  eight  days  between  Ohio  and  Licking  rivers  east  of 
the  road  from  Maysville  to  Lexington;  Mr.  Gilliland  to  spend 
eight  days  on  Straight  Creek,  White  Oak,  Eagle  Creek  and 
Brush  Creek;  Mr.  Robinson  to  spend  eight  days  at  Deerfield,  and 
on  Todd's  Fork  as  high  as  Sewels,  and  on  Obanion  and  the  rest 
of  his  time  at  discretion;  Mr.  Wallace  to  supply  statedly,  for  one 
year,  at  Hamilton,  Dick's  Creek,  and  Seven  Mile,  and  to  spend 
eight  days  on  Indian  Creek,  and  the  settlements  between  said 
creek  and  the  big  Miami;  Mr.  Robert  Wilson  eight  days  between 
Ohio  and  Licking  west  of  the  road  from  Maysville  to  Lexington; 
Mr.  Joshua  Wilson  to  supply  statedly,  for  one  year,  in  Cincin- 
nati, and  to  preach  two  days  and  administer  the  Lord's  Supper 
at  Springfield,  (Springdale.)  and  to  preach  six  days  to  the  desti- 
tute settlements  on  and  near  the  Ohio,  below  the  Little  Miami; 
Mr.  Dobbins,  to  travel  and  preach  eight  days  between  White  Oak 
and  Little  Miami;  Mr.  Hoge,  on  Scioto  river' between  Franklinton 
and  Chillicothe,  and  on  the  waters  of  Darby  and  Deer  Creek; 
Mr.  Woods  on  the  heads  of  Mad  river,  the  eastern  head- waters  of 
Little  Miami,  and  on  Deer  Creek;  Mr.  Pittinger  on  the  head- 
waters of  Paint  Creek  and  Sunfish;  Mr.  Baldridge  to  supply  one- 
half  the  time,  at  Mr.  Allen's  on  Whitewater,  and  the  other  half 
at  Lawrenceburgh  and  its  vicinity;  except   eight    days,   to   supply 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  67 

in  destitute  settlements  near  and  up  Whitewater;  Mr.  Hayden 
two  days,  at  Springfield,  (Springdale,)  two  at  Wallsmith,  and  four 
at  Skeles  and  the  destitute  settlements  east  of  the  little  Miami: 
Mr.  Steele  to  supply  statedly  one-half  his  time  at  Honey  Creek, 
and  the  remainder  in  the  destitute  settlements  in  that   vicinity. 

An  intermediate  meeting  was  appointed  at  Duck  Creek,  on 
the  Friday  preceding  the  third  Sabbath  of  November,  1810,  for 
the  purpose  of  ordaining  Mr.  Hayden;  the  Rev.  Joshua  L.  Wil- 
son was  appointed  to  preach  the  ordination  sermon,  and  the  Rev. 
Matthew  Gr.  Wallace  to  preside  and  give  the  charge.  For  Mis- 
sionary purposes  the  treasurer  reported  "From  Williamsburgh  and 
Smyrna  $8.20:  from  Chillicothe  and  Union  $14.62§;  from  Frank- 
linton  $5.75;  from  Red  Oak$L8.00;  from  Cabin  Creek  $3.00;  Man- 
chester $1.00;  West  Union  $4,62|;  Germantown  (Ky.)  $6.00.  Wash- 
ington Ky.  $1.75 — in  all — $65.95,  which  was  to  be  delivered  to 
the  Treasurer  of  Synod.  "On  motion  it  was  resolved  that  Pres- 
bytery do  again  apply  to  Synod  for  a  division;  and  that  the  line 
of  division  be  the  same  that  was  agreed  to  at  the  Rei  Oak  Ses- 
sion." 

At  this  time,  1810,  there  were  in  the  whole  Presbyterian 
church,  in  the  United  States,  434  ministers,  772  churches,  28,901 
communicants  and  the  benevolent  contributions  were  $5,429.  In 
1809  there  were  189  ministers,  449  churches  29,000  communicants: 
and,  contributions,  for  benevolent  purposes,  $2,500. 


CHAPTER  III. 

When  Presbytery  met  at  Hillsborough,  in  tho  session  of  April 
3d  and  4th,  1811,  tho  Synod  had  granted  their  petition  and  had 
divided  the  Presbytery,  forming  the  new  Presbytery  of  Miami,  but 
leaving  our  Presbytery  still  its  old  name.  At  the  same  time  the 
Synod  divided  Transylvania  Presbytery  into  three,  viz.:  West  Tennes- 
see, Muhlenberg  and  Transylvania.  The  Synod  then,  after  divisions, 
consisted  of  six  Presbyteries.  The  minutes  of  the  Hillsborough 
meeting  begin  with:  ''The  Synod  of  Kentucky,  at  their  October  ses- 
sion, 1810,  having  directed  that  the  lino  bounding  the  Virginia  Mili- 
tary reserve  westwardly  and  the  Ohio  river,  from  the  mouth  of  the 
Little  Miami  to  the  mouth  of  LickiDg,  should  lay  off  into  a  separate 
Presbytery,  the  Rev.  Messrs.  James  Welsh,  Wm.  Robinson,  Matthew 
G.  Wallace,  Joshua  L.  Wilson  and  Samuel  Baldridge.  together  with 
the  licentiates,  Archibald  Steole  and  Daniel  Hayden,  formerly  of  this 
Presbytery,  and  that  the  remaining  members  should  meet  on  the 
adjournment  made  at  Cincinnati  last  October,  and  that  the  Presby- 
tery be  opened  by  the  Rev.  Robert  G.  Wilson,  or,  in  tho  case  of  his 
absence,  by  the  senior  member  present."  Therefore  the  Presbytery 
of  Washington  met  at  Hillsborough,  April  3,  1811.  Dr.  Wilson  was 
present  and  preached  from  Esodus  23:21,  last  ciause.  The  members 
remaining  after  the  erection  of  the  new  Presbytery  were  Robert  G. 
Wilson,  pastor  at  ChilHcothe;  Wm.  Williamson,  stated  supply  at 
Cabin  Creek,  Manchester  and  West  Union;  James  Gilliland,  pastor  at 
Red  Oik:  Nicholas  Pittinger,  pastor  at  Hillsborough,  New  Market 
and  Rooky  Spring;  James  Hoge,  pastor  at  Franklinton;  Samuel 
Woods,  pastor  at  Liberty;  John  E.  Finley,  without  regular  charge, 
supplying  at  discretion;  James  Kemper,  at  Fleming  and  Johnston's 
Fork,  Kentucky;  Robert  Wilson,  stated  supply  at  Washington  and 
Germantown,  Kentucky;  Robert  B.  Dobbins,  supply  at  Smyrna  and 
Willi amsburgh.  James  Henry  Dickey,  a  licentiate,  was  received 
from  West  Lexington  Presbytery,  at  this  meeting.  He  had  accepted 
calls  from  Buckskin,  Concord  and  Pisgah.  The  last  clause  of  the 
first;  verse  of  the  first  chapter  of  second  Peter  was  given  him  for  a  text 
for  a  sermon;  and  Gal.  4: 1-7,  for  a  lecture,  as  parts  of  trial,  for  ordi- 
nation, to  be  delivered  at  the  next  meeting,  at  Rocky  Spring.  These, 
when  delivered,  were  sustained,  as  wa3,  also,  his  examination  on  the- 
ology, &3.,  and  his  installation  was  appointed  for  the  fourth  Wednes- 
day of  August,  at  twelve  o'clock:  Nicholas  Pittinger  to  preach  and 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  69 

Robert  G.  Wilson  to  preside.  The  ordination  accordingly  took  place 
August  28, 1811,  and  he  was  installed  pastor  of  these  three  churches, 
giving  one-third  of  his  time  to  each.  At  the  Hillsborough  meeting 
Mr.  Kemper  was  dismissed  to  West  Lexington  Presbytery,  the 
churches  of  which  he  had  charge  haying  been  put  into  that  Presby- 
tery by  Synod.  The  second  day's  maeting,  April  4tb,  was  at  the 
house  of  Richard  Evans,  Esq.  Presbytery  then  often  held  part  of 
their  sessions  at  private  houses,  adjourning  from  the.  church. 

In  Presbytery  at  Manchester,  October  3d  and  4th,  1811,  "a  settle- 
ment on  the  waters  of  Deer  Creek,  which  desires  to  be  known  by  the 
name  of  Oak  Run,  and  a  settlement  on  the  Ohio  river,  opposite  the 
Ohio  Salt  Works,  wishing  to  be  known  by  the  name  of  Sandy  Spring 
Congregation,  petitioned  to  be  taken  under  the  care  of  this  Presby- 
tery, and  to  receive  supplies,"  Also,  "  a  number  of  the  inhabitants 
of  Fayette  county  petitioned  for  supplies."  "A  people  residing  in 
the  vicinity  of  Fish  Lake  requested  that  the  sacrament  of  the  Lord's 
Supper  be  administered  in  that  neighborhood,  as  soon  as  convenient." 
Smyrna  presented  a  call  for  the  Rev.  Mr.  Dobbins,  half  of  his  time, 
which  he  accepted,  but  the  installation  was  deferred.  "  The  congre- 
gation of  Newhope,  now  known  by  the  name  of  the  First  Presbyte- 
rian Church  in  Chillicothe,  petitioned  to  be  allowed  the  whole  of  the 
ministerial  labors  of  the  Rev.  Robert  G.  Wilson,  their  present  pastor, 
and  that,  in  order  to  this,  the  pastoral  relation  between  Mr.  Wilson 
and  the  congregation  of  Union  be  dissolved.  Mr.  Dickey  was  there- 
fore ordered  to  give  notice  of  this  to  the  congregation  and  cite  them 
to  appear,  at  our  next  stated  session,  to  show  cause,  if  any  they  have, 
why  the  prayer  of  said  petition,  may  not  be  granted." 

At  the  next  meeting,  which  was  in  Chillicothe,  April  1st  and  2d, 
1812,  "  the  prayer  of  the  petition  was  granted,  so  that  from  and  after 
the  first  day  of  June  the  Rev.  Robert  G.  Wilson  is  dismissed  from 
the  pastoral  charge  of  Union  congregation  and  directed  to  devote  the 
whole  of  his  ministerial  labors  to  the  First  Presbyterian  congregation 
in  Chillicothe." 

The  money  reported  at  the  Manchester  meeting,  for  missionary 
purposes,  was  one  hundred  and  three  dollars  and  eighty-seven  and  a 
half  cents,  an  increase  that  no  doubt  the  Presbytery  congratulated 
themselves  upon,  especially  since  now,  the  Miami  Presbytery  having 
been  laid  off,  though  fewer  in  number,  they  gave  much  more  than 
before.  It  was  also  now  ordered  "  that,  at  each  Spring  meeting,  each 
member  of  Presbytery,  who  is  settled  by  a  call,  or  as  stated  supply, 
shall  contribute  thirty-three  and  a  third  cents  on^'every  hundred  dol- 
lars promised  to  him  for  his  annual  snpport.  and  that  all  the  other 


70  THE    HISTORY   OF    THE 

members,  whether  preachers,  or  lay-members,  shall,  at  each  Spring 
meeting,  bo  requested  to  contribute  according  to  their  several  abili- 
ties and  inclinations,  to  a  Pre3byterial  fund,  and  that  as  soon  as  the 
money  raised  by  these  means  will,  after  meeting  other  Presbyterial 
expenses,  enablo  the  Presbytery  to  pay  for  the  printing  of  some 
small  religious  tracts;  the  profit  arising  from  the  sale  of  such  tracts 
shall  be  added  to  the  fund."  "  The  members  of  Presbytery  then  con- 
tributed to  the  fund  seven  dollars  and  thirty-seven  and  a  half  cents, 
out  of  which  the  treasurer  was  ordered  to  pay  eighty-seven  and  a 
half  cents  for  a  Presbytery  book,  and  to  defray  our  quota  of  Sy nod- 
ical expense."  This  first  contribution  was  not  to  take  into  considera- 
tion tho  assessment,  but  each  member  was  left  free  to  give  as  he  was 
able  and  inclined. 

"On  motion,  it  was  resolved  that  the  Stated  Clerk  of  this  Presby- 
tery be  ordered  to  give  notice  to  the  Synod  of  Kentucky  that  the 
Presbyteries  of  Washington  and  Miami,  with  the  Presbytery  of  New 
Lancaster,  under  the  care  of  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh,  will  apply  to 
the  next  General  Assembly  to  form  them  into  a  New  Synod."  They 
also  appointed  the  Rev.  Robert  Wilson  a  missionary  for  one  month, 
in  that  part  of  the  Presbytery  which  lies  within  the  State  of  Kentucky, 
and  the  Rev.  Robert  Dobbins  for  one  month,  "to  be  spent  on  Todd's 
Fork,  Oak  Run,  and  Washington,  Fayette  county,  (now  first  men- 
tioned,) and  the  neighboring  settlements." 

At  the  meeting  in  Chillicothe,  April  1-2,  1812,  West  Union. 
Manchester  and  Cabin  Creek  presented  calls  each  for  one- third  of 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Williamson's  time,  which  calls  he  accepted,  and  the 
fourth  Wednesday  of  August,  which  was  the  twenty-sixth  of  that 
month,  was  appointed  for  his  installation.  James  Gilliland  to 
preach,  and  Robert  Wilson  to  preside.  Robert  B.  Dobbins  was 
also  on  the  committee,  it  being  then  the  custom  to  appoint  a 
third  man  to  act  as  the  alternate  of  either  who  should  fail  to  be 
present. 

"A  petition  was  presented  by  the  inhabitants  of  Hamilton 
township,  Warren  county,  praying  to  be  known  on  the  minutes 
of  Presbytery,  by  the  name  of  Bethel  congregation,  and  to  receive 
supplies."  "A  petition  also  from  a  settlement,  on  White  Oak 
Creek,  desiring  to  be  known  by  the  name  of  Nottingham,  and 
praying  to  have  supplies  and  the  administration  of  the  Lord's 
Supper,  was  handed  in  and  read." 

"The  congregation  of  Harmony  verbally  petitioned,  for  sup- 
plies and  the  administration  of  the   Lord's   Supper." 

"A   petition  from   some  inhabitants    pf    Fayette   county  desir- 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTEBY.  71 

ing  to  be  known  by  the  name  of  Washington  congregation  and 
praying  for  supplies  was  handed  in  and  read.  Also  a  petition 
was  handed  in  from  a  settlement,  on  White  Oak,  Highland 
county,  praying  to  be  known  on  our  minutes,  by  the  name  of 
the  Presbyterian  church  of  White  Oak  and  to  be  allowed  the 
one-fourth  of  the  ministerial  labors  of  the  Rev.  John  Boyd  for 
one  year."  Mr.  Boyd  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of 
Lancaster,  at  this  meeting,  and  made  stated  supply  at 
Straight  Creek,  for  one-half  of  his  time.  Messrs.  Robert  G. 
Wilson  and  Wm.  Williamson,  were  made  a  committee  to  draft 
a  petition,  to  the  General  Assembly,  praying  the  erection  of  a 
new  Synod  to  be  composed  of  I  he  Presbyteries  of  Miami,  Lan- 
caster and  Washington,  which  they  did  and  the  petition  was 
ordered  to  be  sent.  The  Presbytery  also  voted  against  making 
such  change,  in  the  constitution  of  the  church  as  would  make  it 
their  duty,  before  ordaining  a  candidate  as  an  evangelist,  to 
ask  advice  of  Synod  or  General  Assembly  thinking  it  "inexpe 
dient  and  unnecessary  to  adopt  any  additional  rules  on  this  sub- 
ject," 

In  Presbytery,  at  Red  Oak,  October  7-8,  1812,  the  com- 
mittee previously  appointed  reported  that  they  had  installed  the 
Rev.  Robert  B.  Dobbins,  pastor  at  Smyrna  and  W7iliiamsburgh, 
on  the  29th  of  June.  The  Rey.  John  Boyd  preached  the  ser- 
mon from  2nd  Cor.  6:1.  The  Rev.  Nicholas  Pittinger  presided 
and  gave   the   charge. 

At  Rocky  Spring  April  7-8,  1813,  Presbytery  again  sent  a 
petition  for  a  new  Synod  and  reported  nine  hundred  and  one 
communicants  in  their  churches,  eighty-four  of  whom  had  been 
received  that  year;  there  were  fourteen  adults  and  one  hundred 
and  sixty-two  infants  baptized.  Robert  G.  Wilson,  James  H 
Dickey  and  elder  Samuel  Finley,  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
draft  a  plan  for  a  Bible  Society.  Some  settlers  on  Sunfish 
petitioned,   praying  for  supplies. 

In  Presbytery  at  Washington,  Kentucky,  October  5-7,  1813, 
the  Rev.  John  Andrews,  who  had  been  present,  at  the  last 
meeting,  as  a  corresponding  member,  was  received  from  th© 
Presbytery  of  West  Lexington.  At  this,  as  well  as  at  the  pre- 
vious meeting,  each  member  was  appointed  to  give  ten  days  in 
Missionary  work  and  the  places  where  the  work  was  to  be  done 
were  specified-  The  plan  for  a  Bible  Society,  presented  by  the 
commitiee  appointed  before,  was  adopted.  "The  Scioto  Bible 
Society,"  was    the  name  chosen,    A    meeting    was    appointed  at 


72  THE    HISTOBY    OF    THE 

West       Union,      "the       last     Wednesday,    in   next      January,     to 
be      opened,      with      a      sermon,     by     the      Rev.     James    Gillil- 
and,"  who  was  to  preside  until   officers  were  chosen.     R.  G.  Wil- 
son,  John  Andrews   and    Samuel  Finley,  elder,    were  appointed    a 
committee  to   prepare   subscription  papers   and  have   the  constitu- 
tion  printed  and   circulated  as  extensively    as    possible.     The  Rev. 
James   Gilliland  had,   when   attending    the  meeting,    of  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly,    bought,   for    the  Presbytery,   from   Dr.     Romeyne, 
and  Bradford,   books   and  tracts,  costing  twenty  dollars   and  forty 
two  cents,  with  charge  of  fifty  cents   for    box   and  three     dollars 
thirty  three   and  a  third  cents   fur  carriage,  and  now  these  books 
were  divided.     As   this  division   is  curious  and   interesting,  I  copy 
it  from  the  minutes.     ''Of   the    50  copies   of   'The    report   of  the 
committee,   on   the  disciplining  of  baptized  children,'  Messrs.  John 
E.   Finley  and  John  Andrews,   having    no    pastoral    charge,   and 
not  being   in  the  habit   of  supplying   in   the   vacancies,   that  they 
be  allowed  each  one   copy,   and  that  the  other  members   of  Pres- 
bytery, be  allowed    four  copies  and  that  the  remaining  copies   be 
distributed  among  the  vacancies.    Of    24   'Buck's  Enquiries,'    one 
to  be  allowed   to  Mr.  Finley  and    one   to    Mr.  Andrews,    and   two 
to  each  of  the  other  members,  and  the  remaining  copies  to  Bethel 
and  Alexandria    congregations.     Of    the    36    dozen    tracts,    three 
copies  bo    allowed  Mr.    Finley     and    three   Mr.     Andrews,  and  39 
copies  to   each   of  the    other  members.     That  the   two  copies   of 
'Zion's  Pilgrim'    and    the  three  copies  of   the   'Village    Sermons,' 
be  committed  to  Mr.  Gilliland,  to  sell,  at  the  Philadelphia  price.     Of 
the     'Sermons    to    Children,'   'World    Displayed,'     'Vidt     to   the 
House  of  Mourning,'  'Walks   of  Usefulness'   and  'Force  of  Truth' 
one  be  allowed  to  each   of    the    members."    Thus  far    the   distri- 
bution was   made,    by    Mr.    Williamson;   then,   on   motion,    it   was 
resolved      that        the        remaining       copies       of      the      "Report 
of    the    committee    on    the    disciplining    of    baptized    children" 
be  forwarded  to  Mr,    Josiah    Morton,    Alexandria;  Mr.    Hampton 
Big  Bottom;    Major   Samuel    Waddle,    Washington;   Major  James 

Withroe,    Oak    Run;    David     Bay,     Harmony;    Union;  Mr. 

Isaac  Spence,  Bethel;  to  each  one  a  copy."  It  was  the  duty  of 
the  members  to  sell  the  books,  at  retail  Philadelphia  prices,  and 
the  tracts  at  25  cents  per  dozen,  but  when  they  found  any  per- 
sons desiring  to  read  but  unable  to  purchase,  they  were  either 
to  lead,  or  give  as  they  thought  expedient,  and  give  account  to 
Presbytery,  of  what  they  did.  Any  money  got  from  sales,  was 
to   be    put    in    the    Presbyterial   fund.     It  was    ordered    that   the 


CHTLLfCOTfiE   PBESBYTEBY.  73 

members  of  Presbytery,  as  directed  by  the  General  Assembly, 
make  inquiry  respecting  families  destitute  of  the  Holy  Sciip- 
tures  and  report,  in  writing  to  the  next  stated  meeting.  When 
these  reports  came  in,  it  was  found  that  some  families  were  thus 
destitute,  but  not  so  many  but  that  the  Presbytery  thought  they 
could,  without  outside  help,  supply  them. 

At  the  meeting  in  Buckskin  church  April  6-8,  1814,  the  Rev. 
Samuel  Baldridge  was  received  again  into  Presbytery,  on  a  cer- 
tificate from  the  Presbytery  of  Miami.  At  the  meeting  at  Concord 
October  11-13,  of  the  same  year,  he  was  made  stated  supply  at 
Washington  for  half,  and  at  London  for  one-quarter  of  bis  time, 
and  in  Presbytery  ac  West  Union  April  8-9,  1818  was  dismissed  to 
the  Presbytery  of  Lancaster.  John  Poage  Campbell  was  received 
again,  from  the  Presbytery  of  West  Lexington.  "A  people  at  the 
head  of  Straight  Creek  aud  the  West  Fork  of  Brush  Creek,  desiring 
to  be  known  by  the  name  of  Hopewell,  petitioned  for  Supplies." 
The  term  of  eight  days  for  missionary  work  was  again  restored. 
"On  motion  it  was  resolved:  That  the  Stated  Clerk  be  directed  to 
write  a  letter  to  the  General  Assembly,  again  urging  the  division  of 
the  Synod  of  Kentucky  and  the  making  of  a  new    Synod." 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Assembly  in  1813.  when  the  Pres- 
byteries of  New  Lancaster,  Washington  and  Miami  had  petitioned, 
for  this  division,  the  Assembly  did  not  feel  at  liberty  to  make 
an  immediate  division  of  the  Synod,  because  the  Syncd  its-elf 
had  decided  against  the  request  of  the  petitioners,  but  it  was 
"Resolved  that  the  Assembly  recommend,  to  the  Synod  of  Ken- 
tucky, to  reconsider  their  proceeding  in  this  case,  and  if 
consistent  with  their  views  of  the  interests  of  the  churches,  within 
their  bounds,  to  take,  at  their  next  meeting,  the  order  necessaiy  to 
open  the  way  for  a  division  of  said  Synod  by  the  General  Assembly, 
or  otherwise  to  exhibit  to  the  next  Assembly,  their  reasons  against 
the  division.  When,  therefore,  the  Assembly  met  in  1814,  the  fol- 
lowing action  was  taken:  "The  committee  to  which  were  referred 
the  petition  of  the  Presbytery  of  Lancaster,  for  the  division  of  the 
Synod  of  Kentucky  and  a  resolution  of  the  Synod  on  the  same  sub- 
ject, reported  in  favor  of  the  petition;  and  it  was  "Resolved,  by 
the  Assembly,  that  the  Presbytery  of  Lancaster  be  separated 
from  the  Synod  of  Pittsburgh,  and  the  Presbyteries  of 
Washington  and  Miami  be  separated  from  the  Synod  of  Ken- 
tucky, and  be  erected  into  a  new  Syncd,  and  be  called  by  the  name 
of  the  Synod  of  Ohio,  to  meet  at  Chillicothe  on  the  last  Thursday 

of  October  next;  that  the  Rev.  Robert  G.  Wilson,  or  in  case  of  his 
10 


74  THE   BISTORT    OF    THE 

absence,  the  senior  minister  present,  open  the  Synod  with  a  ser- 
mon and  preside  till  a  new  Moderator  be  chosen."'  Minutes  1814. 
The  Synod  had  '2't  ministers  and  8]  congregations.  The  Presby- 
tery of  Washington  bad  13  ministers  and  28  congregations.  In 
the  "Narrative  of  the  State  of  Religion,"  presented  to  the  Assem- 
bly, the  same  year,  it  is  stated  that,  "During  the  year  past.  Bible 
Societies  have  greatly  increased  in  nnmber  and  utility.  Few  dis- 
tricts of  our  country  are  now  without  them."  Davidson  says  that 
in  1811.  ''Messis.  Daniel  Smith  and  Samuel  J.  Mills  visited  Ken- 
tucky and  the  South  West."'  "with  a  view  to  distribute  copies  of 
the  Holy  Scriptures,  to  form  Bible  Societies,  and  to  organize 
churches.  It  may  give  a  vivid  idea  of  the  destitution  of  the 
means  of  grace  which  fell  under  their  observation,  to  state  that 
they  spent  two  Sabbaths  in  a  certain  town  in  Kentucky,  then 
containing  two  or  three  thousand  inhabitants,  without  being  able 
to  collect  a  congregation  for  the  worship  of  God.  The  negroes 
were  standing  in  groups  in  the  streets,  laughing  and  swearing: 
the  boys  playing  and  hallooing;  the  men  in  the  outskirts  of  the 
town,  shooting  at  pigeons,  of  winch  immense  flocks  were  flying 
over  the  place:  the  more  respectable  class  of  gentlemen  riding  out 
for  amusement.  In  short,  the  only  peculiar  mark  of  attention  by 
which  the  Sabbath  day  was  distinguished,  was.  that  there  was 
more  noise,  more  profanity,  and  more  wickedness,  than  on  any 
other  day  of  tin1  seven.  It  is  gratifying  however  to  be  able  to  add, 
that  ten  years  afterward  there  were  three  large  and  flourishing 
churches  planted   in  that  very  town." 

At  the  Buckskin  meeting,  also.  Presbytery  ordered  that  one 
thou- and  copies  of  Lyman  Beecher's  sermon  on  Reformation  of 
Morals,  Practicable  and  Necessary."  should  be  printed  and  dis- 
tributed among  the  members,  to  be  sold  and  the  money  put  into 
the  Presbyterial  fund,  which,  it  will  be  remembered,  was  to  be 
partly  used  for  publishing  religious  tracts,  &c.  At  Concord, 
October  11  13.  1811.  James  Hoge  paid  to  the  Treasurer  one  dollar, 
the  amount  of  his  annual  contribution  to  the  Presbyterial  fund, 
which  would  make  it  appear  that  the  sum  annually  promised  him 
was  three  hundred  dollars.  In  another  place  I  find  that  James 
Grilliland,  Hubert  B.  Dobbins,  Nicholas  Pittinger,  ~\\iu.  Williamson 
James  H.  Dickey  and  John  Boyd,  each  paid  one  dollar;  from 
which  it  would  appear  that  three  hundred  dollars  was  a  very  fash- 
ionable salary,  in  this  Presbytery.  Indeed  the  only  variation  was 
that  R.  G.  Wilson  paid  two  dollars,  and  J.  Andrews,  who  was  not 
in  the   active    work   of  the  ministry  gave  one  dollar  and    seventy- 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  75 

five  cents.  An  inquiry  was  made  at  the  Concord  meeting:  "If  a 
ruling  elder  should  depart  from  one  church  and  join  some  other 
without  notifying  the  church  to  which  he  belong?,  what  is  the 
duty  of  the  session  concerning  him  ?"  To  which  Presbytery  gave  the 
very  brief  but  comprehensive  and  explicit  answer.  "Suspend  him." 
They  did  not  always,  however,  give  such  answer  as  this,  for  in  ses- 
sion at  Red  Oak,  April  1816,  the  following  question  was  proposed- 
lTs  it  proper  to  give  a  person  a  certificate  of  his  good  standing  in 
the  church,  who  lives  near  the  meeting  house  and  is  not  going  to 
move  away  into  another  congregation?"  To  which  Presbytery 
answered.  "That  any  person  applying  for  a  certificate,  who  is 
entitled  to  one,  may  and  ought  to  have  it,  provided  the  session 
think  it  necessary."  I  do  not  know  what  the  inquirer  thought  of 
the  answer,  though  to  me  it  seems  only  to  decide  that  living  near 
a  meeting  house,  and  persisting  in  it,  will  not  necessarily  keep  a 
man  from  getting  a  certificate. 

At  Nazareth,  April  5-6,  1815,  Red  Oak's  call  for  three- fourths  of 
of  Mr.  Gilliland's  time  was  withdrawn  and  a  call  for  his  whole 
time  was  presented  and  accepted.  "A  petition  from  the  inhabitants 
in  and  around  Bainbridge,  on  Paint  Creek,  praying  to  be  known 
on  our  minutes  by  the  name  of  Paint  congregation,  and  to  have 
appointed  them  as  many  supplies  as  possible  was  presented  and 
read,"  and  Mr.  Gilliland  and  Mr.  Williamson  were  directed  to  "put 
in,  each,  two  days  of  their  missionary  tour,  in  that  place."  Mr. 
Andrew  W.  Poage  was  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  as  a  candi- 
date and  was  given  as  a  subject  for  Latin  exegesis:  "De  Statu 
animae  post  corporis  mortem."  Mr.  Poage  attended  the  succeeding 
meetings  of  Presbytery,  passing  his  various  trials,  went  to  Prince- 
ton one  year  and  was  licensed  August  7,  1817,  in  Presbytery  at 
Rocky  Spring.     His  trial  sermon   was    from  Eph.  2:8. 

The  Presbytery  held  a  meeting  at  Chillicothe,  October  17-25, 
1815.  This  meeting  lasted  from  Tuesday  until  the  next  Wednesday, 
though  there  were  no  sessions  Saturday  or  Sabbath,  which  I  presume 
were  given  to  devotional  services,  though  it  is  a  curious  fact  that 
there  is  nothing  said  in  the  minutes  about  this,  merely  the,  fact  of 
adjournment  from  Friday  until  Monday  being  noted.  At  this  meet- 
ing the  death  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Woods  was  reported.  Mr.  Woods 
was  born  in  Cumberland  county,  Pennsylvania,  was  a  brother  of  the 
Rev.  Wm.  Woods,  who,  from  1797  to  1830,  was  a  pastor  in  Allegheny 
county,  Pennsylvania.  He  graduated  from  Dickinson  College  in 
1802,  and  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  October  17,  1805. 
At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  pastor  of  Liberty,  on  Darby,  Dela- 


76  THE    HIKTOBY    OF    THE 

ware  county.  He  was  ia  his  37th  year  when  he  died,  April  27,  1815. 
He  preached  Sabbath  16th.  and  on  the  evening  of  the  18th  was  taken 
with  pleurisy,  which  baffled  all  medical  aid.  His  funeral  was  at- 
tended by  the  Rev.  James  Hughes,  of  Urbana.  It  was  ordered,  also, 
at  this  meeting,  "that,  wherein,  the  General  Assembly  did,  at  their 
last  meeting,  set  off  the  tract  of  country  between  Licking  aud  the 
Oiio  rivera  t;>  the  Presbytery  of  West  Lexington  and  Synod  of  Ken- 
tucky, a  dismission  aud  recommendation  of  the  Rev.  Robert  Wilson* 
as  a  number  in  good  sfcauding,  be  forwarded  to  him  by  the  Stated 
Clerk." 

Mr.  Wilson  was  born  in  Western  Virginia  in  1772.  He  came  to 
Kentucky  as  a  missionary  in  1793,  and  on  the  expiration  of  his  mis- 
sionary work,  married  and  settled  in  Washington,  where  he  remained 
till  his  death,  October  31,  1S22.  He  was  an  able  and  estimable  man, 
and  while  his  labors  were  greatly  blessed  in  his  own  charge,  "  it  was 
through  his  unwearied  exertions  that  the  churches  of  Augusta  and 
Maysville  were  organized;  and  those  of  Smyrna  and  Flemingsburg 
owed  tj  him  their  preservation  when  languishing  without  a  pastor.'' 

The  Assembly  had,  on  petition  of  the  Synod  of  Ohio,  made  the 
Ohio  river  the  dividing  line  between  the  Synods  of  Ohio  and  Ken- 
tucky. The  action  of  the  Assembly,  as  recorded  in  the  minutes  of 
1815,  was  as  folio  W3:  'A  petition  from  the  Synod  of  Ohio,  praying 
thai  an  alteration  of  the  line  dividing  that  Synod  from  the  Synod  of 
Kentucky,  so  that  the  Ohio  river  shall  be  the  line  dividing  the  two 
aforesaid  Synods,  was  overfcured.  The  prayer  of  the  petition  was 
granted,  it  baing  understood  that  the  connection  now  subsisting 
ba'weaa  the  congregations  of  Cabin  Creek  and  the  Rev.  William 
Williamson  ba  not  thereby  affacted.  agreeably  to  the  petition  of  the 
elders  of  said  congregation,  which  had  baen  forwarded  to  the  Assem- 
bly and  road." 

"It  was  ordered  that  Treacle's  Creek  be  known  on  our  records 
as  a  congregation,  instead  of  Harmony."  Micaiah  Fairfield,  a  licen- 
tiate of  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  was  appointed  to  itinerate  as  a 
missionary  within  our  bounds,  for  three  months,  and  report  to  the 
Committee  of  Missions." 

At  Red  Oak,  April  31  and  4th,  1816.  London,  Treacle's  Creek, 
Paint  and  Bethel,  petitioned  for  supplies.  Union  presented  a  peti- 
tion, praying  "to  be  permitted  to  continue  among  them,  for  one  year, 
the  ministerial  labors  of  the  Rev.  Wm.  Jones,  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Lancaster,"  which  was  granted.  "On  motion,  resolved,  that  the 
congregation  of  Nazareth,  which  has  moved  its  place  of  worship  to 
the  town  of  Hillsborough,  be  hereafter  known  on  our  records  by  the 


CHrLMCOTHE    PBESBYTEBY.  77 

name  of  the  First  -Presbyterian  Church  of  Hillsborough."  The  Rev. 
Samuel  Baldridge  Avas  made  stated  supply  at  Treacle's  Creek  and 
London.  The  Rev.  John  Boyd  Avas  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of 
Miami.  He  had  preached  at  Straight  Creek  and  White  Oak  most 
of  the  time  that  he  was  member  of  Presbytery,  generally  preaching 
at  Straight  Creek  half  of  the  time  and  at  White  Oak  one-fourth.  He 
died  at  Indian  Creek,  near  Hamilton,  August  20,  1816,  in  the  forty - 
eighth  year  of  his  age.  He  Avas  sick  about  two  weeks  with  bilious 
fever.  Matthew  G.  Wallace  preached  at  his  funeral  from  Rev.  14:13, 
"Blessed  are  the  dead  that  die  in  the  Lord."  He  was  very  acceptable 
to  the  Indian  Creek  congregation,  who  deeply  lamented  his  loss.  He 
left  a  wife  and  eight  children. 

'•  The  Presbytery  having  engaged  to  support  Mr.  Wm.  C.  Blair,  a 
pious  young  man,  while  obtaining  a  collegiate  education  at  Wash- 
ington College,  Pennsylvania,  Avhere  his  expenses  will  probably  be 
not  less  than  two  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  it  Avas  determined,  by 
vote,  that  each  settled  member  of  Presbytery  be  held  bound  for  eight 
dollars  out  of  each  hundred  of  salary  promised,  to  be  paid  annually 
to  the  Presbyterial  treasury,  so  long  as  it  may  be  needed  for  the 
above  purpose."  This  of  course  they  expected  to  collect,  in  great 
part,  from  their  congregations.  Do  we  give  that  much  now  to  the 
Board  of  Education? 

The  Presbytery  seem,  however,  to  have  found  that  assessment 
rather  large,  for  at  the  meeting  held  at  "  Buckskin  Meeting  House," 
April  2d  and  3d,  1S17,  it  Avas  ordered  "  that  for  the  purpose  of  edu- 
cating poor  and  piou^  youth  for  the  ministry,  the  members  of  this 
Presbytery  be  held  responsible  for  six  per  cent,  on  the  sums  promised 
to  thorn  respectively,  instead  of  the  eight  per  cent,  required  the  last 
year."  At  this  time,  also,  '"the  congregation  of  Buckskin  requested 
leave  to  be  known  hereafter,  on  the  records  of  this  Presbytery,  by  the 
name  of  Salem,  to  Avhich  the  Presbytery  agreed."  "A  petition  from 
the  town  of  Ripley,  on  the  Ohio  river,  formerly  a  part  of  Red  Oak 
congregation,  praying  to  be  recognized  as  a  separate  congregation, 
was  presented,  read  and  granted."  "A  petition  from  a  people  on 
Eagle  Creek,  praying  to  be  known  on  our  minutes  by  the  name  of 
Eagle  Creek  congregation  and  to  receive  supplies,  Avas  brought  in 
and  read  and  granted."  Eagle  Creek,  however,  had  appeared  at  the 
iirst  meeting  of  Presbytery,  and  Mr.  Dunlevy  had,  at  a  meeting  at 
Cabin  Creek,  April  8th  and  10th,  1800,  accepted  a  call  to  that  church; 
Presbytery  had  also  met  there,  October  6-8,  1801.  But  the  church 
had  beeu  broken  up  by  the  troubles  connected  with,  and  springing 
from,  the  New  Light  schism,  and,  as  we  have  seen,  preacher  and 


78  THE    HISTORT    OF    THE 

people  had  gone  with  the  Shakers,  and  now  this  was  a  different 
church,  and  was  in  Brown,  while  the  other  was  in  Adams  county.  At 
this  Buckshin  meeting  Frauklinton  withdrew  the  call  for  three- 
fourths  of  Mr.  Hogo's  time,  and  presented  one  for  his  whole  time, 
which  he  accepted. 

At  Rocky  Spring,  August  6th   and  7th,  1817,  the  Rev.  R.   G. 
Wilson  resigned  the  office  of  Stated  Clerk  and  the  Rev.  James  H. 
Dickey   was   elected   in   his   place*.      The   Rev.    Reuben   White   was 
received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Winchester.     James H.  Dickey  asked 
that  Presbytery  should  dissolve  the  relation  between  himself  and  the 
church  of  Pisgah.     Notice  was  sent  to  the  church  to  appear  at  the 
next  meeting     At,  Chillicothe,  October  1st  and  2d,  1817,  Mr.  Dickey 
renewed   his  request,  and.  the  congregation  giving  their  consent, 
through  Mr.  Benjamin  Blair,  the  relation  was  dissolved.     The  congre- 
gation of  Hillsborough,  (formerly  Nazareth,)  requested  leave  to  with- 
draw their  call  to  the  Rev.  N.  Pittinger,  in  order  to  their  presenting 
to  him  a  new  call.     On  inquiry  it  appeared  that  it   was  a  mutual 
agreement  between  Mr.  Pittinger  and  the  congregation.     The  request 
was  therefore  granted  and  the  call  from  Nazareth  congregation  was 
withdrawn,  and  that  from  Hillsborough  was  presented  to  Mr.  Pittin- 
ger and  by  him  accepted.     New  Market  and  White  Oak  asked  that 
the  Rev.  Reuben  White  be  appointed  to  supply  them;  but  as  they 
had  made  no  arrangement  for  his  support,  Presbytery  did  not  ap- 
point him.  but  left  him  at  liberty  to  supply  them  as  he  thought  best. 
At  the  nest  meeting,  at  West  Union,  April  8-9,  1818,  they  pre- 
sented calls;  New    Market,   for  one-half  and  White    Oak,  for  one- 
fourth  of  Mr.  White's  labors,   which    he   accepted  and  his   installa- 
tion was  appointed  for   the    first  Wednesday  of  June,  at  the  house 
of  Mr.  J.  Davidson:  Gilliland  to  preach  and  Williamson  to  preside. 
As  the  report  that  was  made  afterward  by  this  committee,    may  be 
interesting   I  have  copied    it,     uThe  committee  to  install  the   Rev. 
Reuben  White,  in  the  congregations  of   New  Market  and  White  Oak, 
report  to    the    Presbytery,    that,    agreeably    to    appointment,    they 
met  at  the  house  of  John  Davidson,  Esq.,  on  the  3d  day  of    Jnne 
1818.  and  performed  the  duty  assigned  them.     A   respectable  num- 
ber of  both  congregations  attended.     The  installation  sermon   was 
from  1st  Thes.  5:  12,  13.     The  questions  in  our  form  of  government 
appointed  to  be  put,  in  such  cases,  were  put  to  the  minister  and 
people   and  by  them    answered   in  the  affirmative.     After  which   a 
solemn    and    appropriate    charge   was    delivered    to  each,  and    the 
whole  concluded  with  prayer.''  "James  Gilliland,  C.  C." 

I  wondered  why  he   was  not  installed  in  the  church  building 


CHILLICOTHE    PKESBTTlSRY.  79 

and  bad  about  come  to  tbe  conclusion  that  Mr.  Davidson  lived 
balf  way  between  tbe  two  cburcbes,  and  tbat  bis  bouse  was  cbosen 
therefore,  for  convenience,  wben  another  and  what  seems  a  probable 
explanation  occurred  and  that  is  that  perhaps  tbey  had  no  church 
building. 

At  the  West  Union  meeting,  also,  calls  were  presented  for  Mr. 
Dickey  from  Salem  and  Concord,  each  for  one-sixth  part  of  his  time; 
this  was  a  division  of  the  third  that  Pisgah  formerly  had.  Why  they 
did  not  at  once  present  calls  each  for  half  his  time,  as  thej  did  at  the 
next  meeting,  is  more  than  I  can  understand.  "The  Rev.  Wm. 
Dickey,  of  Muhlenburgh  Presbytery,  having  moved  into  the  bounds 
of  this  Presbytery,  with  a  view  to  settlement,  informed  us  that  the 
Presbytery  to  which  he  belongs,  having  failed  to  meet,  on  their 
adjournment,  he  had  not  been  able  to  obtain  a  dismission." 
'•Presbytery,  therefore  resolved,  that  though  they  cannot  recieve  him 
as  a  member,  yet  from  their  general  acquaintance  with  Mr.  Dickey, 
they  will  acknowledge  him  as  a  brother,  in  good  standing,  provi- 
dentially sojourning  among  them  and  bound  to  attend  to  the  duties 
of  a  minister  of  the  gospel,  until  he  shall  obtain  a  regular  dis- 
mission." Not  being  able  to  appoint  him  stated  supply,  as  re- 
quested by  the  congregations  of  Washington  and  Pisgah,  they 
permitted  them  "for  the  present,  to  obtain  his  ministerial  labors, 
on  such  terms  as  shall  be  mutually  satisfactory."  "An  agreement 
by  the  congregation  of  Washington  and  a  petition  founded  on  that 
agreement,  that  the  said  congregation  be  divided  and  that  the 
upper  division  be  taken  under  the  care  of  Presbytery,  as  a  sep- 
arate congregation,  by  the  name  of  Bloomingburgh,  was  presented 
and  granted."  "A  petition  was  received  from  a  number  of  people, 
residing  on  the  Rocky  Fork  ©f  Paint  Creek  and  on  Brush  Creek, 
praying  to  be  taken  Tinder  the  care  of  Presbytery  as  a  congregation 
and  to  be  known  by  the  name  of  Ebenezer."'  This  petition  was 
granted.  In  Presbytery  at  Salem,  August  26-27,  1818,  the  pastoral 
relation  existing  between  the  Rev.  Robert  B.  Dobbins  and  Smyrna 
was  dissolved.  Also,  on  account  of  failure  of  his  health,  the  Rev. 
Wm.  Williamson  resigned  the  pastoral  charge  of  West  Union  and 
Cabin  Creek,  but  at  their  request  was  permitted  to  supply  them, 
at  discretion,  until  the  next  meeting  of  Presbytery.  Mr.  White 
was  now   preaching  at  Eagle   Creek,  the  fourth  part  of  his  time. 

At  the  meeting  at  Red  Oak  Church,  April  7-8,  1819,  Man- 
chester presented  a  call  for  half  the  labors  of  Wm.  Williamson,  as  he 
had  continued  to  preach  there  after  the  relation  between  him  and 
West  Union  and  Cabin  Creek  was  dissolved;  this  was,  in  reality,  but 


80  THE    HlS'TOKi'   Or   THE 

a  change  of  the  old  call  which  had  been  for  one-third  of  his  time. 
The  relation  between  the  Rev.  Robert  B.  Dobbins,  and  the  church 
at  Willianisburgh,  was  dissolved,  and  after  this,  though  for  a  long 
time  a  member  of  Presbytery,  he  was  not  again  installed  as  pastor 
of  any  of  the  churches.  At  Hillsborough,  September  29-30,  1819, 
he  was  mado  stated  supply  at  Nevill,  for  one  year,  for  one-quarter 
of  the  time.  In  Presbytery  at  Manchester,  April  5-6,  1826,  he  was 
permitted  to  supply  White  Oak,  for  one  year,  for  as  much  of  his 
time  as  may  be  convenient;  then,  in  1827,  he  was  made  stated 
supply  there,  for  one  year,  and  continued  there  until  in  Presbytery 
at  West  Union,  April  6-8,  1830,  when  he  was  dismissed  to  the 
Presbytery  of  Cincinnati.  But  in  Presbytery  at  Bed  Oak,  April, 
1-4, 1834,  he  was  received  agaiu  from  that  Presbytery,  and  linally 
in  Presbytery  at  Salem,  September  29-30,1835,  he  was  dismissed  to 
the  Presbytery  of  Schuyler,  after  which  he  does  not  again  appear 
on  the  records. 

In  Presbjtery  at  Hillsborough,  September  29-30,  1819,  Mr. 
James  Coe,  a  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of  Bedstone,  who  was 
licensed  at  Greensburgh  October  22nd,  1817,  was  received  and 
appointed  to  spend  ten  days  on  Brush  Creek  and  Snnlish.  When 
he  came  into  our  Presbytery  it  was  in  answer  to  a  petition  sent 
in,  April  7th,  from  West  Union  for  his  services  for  one  year,  he  was 
dismissed  from  Bedstone  to  our  Presbytery  April  20th,  1819.  The 
pastoral  relation  between  the  Bev.  Nicholas  Pittinger  and  the 
churches  of  Hillsborough  and  Bocky  Spring  was  dissolved.  An- 
drew W.  Poage,  licentiate,  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of 
Miami.  The  Bev.  Wm.  Dickey  was  received  from  the  Presbytery 
of  Muhlenburgh,  and  accepted  a  call  for  the  whole  of  his  minis- 
terial services  from  Washington  and  Bloomingburgh,  and  the  time 
for  his  installation  was  fixed  for  the  second  Saturday  of  November, 
1819;  The  Rev.  James  H.  Dickey  to  preach  and  Dr.  Bobert  G. 
Wilson  to  give  the  charge;  this  was  attended  to  'on  the  day  and  by 
the  persons  appointed.  In  his  appointment  to  this  service  the 
title  Dr.  is  for  the  first  time  in  the  minutes  given  to  Mr.  Wilson. 

Wm.  C.  Blair  a  student  in  Princeton  Theological  Seminary, 
was  taken  under  the  care  of  Presbytery  and  parts  of  trial  assigned 
him.  In  Presbytery  at  Columbus,  October  19,  1820,  Mr.  Blair  was 
dismissed  to  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick.  He  was 
received  again  from  that  Presbytery  in  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough 
September  24-27,  1822,  and,  as  he  had  been  appointed  a  mis- 
sionary to  the  Chickasaw  Indians  by  the  Missionary  Society  of  the 
Synods  of  South  Carolina  and  Georgia,  he  was  ordained.     The  Bev. 


CFTILLICOTHE   PRfiSBVTERV.  81 

James  Gilliland  preached  from  Prov.  11:13,  and  Dr.  E.  G.  Wilson 
gave  the  charge.  He  was  oid aired  September  27,  1822.  In  Pres- 
bytery at  Cbillicotbe,  May  5,  1824,  be  was  dismissed  to  the  Presby- 
tery of  West  Tennessee.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Jefferson  College 
and  spent  two  years  in  the  Theological  Seminary,  at  Princeton. 
At  the  Hillsborough  meeting,  Eeuben  White  was  made  stated 
supply,  for  one-fourth  time,  at  Eagle  Creek,  for  one  year;  this, 
with  his  pastorate,  would  take  all  his  time. 

The  next  meeting  was  at  Salem,  April  5th  and  6tb,  1820,  where 
the  Eev.  John  Eoss  was  received  from  Eed  Stone  Presbytery,  and 
Straight  Creek  and  Eipley  petitioned  each  for  half  his  time,  until  the 
next  meeting  of  Presbytery.  John  Eoss  had  been  ordbined  and 
installed  pastor  at  Somerset,  in  Eed  Stone  Presbytery,  December  3, 
1817,  and  was  dismissed  from  that  charge  and  to  our  Presbytery  in 
the  meeting  at  Mount  Pleasant  October  20, 1819.  He  was  born  in 
Ireland;  graduated  at  Middlebury  College;  spent  two  years  in 
Princeton  Seminary,  and  after  leaving  our  Presbytery  was  pastor  at 
Muncie  and  Milton,  Indiana.  James  Coe  was  made  stated  supply  at 
West  Union,  for  two-thirds  of  his  time,  for  half  a  year,  with  leave  to 
spend  part  of  his  time  out  of  the  bounds  of  Presbytery.  The  Eev. 
Nicholas  Pittinger  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Miami.  The 
Washington  Education  Society,  auxiliary  to  the  society  under  the 
care  of  the  General  Assembly,  was  organized  according  to  a  recom- 
mendation of  the  Assembly  to  the  Presbytery.  It  appeared,  on  a  call 
of  the  members,  ''that  the  gospel  had  been  preached  during  the  last 
year,  and  attended  to  by  the  people  with  regularity.  Catechetical 
instruction,  particularly  of  the  youth,  in  Bible  classes,  had  been  gen- 
erally attended  to;  the  concert  of  prayer  is  almost  universally  atten- 
ded; most  churches  have  their  weekly  prayer  meetings  and  the  Lord's 
Supper  frequently  administered;  but  no  special  awakenings  have 
taken  place  and  there  is  much  cause  to  complain  of  stupidity  and 
deadness." 

At  the  meeting  at  Eed  Oak.  September  27th  and  28th,  1820,  "a 
petition  from  the  town  of  Greenfield  and  vicinity,  praying  to  be  taken 
on  our  minutes  as  a  congregation,  by  the  name  of  Greenfield,  and  to 
have  the  three-fourths  of  the  ministerial  labors  oC  the  Eev.  Samuel 
Crothers,  was  presented  and  read."  Mr.  Crothers  was  received  from 
the  Presbytery  of  West  ington  and  the  j  etitior  of  tl  e  Greenfield 
people  was  granted.     Tie  Gr<  enfield  church  was  o  Ji 

1820,  with  sixty  memb<  rv,  tv  •  i  ;  -five  of  whom  wera  Foittx  r  n  pd  hers 
of  the  Hop  Run  church.  The  fhst  ciders  were  Elijah  Ehkpatrick, 
Wilson  Stewart  and  Hugh  Ghormley.     "A  petition  from  seme  inhab- 


S2  XHS    HISTORY    OF    THS 

aunts  of  Lioftfl  county.  Living  on  Indian  Creek,  praying  to  be  known 
jn  our  records  as  a  vacancy  by  the  name  of  Indian  Creek,  and  for 
dies,  was  handed  in,  read  and  granted."  This  seems  to  be  a 
vacancy  yet,  bul  not  now  known  on  our  minutes.  John  Ross  was 
made  stated  supply  at  Ripley  and  Straight  Creek,  until  the  next 
stated  meeting.  Hillsborough  and  Rocky  Spring  petitioned  for  the 
ministerial  labors  of  the  Rev.  S.  D.  Hoge  for  six  months  and  that  his 
labors  be  equally  divided  between  them.  Mr.  Hoge  was  of  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Winchester  and  whs  present  at  the  meeting  as  a  cor- 
responding member.  The  congregations  were  permitted  to  employ 
him. 

At.  the  next  stated   meetiug.   which   was  in  Hillsborough,  April 
3-6,  1S2L,  he  was  received  into  this  Presbytery  on  a  certificate   from 
i\it,   Presbytery  of   Winchester  and  accepted  calls  from  Hillsborough 
and  Rocky  Spring,  each  for  one-half  of  his  time;  and  it  was  "ordered 
that  Messrs.  Samuel  Crothers  and  James  H.  Dickey  be  a  committee 
to  install  the  Rev.  S.  D.  Hoge.  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Hillsborough 
and  Rocky  Spring:   that  for  that  purpose  they  meet  at  Rocky  Spring 
on   the  26th  of  May  next,  at  twelve  o'clock;  that  Mr.  Dickey  preach 
the  sermon  and  that  Mr.  Crothers  preside  and  give  the  charge."     Mr. 
James  Coe  whs  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Miami  as  a  licentiate 
in  good  standing.     He  was  afterward  pastor  of  Piqua.     Messrs.  Wm. 
Williamson,  Jaines  Gilliland  and  John  Ross  were  appointed  a  com- 
mittee  to  install  the   H,ev  Dyer   Burgess,  at  West  Union,  the  fourth 
Wedues  lay  of  this  month,  April.  1821;  Gilliland  to  preach,  William- 
son to  preside  and  give  the  charge,  and  Ross  his  alternate.     Mr.  Bur- 
gess had  been  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Miami,  at  an  interme- 
diate  meeting  held  in  Columbus  October  19,  1820.     The  Rev.  John 
li,»v-«  was  left  at  liberty  to  supply  Straight  Creek  and   Ripley,  they 
having  petitioned  for  him.  until  the  next  meeting. 

■The  inhabitants  of  New  Richmond  and  Susanna  presented  a 
petition  praying  to  be  taken  under  the  care  of  Presbytery  as  a  congre- 
gation, to  be  known  by  the  name  of  New  Richmond  and  Susanna." 
Their  request  was  granted.  The  Rev.  S.  Crothers  was  continued  as 
supply  at  Greenfield,  for  three-fourths  of  his  time,  for  six  months.  Ii) 
Presbytery  at  West  Union,  September  19th  and  20th,  1821,  the  Rev. 
James  Robertson  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Lancaster  and 
accepted  calls  from  Treacle's  Creek.  Upper  Liberty,  (now  Milford 
Center,)  and  Lower  Liberty,  each  for  one-third  of  his  time;  and 
'Mh^i^.  James  Hoye.  William  Dickey  and  Samuel  Crothers,  or  any 
i  wo  of  them,  were  appointed  a  committee  to  meet  at  Lower  Liberty, . 
ou  the  9th  day  of  November  next,  to  install  Mr.  Robertson  pastor  of 


OBILLIOOTHE    FBESBTTERT.  S3 

these  congregations.     Mr.  Crothern   was   appointed   to   preach   the 
sermon  and  Mr.  Win.  Dickey  to  preside  and  give  the  charge,  nn<l  Mr 
James   Hoge  was  appointed  the  alternate  of  either  of  them  who  may 
fail   to   attend."     Dr.    Moore,  in  History   of   Columbus    Presbytery, 
spells   the  name  Robinson  and  says   that  he  had  been  ordained  in 
1808,  but   does  not  say  by  what  Presbytery.     Ripley   and  Straight 
Creek  petitioned  for  supplies,  and  John  Ross  had  leave  to  travel  out 
of  bounds.     The  congregations   of   Bethel   and   of   the   settlers   on 
Obanion   Creek   were  granted  leave  to  apply  to  the  Presbytery  of 
Miami  for  supplies.     The  Rev.  James  Hoge  asked  leave  to  resign  the 
pastoral  charge  of  Franklinton  church.     "  Whereupon,    ordered   that 
the  congregation  be  cited  to  appear,  by  their  representative,  at  our 
next  meeting,   to   show  cause,    if  they  have  any,    why  the  request, 
should   not   be   granted.-'     At  the  next,  an  intermediate  meeting,  at 
Chillicothe,  October  18,  1821,  "'the  Rev.  James  Hoge   renewed   his 
application  for  leave  to  resign  the  pastoral  charge  of    Franklinton 
congregation,  from  and  after  the  first  day  of  January  next:   an  J  the 
elder  from  that  congregation  having  informed  Presbytery  that  the 
church   offered  no   objections,  it  was  ordered   that   the  request  1>a 
granted."     This  was,  I  suppose,  a  resignation  pro  forma,  the  congre- 
gation of  Franklinton  having  changed  their  name  to'  the  First  Church 
of  Columbus,  and  moved  across  the  river;  for  Dr.  Hoge  is  always 
spoken  of  as  pastor  of  the  First  Church  of  Columbus,  for  about  fifty 
years.     Dr.   Moore  says  of  him:  "James  Hoge,  D.  D..  was-  born  in 
Moorfield,  Va.,  in  1784.     His  studies,  both  classical  and  theological, 
were  pursued  under  the  direction  of  his  father,  Moses  Hoge,  D.  D- 
He  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Presbytery  of  Lexington.  Virginia, 
April  17th,  1805.      *      *      *      His  whole  life  was  spent  hem     The 
Presbytery  of  Columbus  was  moulded  by  him.     He  was  a  power  in 
the  community,  which  he  saw  grow  from  a  wilderness  into  a  populous 
city.     He  was  released  from  his  charge  June  30th,  1857.  but  continued 
to  labor  as  he  had  opportunity  almost  to  the  time  of  his  death."     He 
died  September  22d,  1863. 

The  church  at  Franklinton  was  organized  in  February,  1806. 
"For  the  first  eight  years  the  First  Church  worshipped  exclusively  at 
Franklinton,  (Columbus,  on  the  east  bank  of  the  Scioto,  not  being 
settled  until  1812.)  In  1814  a  log  building,  twenty-five  by  thirty,  was 
erected  on  Spring  street  near  Third,  and  the  services  were  alternated 
between  Franklinton  and  Columbus.  In  1821  the  population  of  the 
latter  was  1,400.  A  new  house  of  worship  had  been  built  on  the 
earner  of  Town  and  Front.  The  name  of  the  congregation  was 
changed  to  "The  First    Presbyterian    Church   of  Columbus,"    In 


84  THE   HISTORY    OF    THE 

Jane,  1322,  "the  congregation  requested  that  Rev.  James  Hogo  bo 
appointed  their  stated  supply  until  January  1, 1823."  *  *  :;:  A 
new  call  w:u  made  out  and  Mr.  LC  >,'\  Jane  28,  1S23,  "  in 

place  of  the  former  call,  which  was  \vi  naacaof  the 

c  i  i  \j; e  .if  the  n  '.:ao  or  the  church  and  their  pi  ice  of  moating."  "It 
was  not  deemed  necessary  to  install  him  anew."' — (Moore.) 

At   tii a    West   Union   meeting,  also,  Mr  Henry  Vandeman  was 

received  as  a  candidate  nailer  care  o?  Preabytery,  "and  was  directed 

to  prepare  an  exegesis  on  the  thoma,  "An  Cltrlstus  sit  DeusV  and 

a  h  >  nily  on  the  subject  of  Christian  experience,  to  bo  delivered  at  the 

next  meeting."     Mr  Vandeman  wis  a  member  of  the  Cmcord  church, 

an  1  at  the  mooting  at  Concord,  April  3-5,  1822,  delivered  the  above. 

At  Hillsborough,    September  21-27,  1322,  he  delivered  a  discourse 

from  Hab.  6:18;  at  Greenfield,  April  1-3, 1823,  a  lecture  on  Psalm  119: 

57-61.     At  West  Union,  September  30-O.utober  3,  1823,  he  delivered 

a  sermon  from  II  )b.  11:  i,  was  examined  and  licensed  October  3,  and 

in   Presbytery    at   Concord,  April  6-8,  182 1,  was  dismissed    to    the 

Presbytery  of  Columbus,  where  ho  was  called  to  and  was  for  many 

years  pastor  of  the  Delaware  church.     He  was  ordained  and  installed 

by  that    Presbytery  October   19,  1822,  pastor  of  Delaware,  Radnor 

and   Liberty,   and    in   1835,    when  the    Presbytery  of  Marion    was 

formed,  was  with  his  church  assigned  to  that  Presbytery. 

As  the  West  Union  mooting  w  is  the  last  stated  meeting  of  Pres- 
bytery, under  the  name  of  Washington,  I  will  add  the  report  of  the 
c:>m  nittee  appointed  to  designate  the  route  of  the  members  in  ful- 
filling a  missionary  tour  of  eight  days  each,  before  the  next  stated 
meeting.     "That  Dr.  Wilson   spend  eight  days  on  the  waters  of  the 
Scioto,  above  Chillicothe,  on   Paint   and  Sun  fish:   Mr.  Williamson, 
eight  days  on  Ohio  and  Brush  creek;  Mr.   Gilliland  two  days   at 
Ripley   and  six   at  discretion;  Mr.  Andrews  eight  days  on  Indian 
Creek  and  Paint  Creek;  Mr.  Dobbins  six  days  between  White  Oak 
and  Little  Miami  and  two  at  Straight  Creek;  Mr.  James  Hoge  eight 
days  on  Scioto  below  Franklinton,  and  on  Darby  and  Deer  Creeks : 
Mr.  William  Dickey  eight  days  on  the  headwaters  of  Paint,  Little 
Miami  and  Deer  Creeks;  Mr.  Robertson  eight  days  on  the  waters  of 
Darby  and  Deer  Creeks;  Mr.  J.  H.  Dickey,  eight  days  at  Ebenezer 
and  on  Paint  and  Deer  Creeks;  Mr.  Crothers  eight  days  on  the  head 
waters    of    the  East    Fork  of  Little    Miami;  Mr.  White    six    days 
between   White    Oak  and  the  Little    Miami   and  two  at    Straight 
Creek;  Mr.  Burgess,  eight  days  on  Brush  Creek  and   on  the  Ohio 
above    Manchester;    Mr.  S.    D.  Hoge,  eight  days  at  Ebenezer,   on 
Brush  Creek  and  at  Ripley;  Mr.   Ross,  eight  days  at  discretion.'1 


CHILLICOTHE    PEESBTTEEX.  85 

Presbytery  was  in  the  habit  of  appointing  select,  or  special 
sessions,  when  requested,  and  they  thought  it  expedient,  a  practice 
that  was  affcorward  forbidden  by  the  Assembly,  because  ruling 
elders  only  have  jurisdiction  over  "chose  whom  they  represent. 
The  Presbytery  therefore  cannot  authorize  them  to  serve  in  other 
churches.  The  appointment  by  Presbytery  of  a  special  session, 
that  is  composed  of  Eiders  belonging  to  different  congregations, 
even  to  try  a  case  of  discipline  is  entirely  unconstitutional,"  so 
the  Assembly  decided  in  1823  aad  1824.  As  showing  this  custom:  In 
Presbytery,  at  Salem,  April  5-6,  1820,  "A  petition  from  Mr.  Eben- 
ezer  Sutherland,  suspended  by  a  decision  of  the  Session  of  Red 
Oak  Church,  praying  for  a  new  trial,  was  presented  and  read  and 
committed  to  Messrs.  Hoge,  Dobbins  and  Keys,  to  report  thereon." 
This  committee  reported  that,  in  their  opinion,  Mr.  Sutherland  "had 
such  additional  light  to  cast  upon  the  subject  as  entitles  him  to  a 
new  trial  and  they  beg  leave  to  recommend  a  select  session." 
"After  consideration  the  Presbytery  adopted  the  above  report,  and 
Messrs.  Richard  Rounceville,  Thomas  Kirker,  James  Baird,  John 
Moore  and  Joseph  McKibben,  elders,  or  any  three  of  them,  with 
the  Rev.  R.  B.  Dobbins,  Moderator,  were  appointed  to  be  the 
session  to  rehear  the  case  of  Mr.  Sutherland,  which  has  been 
adjudged,  by  the  Red  Oak  Session,  or  any  other  charge  that  may  be 
regularly  brought  against  him.  This  select  session  was  appointed 
to  meet  at  the  Red  Oak  meeting-house  on  the  second  Wednesday 
in  June  next  at  10  o'clock  A.  M." 

In  1820,  there  were  in  the  whole  Presbyterian  church  741  min- 
isters, 1290  churches  72,096  communicants,  8,021  of  whom  had  been 
added  in  the  last  year. 


CHAPTER  FV 

"At  a  meeting  of  the  Synod  of  Ohio,  in  Chillicothe,  October 
1821.  the  following  resolutions  were  adopted,  viz:  "That  the  coun- 
ties of  Ross,  Fayette.  Highland.  Pike,  Adams.  Brown  and  the 
eastern  parts  of  Clermont  and  Clinton,  shall  constitute  a  Presbytery, 
called  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe.  They  shall  hold  their  first 
meeting,  at  Concord,  on  the  first  Wednesday  in  April  next,  at 
twelve  o'clock,  and  shall  oe  opened  with  a  sermon  by  the  Rev. 
Samuel  D.  Hoge,  or,  in  his  absence,  the  senior  member  present,  who 
shall  also  preside  until  a  Moderator  be  chosen."  "The  following 
members  compose  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe:  Revs.  Robert  G.  Wil- 
son, Wm.  Williamson,  James  Gilliland,  John  Andrews,  William 
Dickey,  James  H.  Dickey,  Samuel  Crothers,  Dyer  Burgess,  Reuben 
White,  Robert  B.  Dobbins,  Samuel  D.  Hoge  and  John  Ross.  The 
records  and  papers  of  the  Presbytery  of  Washington  shall  be  deliv- 
ered to  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe  hereby  constituted.''  "A  true 
extract  from  the  records  of  Synod. 

Robert  G.  Wilson,  Stated  Clerk." 
The  above  precedes,  in  the  records,  the  minutes  of  the  first 
meeting  of  the  Presbytery  under  the  new  name;  which  meeting  was 
held  as  appointed,  at  Concord,  April  3-5, 1822,  and  was  opened  with 
v  sermon  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  D.  Hoge,  from  1st  Cor.  2:2 — "For  I 
am  determined  not  to  know  anything  among  you,  save  Jesus  Christ, 
and  him  crucified."  At  the  same  time  the  Presbytery  of  Columbus 
was  formed,  "to  consist  of  the  counties  of  Pickaway,  Franklin. 
Madison,  Union  and  Delaware,  with  those  parts  of  Champaign 
and  Logan  lying  east  of  the  line  from  the  head  of  the  Little  Miami 
to  the  head  of  the  Scioto."  The  members  present  at  the  Concord 
meeting,  were  Messrs.  Robert  G.  Wilson,  pastor  of  the  church  at 
Chillicothe;  James  Gilliland,  at  Red  Oak;  Dyer  Burgess,  at  West 
Union;  William  Dickey,  at  Bloomingburgh  and  Washington;  James 
H.  Dickey,  at  Salem  and  Concord;  Samuel  D.  Hoge.  at  Hillsborough 
and  Rocky  Spring:  Reuben  White,  at  Npw  Market  and  White  Oak; 
Samuel  Crothers,  who  was  supplying,  but  at  this  meeting  accepted 
a  call  to  Greenfield  for  four-fifths  of  his  time,  and  a  committee  was 
appointed  to  install  him,  the  second  Saturday  of  May,  (1822),  R.  G. 
Wilson  to  preside,  Samuel  D.  Hoge  to  preach  and  James  H.  Dickey, 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTEKY.  87 

the  alternate  of  either.  Robert  B.  Dobbins,  who  seems  at  that 
time  to  have  been  without  charge,  was  also  present.  The  members 
absent  were  Messrs.  Wm.  Williamson,  pastor  at  Manchester;  John 
Ross  without  charge,  who  at  the  last  meeting  had  been  granted  leave 
to  travel  out  of  bounds,  and  at  this  meeting  was  dismissed  to  the 
Presbytery  of  Miami;  and  John  Andrews,  dismissed  at  this 
meeting  to  the  Presbytery  of  Redstone.  He  had  been  publishing 
a  paper  in  Chillicothe,  said  to  have  been  the  first  religious  news- 
paper ever  published,  jaud  of  which  The  Banner,  of  Pittsburgh, 
claims  to  be  the  successor. 

This  paper  was  ''The  Weeekly  Recorder,  a  newspaper,  conveying 
important  intelligence  and  other  useful  matter,  under  the  three  gen- 
eral heads  of  Theology,  Literature  and  National  Affairs."     The  first 
number  of  this  paper  was  published  July  5th,  1814,  and  was  an  eight 
page,  three  column  paper,  the  printed  matter  on  each  page  measur- 
ing eight  by  not  quite  ten  inches.     In  the  first  number  is  the  follow- 
ing announcement.  "The  Weekly  Recorder  is  published  on  Thursday, 
By  John  Andrews.     Terms — Two  dollars  per  annum  paid  within  two 
months;   two  dollars  and  twenty-five  cents  at  the  end  of  six  months; 
two  dollars  and  fifty   cents  at  the  end   of  the  year.     No  subscription 
received  for  less    than  one  year;    nor   any  discontinued  until  all 
arrearages  are  paid.     A  failure  to   give  notice  of  the  discontinuance 
of  a  subscription  at  the  end  of  the  year,  will  be  considered  as  a  ne  w 
engagement.     Gentlemen  who  procure  ten  subscribers  and   are  an- 
swerable  for  the  payment,  receive  their  papers  gratis.     UUP  ALL 
letters  addressed   to  the  Editor,  except  such  as   contain  returns  of 
subscribers'   names,   or  remittance  of   money,    must    be   postpaid." 
The  last   page   contained   advertisements,  one  of   which  announced 
that   Maharshallalbashbaz  Garrison,  had  taken   up  an  estray  horse. 
I    suppose  that  it   is   a  misprint   and   intended   for  our  old  friend 
Mahershalalhashbaz  and  shows  that  some  persons  then  at  least,  kept 
up  the  good  old  custom   of  giving  their  children  Bible  names.     The 
paper  was  continued   at  the   above  price,  until  Vol.  3,  No.   1,  whole 
number  105,  when  it  is  announced  at  three  dollars  per  annum,  but 
"From    subscribers    in    difficult  circumstances,    two  dollars  will  be 
received  in  advance,   and  the  remaining  one  at  end  of  six  months." 
Advertisements   were  discontinued  and  while  it  was  still  an   eight 
page  and  three  column  paper,  it  was  so  enlarged  that  the  printed 
part  on  a  page,   measured   eight    inches  and   a  half   by  ten  inches 
and  three  quarters.     I  have  looked  over  the  first  three  volumes  and 
think  that,  for  the  time,  it  was  an  excellent  paper;  indeed  it  would 
not  compare  unfavorably  with  many  papers  now  published. 


THE    EISTORY    OF    THE 


The  elders  present,  at  the  Concord  meeting,  were  Messrs.  Archi- 
bald Hopkins,  Isaac  Templin,  John  Emmory,  Hugh  Ghormley, 
Andrew  Hemphill,  Salmon  Templin,  Victor  Larrimore,  Abraham 
Shepherd  and  Hugh  Cochran.  It  was  a  time  of  peace  and  quiet  in 
the  churches,  from  1811,  when  the  Presbytery  of  Miami  was  formed, 
until  the  first  meeting  of  the  Presbytery  under  the  new  name;  for 
the  Presbytery  of  Chillioothe  is  but  the  Presbytery  of  Washington 
renamed,  the  boundaries  having  been  before  this  so  changed,  that 
Washington  was  in  another  Presbytery  and  in  a  state  no  part  of 
which  was  in  the  bounds  of  this  Presbytery.  The  churches  had 
increased  in  numbers  and  in  strength  and  were  seeking  in  various 
ways  for  the  good  of  men  and  their  own  upbuilding. 

As  has  before  been  stated  a  Bible  society  was  formed.  The 
first  meeting,  when  it  was  organized,  was  at  West  Union,  January 
26  1814.  Its  first  annual  meeting  was  at  Concord  Church,  on  the 
11th  and  12th  of  October  of  the  same  year,  and  was  "opened  with 
prayer  by  the  president,  the  Rav.  James  Gilliland;  received  the 
Reports  of  the  Directors  and  Steward,  and  elected  the  officers  for 
the  ensuing  year.  The  Directors  reported,  'That  they  Lad  pur- 
chased 329*  Bibles,  that  these  Bibles  had  been  transported  from 
Philadelphia  to  Pittsburgh  and  thence  forwarded,  in  a  boat  down 
the  Ohio,  and  that  they  were  expected  shortly  to  reach  the  places 
of  their  destination.'  The  Steward  reported,  'That  the  receipts,  for 
the  use  of  the  society,  from  the  time  of  its  organization, 
amounted  to  §301.65.  that  of  this  sum  $244  had  been  employed  in 
the  purchase  of  Bibles  and  defraying  the  expense  of  carriage  to 
Pittsburgh,  leaving  a  balance  in  the  treasury  of  |60.65.' "  The 
Society  elected  the  Rev.  Wni.  Williamson,  President;  the  Rev. 
James  Gilliland,  Secretary;  Mr.  Drayton  M.  Curtis,  Steward;  Gen- 
eral Samuel  Finley,  Revds.  Robert  G.  Wilson,  John  Andrews,  James 
Hoge  and  James  H.  Dickey,  Directors. 

At  the  annual  meeting,  in  Hillsborough,  September  6,  1816, 
it  was  resolved,  that  a  meeting  of  the  Society  bo  held,  the  third 
Thursday  of  October,  to  determine  whether  the  Society  should 
become  auxiliary  to  the  American  Bible  Society,  or  unite  with  others 
to  form  a  State  Society.  This  meeting  was  in  Chilhcothe,  October 
17  1816  and  it  was  "Resolved  unanimously,  after  mature  delibera- 
tion ■  that  it  is  expedient  that  this  Society  become  auxiliary  to  the 
American  Bible  Society,  and  that  the  monies  collected  by  us, 
which  may  not,  in  the  opinion  of  this  Society,  be  necessary  for 
the  supplying  of  the  destitute,  within  cur  bounds  be  Eolely  at  tho 
disposal  of  that  Society."    The  cffiurs  of  the  Society   then    were, 


CHILLICOTHE   PRESBYTERY.  89 

the  Rev.  James  Hoge,  President;  the  Kev.  Kobert  G.  Wilson, 
Vice  President;  Mr.  John  McLaudburgh,  Steward;  Revds.  Robert 
G.  Wilson,  John  McFnrland,  J.  II.  Dickey,  J.  Andrews,  and  Mr. 
Joseph  Miller,  Directors.  All  of  them,  preachers  to,  or  members 
in,  the  churches  of  the  Presbytery,  except  the  Rev.  John  McFar- 
land who  preached  to,  and  Mr.  John  MeLandburgh  who  was  mem- 
ber of  the  Associate  Reformed  Church  in  Chillicothe.  The 
American  Bible  Society  was  instituted  in  18JG  and,  in  its  first 
annual  report,  dated  May  8.  1817,  occura  the  following:  ''The 
managers  are  happy  to  state,  that  the  following  societies,  in  exis- 
tence previous  to  the  formation  of  the  American  Bible  Society,  have 
become  Auxiliary;"  In  the  list  which  follows  is,  '"Scioto  Bible 
Society,  (Ohio)  October  17th." 

They  were  also  beginning  to  establish  Sunday  Schools,  as  th© 
following  notice  copied  from  "The  Weekly  Recorder,"  February 
23,  1816,  shows:  "All  those  who  desire  to  be  taught,  or  to  have 
their  children  taught  to  read  the  Holy  Scriptures,  are  hereby 
informed  that  a  number  of  young  persons,  having  associated,  for 
the  purpose  of  teaching  a  Sunday  School,  will  be  employed  a  part 
of  every  Sabbath,  in  the  instruction  of  those  who  may  attend. 
Adult  persons  who  cannot  read,  but  who  desire  to  learn,  will  receive 
particular  attention.  Parents  are  requested  not  to  send  small  child- 
dren  who  cannot  read  words  of  three  letters,  except  such  as  have 
no  other  opportunity  of  learning.  Black  persons  will  have  a 
separate  room.  School  will  open  at  nine  o'clock  in  the  morning, 
for  reading,  and  at  three,  in  the  afternoon  for  catechising.  It  will 
be  held  in  the  Academy  until  a  more  central  place  can  be  obtained. 
Books  will  be  furnished  for  those  who  are  not  able  to  procure 
them,  as  far  as  the  funds  of  the  Society  will  extend." 

In  the  same  paper  April  10,  1816,  the  following  appears:  "It 
is  with  pleasure  we  announce  the  progress  that  has  been  made  in 
the  business  of  the  Sunday  Schools  that  have  been  recently  insti- 
tuted in  this  town,  by  the  commendable  zeal  and  exertions  of  a  few 
young  men.  A  school  for  the  instruction  of  children  on  the 
Sabbath  day  was  opened,  not  long  since,  by  two  young  men,  who 
agreed  to  bear  an  equal  proportion  of  the  necessary  expenses  of 
book«,  fuel,  etc.  They  w  ere  soon  joined  by  two  others*  A  gentleman 
gratuitous1^  furnished  a  load  of  lirewood,  and  another  generously 
presented  live  dollars,  for  the  benefit  of  this  school.  At  first  it 
was  kept  in  a  private  room,  and  attended  by  about  ten  or  twelve 
children.  But  in  four  weeks  tho  number  of  scholars  so  increased, 
that  it  became  necessaiy  to  seek  a  mere  spacious  room  for  their 

12 


yO  THE    HISTORY   OF   TH2 

accommodation.  It  was,  therefore,  removed  to  a  largo  apartment 
iii  the  upper  story  of  the  Academy,  and  the  list  of  the  pupil's  names 
has  swelled  nearly  to  one  hundred.  Or  the  plan  on  which  this  school 
is  conducted,  the  following  is  a  sketch:  T.':o  morning  is  chiefly 
devoted  to  reading.  Such  of  the  pupils  as  aro  able  to  read  the 
Scriptures,  usually  read  three  lessons,  aud  in  the  racantimo  aro 
requited  to  memorize  and  rehearse  a  select  veriO  of  each  lesson. 
Such  as  are  unable  to  read  the  Scriptures,  are  furnished  with  books 
suited  to  their  capacities,  and  proper  to  bo  used  on  tho  Sabbath. 
The  principal  exercises  of  tho  evening  are  memorizing  and  reciting 
catechisms,  psalms,  hymns,  etc.  Eight  or  ten  have  committed  to 
memory  Brown's  small  catechism,  which  contains  abovo  two  hun- 
dred plain  questions  with  answers.  This  was  accomplished  by  one 
in  two  weeks.  Arid  one  has  learned  tho  Assembly's  Shorter 
Catechism  throughout,  in  three  weeks.  Bat  besides  tho  school  of 
which  wo  have  now  given  a  brief  account,  we  aro  happy  in  being 
ablo  to  state,  that  a  school  has  been  instituted  and  is  now  kept 
in  a  lower  room  of  the  Academy  for  tho  instruction  of  people  of 
color,  who  aro  considerably  numerous  in  this  place,  and  have 
heretoforo  had  little  opportunity  of  learning  io  read.  This  school 
consists  of  children  and  adults,  the  number  of  whom  as  their  names 
stand  on  tho  roll,  amounts  to  about  forty.  It  is  conducted  on  the 
same  plan  with  tho  other  school.  The  people  of  color  generally 
behave  well  in  school,  are  attentivo  to  their  lessons  and  the  im- 
provement of  some  is  manifest." 

Also  in  the  Weekly  Recorder  for  Juno  4,  1817,  the  following: 
"On  Saturday  tho  31st  ultimo,  most  of  tho  teachers  of  the  Sab- 
bath schools,  in  this  place,  met,  agreeably  to  previous  notice,  and 
formed  themselves  into  a  society  to  bo  distinguished  by  tho  name 
of  "The  Chillicotho  Association  of  Sabbath  School  Teachers."  Tho 
draft  of  a  constitution  being  presented,  was  considered,  amended 
and  adopted;  and  officers  for  tho  ensuing  year  wero  elected.  J. 
Andrews  was  chosen  President;  D.  M.  Curtis,  Vice  President;  J.  H. 
March,  Secretary;  D.  W.  Hearn,  Steward;  and  tho  samo  persons 
with  J.  Pitkin,  managing  committee.  This  association  being  in- 
formed, that  the  Fomalo  Cent  Society  of  Chiilicothe  had  made  a 
present  of  eighteen  dollars  to  the  teachers  of  tho  Sabbath  schools 
in  this  place,  for  the  benefit  of  tho  schools  under  their  care,  resolved, 
unanimously,  that  the  thanks  of  this  Association  bo  presented  to  tho 
Female  Cent  Society,  of  Chiilicothe,  through  their  president,  for 
their  charitable  donation.  The  object  for  which  this  association 
was  formed  is  to  establish  ai_d  conduct  Sabbath  Schools  in  this  place, 


CEIIXICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  e>| 

by  combined,  harmonious  and  systematic  exertion,  on  principles 
calculated  to  load  the  scholars  to  the  knowledge  of  God  and  the 
way  of  salvation  as  revealed  in  the  Scriptures."  It  is  an  interesting 
fact  that  all  the  men  who  are  named,  as  engaged  in  this,  which 
seems  not  to  have  been  for  the  benefit  of  any  special  church  were 
Presbyterians,  Mr.  D.  W.  fleam  being  a  member  of  the  Associate 
Reformed  Church.  This,  done  in  Cbillicothe,  I  haye  reason  to  be- 
lieve was  also  attended  to  all  over  tho  Presbytery. 

As  showing  the  success  of  this  Association  I  will  make  another 
quotation  from  the  Recorder  of  July  16,  1817:    '■  On  last  Lord's  day 
at  four  o'clock  P.  B£,  the  several  Sabbath  Schools  in  this  town  met  in 
their  respective  school  rooms,  agreeably  to  a  previous  arrangement- 
and  thence  proceeded,  under  tho  direction  of  their  teachers°  to  the 
Presbyterian  meeting-bouse.     They  occupied  and  filled  most'  of  the 
pews  in  the  lower  part  of  the  house.     By  returns  that  have  been 
made  to  the  secretary  of  tho  "Chillicothe  Association  of  Sabbath 
School  Teachers,"  the  whole  number  of  scholars  belonging  to  the  sev- 
eral schools  is  ascertained  to  bo  upwards  of  five  hundred  and  twenty 
The  greater  part  of  these  were  present  on  tho  occasion  of  which  we 
are  speaking.     So  many  children,  male  and  female,   from   five   to 
eighteen  years  of  ago,  wo  are  confident,  never  before  were  collected  in 
any  houso  for  public  worship  in  this  place.     The  school  consists 
of  people  of  color,  of  various  ages,  which  is  under  tho  care  of  Mr 
James  Hill,  occupied  a  part  of  tho  east  end  of  the  gallery.     Those 
seats  above  and  bolow,  which  wero  not  occupied  by  the  school*  were 
crowded  by  the  citizens,  and  tho  friends  of  religion  of  the  different 
denominations.       *       *       *      =:=       Three  hymns  of  praise  were  sung 
prayer  was  twice  offere  1  up,  and  an  appropriate  address  was  delivered 
by  tho  Kev.    William  Beaachamp,  first  to  tho  scholars,  next  to  the 
teachers,  and  finally  to  the  parents  and  governors  of  families     The 
whole  scene  was  interesting  and  gratifying  to  the  people  who  were 
present." 

The  ladies  also  were  engagsd  in  work.  In  the  Recorder,  April 
17,  1316,  under  heading,  <■  Female  Cent  Society  of  Chillicothe,"  is  the 
following:  "A  society  of  this  denomination  has  lately  been  organized 
in  this  town.,  A  constitution  has  been  adopted  and  subscribed  by 
ab^ve  twenty  females,  and  there  is  reason  to  hdpe  that  the  number 
ml!  bo  considerably  augmented.  Agreeably  to  the  constitution,  the 
Society  is  to  consist  of  females  only,  married  or  unmarried;  and  they 
are  to  be  such  as  sustain  a  religious  or  moral  character.  Those  who 
become  members  are  required  to  pay  one  dollar,  in  advance,  and  one 
cent  a  day  through  the  vera-,  to  be  discharged  quarterly.    The  funds 


92  THE    HISTORY   OF    THE 

are  to  bo  distributed  in  Lhe  following  manner:  one-fourth  is  to  be 
sent  to  thp  professors  of  the  Theological  Seminary  at  Princeton,  and 
one-fourth  to  the  Theological  Seminary  at  New  York,  to  be  applied 
to  the  use  of  such  *l-u  L*ats  oE  divinity 'as  may  need  pecuniary  aid. 
Oae-fourth  is  to  be  given  to  such  students  in  ihis  state  as  have  been 
received,  as  candidates  for  the  ministry,  by  soma  Presbytery,  and  are 
preparing  to  attend  either  of  the  aforesaid  seminaries,  and  for  which 
they  may  requi.i  assistance.     The  remaining  fourth  is  to  be  dis- 
tributed in  alms,  for  the  relief  of  the  indigent  and  in  procuring  books 
for  poor  children  who  may  attend  the  Sunday-schools  in  this  place." 
In  December,  1816,  a  similar  society  was  formed  in  Washington 
G.  H.,  of  which  the  officers  were  a  president,  secretary  and  treasurer; 
membership  in  which  was  secured  by  signing  the  constitution  and 
paying  twenty-five  cents  quarterly.     The  whole  object  of  this  society 
was  to  aid  in  educating  young  men  for  the  ministry.     These  societies 
were  formed  at  other  places  in  the  Presbytery,  as  at  West  Union  and 
Manchester.     Local  tract  societies  were  also  formed.     There  was  also 
a  society  formed  called  the  "  Paint  Association."     Whether  it  ever 
accomplished    much    or   was    successful'    in   carrying  out   its    pro- 
visions I  have  not  been  able  to  discover,  but  a  meeting  was  held  at 
Hop  Run  church,  Ro3s  county,  Ohio,  October  29,  1816.     A  sermon 
was  preached  by  the   Rev.  J.  H.  Dickey;  the  Rev,  N.  Pittinger  was 
chosen  chairman,  and  the  Rev.  Samuel  Crothers,  then  in  the  Asso- 
ciate  Reformed  Church,  was  elected  clerk,  and  the  following  pro- 
amble  adopted:  "We,  the  undersigned,  inhabitants  of  Ross,  Fayette 
and  Highland  counties,  desirous  of  aiding  in  the  work  of  training  up 
young  men  for  the  ministry  of  reconciliation,  do  agree  to  associate 
for  that  purpose,  and  to  be  regulated  by  the  following  constitution." 
Then  followed  ton  articles,  giving  the  name,  making  provision   for 
officers,  defining  their  duties   aud  prescribing  as  qualification   for 
office,   membership   in  some  church,  ''holding  tho  doctrine  of  the 
Scriptures  as  exhibited  in  the  Assembly's  Shorter  Catechism."     Why 
they  stopped  with  tho  catechism  I  cannot  tell.     Members  were  to  pay 
not  less  than  one  dollar  annually  for  the  support  or  teachers  and  of 
poor  and  piou3  young  men,  and  not  less  than  one  dollar  yearly,  for 
three  years,  "for  the  purpose  of  furnishing  snitable  buildings  and 
apparatus  for  schools,  these  payments  to  commence  as  soon  as  it  shall 
be   determined,  by   a  general   convention,   to  carry  into   effect   the 
design  of  these  associations."    There  seems  to  have  been  a  society  in 
Chillicothe,  and  also  one   in  Washington,   Kentucky,   for  educati'-t: 
young  men  for  the  ministry,  and  this  was  to  co-operate  with  them 
Thus  when  the  Presbytery  met  at  Concord,  the  churches  seem  to 


CHTLLICOTHE   PRE5BTTERT.  93 

havo  boon  working,  with  much  activity,  for  the  moral  and  religious 
improvement  of  the  people.  Bat  two  ministers,  formerly  members, 
were  left  oat  of  bounds — the  Rev.  James  Hoge,  of  Columbus,  and 
the  Rev.  James  Robertson,  who  had  been  installed  at  Lrnvr  Liberty 
on  the  ninth  of  the  preceding  November.  The  Rev.  Samuel  Crothers 
was  chosen  Moderator.  Although  he  now  ; accepted  a  call  and  had 
been  supplying  the  church  there  for  a  time,  that  was  not  the  first  of 
his  preaching  in  Greenfield,  for  in  1810.  he  had  settled  in  Chillicothe 
and  preached  there  and  to  the  people  in  the  region  about  Greenfield. 
In  March,  1813,  he  left  Chillicothe,  settled  in  Greenfield  and  gave  the 
church  there  all  his  labors.  Chillicothe  was  then  his  nearest  jt  ost- 
offije,  and  he  never  received  a  letter  without  paying  at  least  thirty- 
seven  and  a  half  cents  postage,  and  this  after  riding  twenty-one  miles 
to  get  it.  He  was  at  this  time  connected  with  the  Associate  Reformed 
Church.  He  had  spent  four  years  in  the  Theological  Seminary,  at. 
New  York,  under  the  instruction  of  Dr.  Mason.  After  living  in 
Greenfield  five  years,  he  returned  to  Kentucky  where  he  had  been 
brought  up,  his  parents  having  removed,  while  he  was  a  youth,  to 
Lexington,  Kentucky,  from  near  Chambersburg,  Pennsylvania,  where 
Mr.  Crothers  was  born  October  22d,  1783.  While  he  was  in  Ken- 
tucky,  he  joined  the  Presbyterian  church  and,  in  1820,  ho  returned  to 
Greenfield,  at  the  invitation  of  most  of  his  old  parishioners,  who 
wished  also  to  change  their  church  relation,  and  now  ho  accepted 
their  call  to  bo  their  pastor  and  entered  up*on  a  work  that  lasted 
during  his  life,  a  most  prosperous  pastorate.  His  installation  was 
appointed  for  the  second  Saturday  of  May;  Dr.  Wilson  to  preside, 
S.  D.  Hoge  to  preach,  and  J.  H.  Dickey  alternate.  We  will  hear  of 
him  again  and  often. 

The  Rev.  John  Rankin  was  received  from  tho  Presbytery  of 
Ebenezer,  in  Kentucky,  and  accepted  calls  from  Ripley  and  Straight 
Creek,  each  for  one-half  of  his  ministerial  labors,  and  Messrs.  Burgess, 
Gilliland  and  Dobbins  were  appointed  a  committee  to  meet  at  Ripley 
on  the  15th  inst.,  (April  15,  1822,)  to  install  him;  Mr.  Burgess  to 
preach  the  sermon,  Mr.  Gilliland  to  preside  and  give  the  charge,  and 
Mr.  Dobbins  the  alternate  of  either  who  may  fail  to  attend.  Mr. 
Rankin  was  born  in  Jefferson  coanty,  East  Tennessee,  February  4' 
1793.  He  was  educated  at  Washington  College  and  licensed  by  the 
Abingdon  Presbytery.  Ho  was  for  a  time  pastor  cf  Caneridge  and 
Concord  Churches  in  Nicholas  and  Bourbon  counties,  Kentucky, 
before  coming  to  our  Presbytery.  He  was  the  founder  of  what  was 
called  the  Free  Presbyterian  Church  of  America,  which  excluded 
slaveholders  from  membership.    This  church  at  length  united  with 


94  THl   HISTOBT   OF   TH1 

the  New  School  body.    Mr.  Rankin  died  March  18,  1886,   in  the 
ninety- fourth  year  of  his  ago. 

Benj-imin  Spillmao,  John  Pitkin  and  Adam  15  Gilliland,  gradu- 
ates of  Jefferson  College,  were  taken  under  care  of  Presbtery  as  can- 
didates for  the  ministry.  These  all  had  parts  of  trial  assigned  them 
and  attended  the  different  meetings  of  Presbytery  until,  in  Presby- 
tery, at  Hillsborough,  December  3d,  1823,  Mr.  Spillman,  having  com- 
pleted his  trials,  was  examined  and  licensed.  In  Presbytery  at  Con- 
cord, April  6-8,  1824,  he  was  dismissed  to  the  care  of  the  Presbjtery 
of  Muhlenburgh  and  does  not  appear  again  in  our  records.  Mr. 
Spillman  was  born  in  Garrard  county,  Kentucky,  August  17th,  1796; 
graduated  at  Jefferson  College  in  1822,  and  studied  theology  with 
Dr.  "Wilson  at  Chillicothe.  In  1824  he  was  ordained  and  installed,  by 
the  Muhlenburgh  Presbytery,  pastor  of  Sharon  church,  Illinois,  where 
he  remained  for  two  years.  In  1S26  he  organized  the  church  in 
Shawneetown,  Illinois.  At  this  time  and  for  seventeen  years  he 
labored  as  an  itinerant  missionary,  but  in  April,  1842,  be  was  installed 
by  the  Kaskaskia  Presbytery,  pastor  of  Shawneetown.  In  1844,  he 
became  pastor  of  Chester  church,  remaining  there  until  1851,  when 
he  was  again  called  to  Shawneetown,  where  he  continued  to  labor 
until  his  death,  May' 3d,  1859. 

John  Pitkin,  who  was  Dr.  Wilson's  son-in-law,  and  studied  the- 
ology with  him,  was  licensed  at  West  Union,  October  3d,  1823,  and  in 
Presbytery  at  Ripley,  September  28-30,  1824,  was  dismissed  to  the 
Presbytery  of  Athens,  having  received  calls  from  the  congregations 
of  Water  ford  and  Wooster.  In  the  minutes  of  the  General  Assembly 
for  18SS  his  name  is  first  in  the  list  of  the  Presbytery  of  Zanesville— 
John  Pitkin,  II.  R.,  Mount  Yernon,  Ohio.  No  man  to  whom  I  wrote 
a  letter  of  inquiry  answered  more  promptly,  and  as  the  letter  is 
remarkable  for  one  of  his  age,  I  copy  it. 

Mt.  Vernon,  O.,  Dec.  17,  1888. 

"Dear  Brother  Galbraith  /—The  place  and  date  of  my  birth 
was  Poultney,  Vermont,  May  12,  1794.  My  academical  education 
was  completed  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  My  collegiate  course  was  fin- 
ished at  Canonsburg,  Pennsylvania,  and  I  graduated  in  1821,  and 
was  ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  Athens  in  1825.  I  labored  at 
Waterford  and  Wooster  six  years  as  pastor.  At  Dresden  and 
Muskingum  as  stated  supply,  six  years,  then,  until  I  was  75,  I 
labored  at  Milfordton,  with  the  exception  of  four  years  at  Delaware. 

Your  Brother  in  tho  Gospel, 

John  Pitkin." 

Adam  B.    Gilliiand  was  licensed,  in    Preabytery^at  Concord, 


CHILttGOTHE  PHESBtTESl.  95 

April  8,  1824,  and  in  Presbytery  at  Red  Oak  lie  accepted  a  call, 
from  Hillsborough,  where  he  was  ordained  and  ins' ailed  June  2nd, 
1825,  bis  sermon  as  part  of  trial,  for  ordination,  was  from  Titus  3:8; 
James  H.  D.c'-iey  preached  from  1st  Peter,  4:11;  Win.  Dickey 
presided  and  gave  the  charge.  This  relation,  then  constituted,  was 
dissolved,  at  Mr.  Gillilaud's  request,  the  church  concurring,  in 
Presbytery,  at  West  Union,  April  1-3,  1828,  and  Mr.  Gilliland  was 
dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  at  Greenfield,  October  9- 
10,  1828. 

It  was  also  resolved,  at  the  Concord  meeting,  "That  it  be  a 
standing  rule  of  this  Presbytery  to  appoint,  at  each  meeting,  two 
members  to  preach,  at  the  subsequent  meeting,  on  certain  specified 
subjects  in  theology;  provided,  always,  that  the  deliveiy  of  these 
discourses  shall  not  interfero  with  the  business  of  Presbytery." 
John  Ross  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Miami. 

The  next  meeting  of  Presbytery  was  at  Hillsborough,  Septcm-* 
ber  24-27,  1822.  At  this  meeting  which  was  mostly  taken  up  with 
hearing  parts  of  trial  of  the  candidates,  "The  churches  of  Ripley 
and  Straight  Creek  presented  their  annual  reports  varying  in  point 
of  phraseology  from  the  form  prescribed  by  the  General  Assembly, 
using  the  words,  'on  profession  of  faith,'  for  'on  examination'  and 
in  relation  to  baptism,  for  'adults';  and  the  words  'of  believers 
households,'  for  'infants,'  wherefore,  resolved:  that  these  churches 
be  directed  to  conform  to  the  form  prescribed,  by  the  Assembly." 
"The  Rev.  John  Rankin  entered  his  dissent  from  the  judgment  of 
Presbytery  directing  the  sessions  of  Ripley  and  Straight  Creek  to 
make  their  annual  reports  according  to  the  form  prescribed,  by  the 
General  Assembly."  And  because  he  did  it,  I  have  noticed  this,  as 
indicative  of  his  character  in  always  standing  up  and  fighting  for 
what  he  thought  right  and  proper,  in  little,  as  well  as  in  greater 
things,  indeed  nothing  seemed  little  to  him  that  he  thought  wrong 
and  everything  was  wrong  that  did  not  agree  with  his  ideas. 

At  the  meeting  at  Greenfield,  April  1-3,  1823,  the  following 
action  was  taken :  "On  account  of  the  languishing  state  of  religion 
among  us;  Resolved,  that  the  third  Thursday,  of  the  present  month, 
be  set  apart  as  a  day  of  fasting,  humiliation  and  prayer." 

At  West  Union,  September  30,  October  3,  1823,  the  pastoral 
relation  between  Wm.  Dickey  and  the  congregations  of  Washing- 
ton and  Bloomingburgh  was  dissolved  and  Mr.  Dickey  was  "direct  tjd 
to  bestow  one-half  his  ministerial  labors,  at  Bloomingburgh,  until 
the  next  eemi-annual  meeting  of  Presbytery."  "A  petition  was 
received  from  sundry  persons  in  and  around  Wilmington,  pitying 


96  THE   EI3T0BT   OF    THB 

to  be  received  under  the  care  of  this  Presbytery  as  a  congregation  to 
be  known  by  the  name  of  Sharon."  Their  request  was  granted.  "A 
petition  was  presented  to  the  Presbytery  by  it  number  of  persons  liv- 
ing in  Georgetown  and  its  vicinity,  praying  Presbytery  to  give  them 
leave  to  form  a  church  in  that  place;"  granted,  and  they  asked  for 
supplies.  In  Presbytery,  at  Hillsborough,  December  3,  1823,  tho 
llev.  S.  D.  Hogo  requested  that  tho  pastoral  relation  between  him 
and  the  Hillsborough  and  Rocky  Spring  churches  be  dissolved  and 
the  churches  consenting,  ••Therefore,  Resolved;  That  tho  pastoral 
relation  existing  between  the  Rev.  S.  D.  Hoge  and  the  above  congre- 
gations be  dissolved,  and  it  is  hereby  dissolved  and  that  Mr.  Hoge 
be  dismissed  from  this  Presbytery  to  join  the  Presbytery  of 
Athena."  The  Rev.  Samuel  Davies  Hoge  was  born  in  Shepherds- 
town,  Virginia,  in  1791.  He  graduated  at  Hampden  Sidney  College, 
in  1810,  studied  theology  wiih  his  father,  the  Rev.  Moses  Hoge, 
D.  D.,  and  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Hanover  Prcbbytery,  May  8, 
1813.  Ho  was  installed  in  1816,  by  the  same  Presbytery,  pastor  of 
the  churches  cf  Culpepper  and  Mr.dison,  in  Virginia,  and  preached 
to  them  until  April,  1821,  when  he  removed  to  Ohio.  When  he  left 
our  Presbytery  he  had  accepted  tbe  Professorship  of  Mathematics 
and  Natural  Philosophy  in  the  Ohio  University,  at  Athens.  He  died 
in  1826.  At  the  request  of  tho  Rev.  Reuben  White  the  pastoral 
relation  existing  between  him  and  the  congregations  of  White  Oak 
and  New  Market  was  dissolved  and  Mr.  White  was  granted  leave  to 
travel  out  of  bounds,  until  the  next  meeting. 

At  Concord  April  6-8,  1821,  the  Rev.  Nicholas  Pittinger  was 
received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Miami  and  left  at  discretion,  as  to 
the  disposal  of  his  time,  until  the  next  meeting  of  Presbj  tery.  Tho 
Rev.  Win.  Dickey  was  made  stated  supply,  at  Bloomingburgh,  for 
three- foui'ths  of  his  time,  for  one  year,  the  congregation  agreeing  to 
pay  him  three  hundred  dollars  for  his  services.  Iu  Chillicothe,  May 
5,  1821,  "A  letter  was  received  from  a  committee  of  tho  Board  of 
Trustees  of  the  University  of  Ohio,  informing  Presbytery,  that  tho 
Rev.  Robert  G.  Wilson,  D.  D.,  had  been  unanimously  elected  to  tho 
presidency  of  that  institution,  and  requesting  that  he  be  dismissed 
from  his  pastoral  charge  and  from  this  Presbytery,  that  he  may  enter 
upon  the  duties  of  tho  office  to  which  ho  has  been  chosen.  On 
inquiry  it  appeared,  that  the  congregation  of  Chillicothe  had 
been  duly  apprized  of  the  application,  and  they,  in  a  written  memorial 
expressed  their  strong  attachment  to  their  pastor,  and  regret  at 
thought  of  separation  and  their  unwillii  gness  to  assent  to  it;  yet 
deemed  themselves  Luund  to  submit  to  tLe  decision  of  Piesbytery." 


CH1LLICOTHE   PRESBYTERY.  97 

Dr.  Wilson  having  expressed  his  views  of  the  case,  and  referred  it 
to  Presbytery  withdrew,  as  did  also  Mr.  John  Thompson,  elder, 
from  Ctillicothe.  A  resolution  was  then  made  to  grant  the  pi  aver 
of  the  petition  and  after  deliberation  and  prayer  to  Almighty  God, 
for  direction,  it  was  carried  in  the  affirmative.  "Therefore,  Re- 
solved; That  the  pastoral  relation  between  the  Rev.  Robert  G. 
Wilson,  D.  D.,  and  the  First  Presbyterian  congregation  of  Chil- 
licothe  be  dissolved,  and  he  is  hereby  dismissed  from  this  Pres- 
bytery, to  join  the  Presbytery  of  Athens  and  he  is  recommended 
to  that  Presbyiery,  as  a  member  in  good  standing."  The  Rev. 
James  H.  Dickey  was  ordered  to  preach  in  Chillicothe,  on  the 
fourth  Sabbath  in  June,  and  I  suppose  then  to  declare  the  pulpit 
vacant,  although  that  does  not  appear   on  the  record. 

At  Ripley,  September  28-30,  1824,  the  Rev.  Nicholas  Pittinger 
accepted  a  call,  from  Rocky  Spring,  for  one-half  of  his  time  and 
the  Revds.  Samuel  Crotbers  and  James  H.  Dickey  were  appointed 
a  committee  to  install  him,  on  the  last  Friday  of  November  next> 
at  12  o'clock;  Crothers  to  preach  and  Dickey  to  preside.  Mr.  Pit- 
tinger was  also  appointed  stated  supply  of  New  Market  for  one- 
third  of  his  time  for  one  year,  and  of  Ebenezer  for  one-sixth  of  his 
time.  Adam  B.  Gilliland  was  made  stated  supply  at  Hillt-borough, 
for  six  months. 

At  Red  Oak,  April  5-3,  1323,  "A  call  from  Chillicothe,  for  fcho 
Rev.  James  Hoge,  of  the  Columbus  Presbytery  was  presented,  with 
a  request  for  leave  to  prosecute  it  before  that  Presbytery,  which 
leave  was  granted,  but  Mr.  Hoge  did  not  accept.  The  Rev.  Wm. 
Dickey  was  again  made  stated  supply,  at  Bloom ingbutgh,  for 
three-fourths  of  his  time.  Sandy  Spring  asked  for  supplies  and 
for  the  administration  there  of  the  Lord's  Supper  and  Mr.  Rankin 
was  appointed  "to  labor  eight  days,  in  Brown  and  Adams,  includ- 
ing a  Sabbath  for  the  administration  of  the  Lord's  Supper  at  Sandy 
Spring." 

At  the  meeting  held  in  Hillsborough,  June  1-2,  182-5,  princi- 
pally for  the  ordination  and  installation  of  Mr.  Adam  B.  Gilliland 
an  appeal  was  brought  up  from  the  action  of  the  session  of  <  1 

field,  in  suspending  Mr. from  the  communion  of  the  cl 

for    dancing,   concerning  which    the   following  is    in  the   min 

"The  appeal  of  Mr. was  taken  up,  and  after  hearii 

documents  and  the  parties,  Presbytery  decided   that  the  aprea, 
not  sustained,  for  the    following  reasons:  1st;  The  Scriptures  com- 
mand us  to  do  all  things,  whatsoever  we  do,  to  the  glory  of  Godj 

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98  THE    HISTORY   OT    THE 

but  promiscuous  dancing  is  not  performed  with  a  view  to  the  divine 
glory.  2nd;  The  Apostle  calls  it  a  work  of  the  flesh,  Gal.  5:21.  (The 
word  reveling  includes  dancing.)  And  it  is  said  that  they  which  do 
such  things  shall  not  enter  the  kingdom  of  God.  3d;  Our  Confes- 
sion of  Faith  prohibits  dancing.  (See  larger  Catechism  on  the  7th 
commandment.)  4th;  Promiscuous  dancing  is,  in  its  nature,  calcu- 
lated to  divert  the  attention  from  serious  reflection.  5th;  It  is  evi- 
dent that  the  practice  of  dancing  tends  to  irreligion  and  especially 
to  licentiousness."  James  H.. Dickey  obtained  "leave  to  travel  with- 
out the  bounds  of  Presbytery  previous  to  the  next  meeting  of  Pres- 
bytery provided  he  can  obtain  the  consent  of  his  congregations."  A 
committee  was  appointed  consisting  of  the  Revds.  James  H.  Dickey, 
Dyer  Burgess  and  Wiljtam  Dickey,  "to  examine  the  credentials  of 
traveling  ministers,  who  may  wish  to  preach  within  our  bounds." 
At  the  next  meeting,  at  West  Union,  September  28-30,  1825,  J.  H. 
Dickey  was  appointed  to  prepare  a  History  of  the  Presbytery.  At 
Rocky  Spring,  January  3d,  1826,  the  congregation  of  Chillicothe, 
presented  a  call  for  the  labors  of  the  Rev.  Wm.  Graham  of  the 
Presbytery  of  Miami  and  were  granted  leave  to  prosecute  it  before 
that  Presbytery. 

At  the  meeting  at  Manchester,  April  5-6,  1826,  Mr.  Graham 
was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Miami,  accepted  the  call  from 
Chillicothe,  and  the  Revds.  Nicholas  Pittinger,  Samuel  Crothers 
and  James  H.  Dickey  were  appointed  a  committee  to  install  him 
the  fourth  Wednesday  of  June  next;  Dickey  to  preach,  Crothers  to 
preside  and  give  the  charge,  and  Pittinger,  "to  alternate  either  that 
may  fail."  The  following  question  was  proposed  to  Presbytery: 
-Is  it  expedient,  in  any  case,  to  solemnize  the  rites  of  marriage  on 
the  Sabbath  day?"  It  was  answered  in  the  negative.  "A  petition 
was  presented  by  a  number  of  persons,  living  on  the  West  Fork  of 
Brush  creek,  praying  to  be  known,  on  our  minutes,  as  a  congre- 
lion  by  the  name  of  Mount  Leigh."  This  petition  was  granted. 
Mount  Leigh  is  now  in  the  Portsmouth  Presbytery,  and  in  the 
Assembly's  Minutes  for  1888,  reports  one  hundred  and  forty  members. 
Presbytery  refused  to  grant  a  similar  petition  from,  "Sundry  persons 
on  Hill's  Fork  of  Eagle  Creek  requesting  to  be  known  as  a  congre- 
gation by  the  name  of  New  Providence. 

At  Bloomingburgh,  September  27  and  28,  1826,  Union  was  given 
leave  to  apply  for  the  ministerial  labors  of  the  Rev.  Wm.  Jones,  and 
Reuben  White  was  made  stated  supply  at  Mount  Leigh.  In  Pres- 
bytery at  Red  Oak,  April  4-5,  1827,  Wm.  Dickey  accepted  a  call  from 
Bloomingburgh  for  three-fourths  of  his  time  and  James   H.  Dickey, 


CHXLLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  99 

Dyer  Burgess  and  A.  B.  Gilliland  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
install  him  on  the  third  Wednesday  of  May  next,  at  twelve  o'clock; 
Gilliland  to  preach,  Dickey  to  preside  and  give  the  charge,  and 
Burgess  the  alternate  of  either.  Reuben  White  was  continued  at 
Mount  Leigh,  for  one-third  of  his  time.  Alexander  T.  Rankin 
was  taken  under  the  care  of  Presbytery  as  a  candidate  for  the 
ministry  and  "An  mors  Christi'vicaria  s^7?"  was  assigned  him  as  a 
subject  for  exegesis.  Mr.  Rankin  attended  the  various  succeeding 
meetings  of  Presbytery  reading  his  exegesis,  a  critical  exercise  on  2nd 
Gor.  5:16,  a  popular  lecture  on  Romans  5:1-5,  and  preaching  his 
popular  sermon  from  1st  John,  3:2.  He  was  licensed  at  Ripley, 
April  2,  1829,  and  at  Hillsborough,  January  5-6,  1830,  he  was  dis- 
missed to  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati. 

In  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough,  September  25-27,  1827,  "It  was 
resolved  to  appropriate  ten  dollars  of  the  Presbyterial  fund,  in 
purchasing  one  hundred  copies  of  a  pamphlet,  from  Dyer  Burgess, 
on  the  subject  of  slavery,  to  be  distributed  among  the  members. 
and,  if  possible,  sold  by  them,  at  twelve  and  a  half  cents  per 
copy,  and  the  proceeds  returned  to  Presbytery."  This  is  the  first 
reference  to  slavery,  on  our  minutes,  but  by  no  means  the  last. 
"Presbytery  had  a  free  conversation  on  the  subject  of  making 
provision  for  supplying  the  convicts,  in  the  Ohio  State  Prison,  with 
the  preaching  of  the  gospel,  and  it  was  unanimously  resolved  to  lay 
the  subject  before  the  Ohio  Synod,  at  its  next  meeting  and  request 
them  to  adopt  means  for  effecting  this  object."  Was  our  Presbytery 
first,  in  this,  as  in  so  many  other  good  works?  "On  motion  it  was 
resolved  that  the  ministers  of  this  Presbytery  be  hereafter  required 
to  pay  to  the1  Presbyterial  fund,  annually,  at  the  rate  of  six  and  a 
fourth  cents  on  each  hundred  dollars  of  salary  respectively 
promised  them." 

In  Presbytery  at  West  Union,  April  1-3,  1828,  the  Rev.  Adam 
B.  Gilliland  asked  in  writing:  "Is  it  expedient  for  half  a  dozen  of 
members  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  living  within  two  and  four 
miles  of  their  minister,  to  form  a  weekly  prayer-meeting  and  invite 
another  preacher  to  attend  and  preside  and  exhort  statedly,  without 
having  invited  their  own  pastor,  or  asked  his  advice,  or  that  of  the 
Session?"  Mr.  Gilliland  also  presented  a  paper  containing  a 
request,  for  a  dissolution  of  the  relation  between  him  and  the  church 
of  Hillsborough,  "for  various  reasons  therein  assigned."  The  rela- 
tion was  dissolved  and  his  question  answered:  "It  is  not  expedient, 
as  it  is  caclulated  to  produce  divisions  in  the  church,  and  to  weaken  the 
hands  of  the  pastor  and  church  session,  and  is  inconsistent  with  their 


100  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

I 

promise  to  their  pastor,  that  they  will  give  him   all  proper  support 
and  encouragement  and  obedience  in  the  Lord." 

i-         R  u    13.  Gilliland    was  born,    in  Lincola    county, 

th  Carolina,    '  22  J,  1794,  gri  at  Jefferson  Colli 

i  isylvaniaiu  1821.  He  studied  theology  with  his  father  at  Ked 
Oak,  Ohio.  After  leaving  our  Presbytery,  being  dismissed  to  the 
ibytery  of  Cincinnati,  October  9,  1828,  he  took  charge  of  Bethel 
churcb.  in  Butler  county.  Ohio,  in  1829,  and  remained  there,  ten 
years.  He  was  then  called  to  Riley,  then  to  Venice  in  the  same 
'county,  and  remained  thereover  twenty  years.  In  his  old  ago  he 
lived  with  his  daughter  in  West  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  preached  occa- 
sionally, when  able.  He  died  January  5, 1835,  and  was  buried  at 
Venice,  Ohio. 

The  following  questions  were  taken  up  by  Presbytery:    "  1st:    Is 
it  the  duty  of  Christians  to  abstain  entirely  from  the  use  of  ardent 
spirits,  except  when   necessary  as  a  medicine?"     Answered   unani- 
mously in  t1  o  affirmative.     "2d:    What  is  the  duty  of  ministers  and 
church  sessions  in  regard  to  those  members  of  the  church  who  in 
dnlge  in  the  unnecessary  use  of  ardent  spirits,  or.  by  exampV 
otherwise,   encourage  others   to   do   so?"     To   this   the   Presbyterv 
unanimously  answered:  "It  is  their  duty  diligently  to  endeavor  by 
every  means  in  their  power,  to  enlighten  the  minds  of  the  people  on 
this  subject."     The  treasurer  was  directed  to  appropriate  six  dollars 
of  the  Pre-ibyterial  fund  to  purchase  for  Presbytery,  Dr.  Beechei's 
sermons    on  intemperance.     There  had  been  some  progress  made  in 
the  cause  of  temperance  even  before  this  time.     'When   James  H. 
Dickey  was  installed  in  Buckskin,  Concord  and  Pisgah  churches,  as  T 
have  been  credibly  informed,  there  were  fourteen  distilleries  within 
the  bounds  of  these  congregations,  and  all  run  by  men  of  good  stand- 
ing in  the  community.     At  once  he  began  enlightening  the  peopl< 
to  the  sin  of  intemperance   and  persuading  them  to  turn  from  it. 
Until  the  opening  of  the  Ohio  canal,  to  have  these  little  still-houses 
work  their  corn  into  whisky,  was  about  the  only  way  in  which  the 
farmers  could  dispose  of  the  grain  which  the  new  soil  brought  forth 
so  abundantly.     A  gentleman  still  living,  and  of  undoubted  veracity, 
who  was  brought  up  in  the  neighborhood  of  Union  church,  says  that 
at  about  the  year   1811,  one  morning,  a  Presbyterian  clergyman,  an 
elder  in  the  church,  and  a  judge  of  the  court,  all  met  at  the  still-house 
owned  by  another  elder  of  the  church,  each  of  the  three  with  his 
gallon  jug,  which  he  had  filled  with  whisky.     There  were  then  tluee 
associate  judges  of  the  court;  the  other  two  did  not  need  to  go  from 
home  for  whisky,  as  each  had  a  still-house  of  his  own.     The  still- 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  101 

house  was  four  miles  from  where  the  judge  lived,  but  I  suppose  that 
Presbyterian  elders  excelled  in  the  manufacture  of  the  beverage,  as 
they  usually  do  in  whatever  they  undertake,  for  there  wero  seven 
other  still-houses  nearer  his  home  than  the  one  where  they  met.  It 
must  not  be  supposed  that  the  judge  was  an  intemperate  man,  or  one 
against  whose  character  anything  could  be  said.  He  was  a  man  uni- 
versally respected  and  whose  reputation  was  never  tarnished  by  a 
breath  of  suspicion,  and  was  among,  if  not  the  very  first,  in  the  whole 
region  to  discover  the  bad  effects  of  what  was  then  a  universal  prac- 
tice, and  soon  became  a  most  earnest  and  pronounced  advocate  of 
temperance,  working  with  his  might  for  the  advancement  of  the 
cause,  until  he  took  a  cold,  which  was  the  cause  of  his  death,  from 
exposure  in  going  to  speak  at  a  temperance  meeting.  The  minister 
and  elders  were  also  men  of  the  best  reputation  and  character.  The 
Hon.  E.  D.  Mansfield  describes  the  first  temperance  meeting  which 
was  held  in  Cincinnati,  which  took  place  in  1828:  "  The  meeting  was 
held  at  three  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  and,  for  those  days,  was  really 
large  and  respectable.  Many  old  citizens  were  present  who  were 
familiar  with  old  whisky,  and  upon  whose  cheeks  it  blossomed  forth 
in  purple  dyes.  To  these,  and  indeed  to  the  great  body  of  people  in 
the  West,  a  temperance  speech  was  a  new  idea.  Dr.  Drake  was  the 
speaker,  and  they  listened  to  him  with  respectful  attention,  and  were 
by  no  means  opposed  to  the  object.  The  speech,  however,  was  long. 
The  doctor  had  arrayed  a  formidable  column  of  facts.  The  day  was 
hot,  and  after  he  had  spoken  for  about  an  hour,  without  apparently 
approaching  the  end,  some  one,  out  of  regard  for  the  doctor's 
strength,  or  by  force  of  habit,  cried  out,  "  Let's  adjourn  a  while  and 
take  a  drink."  The  meeting  did  adjourn,  and  McFarland's  tavern 
being  near  by,  the  old  soakers  refreshed  themselves  with  "  old  rye." 
The  meeting  again  assembled,  the  doctor  finished  his  speech  and  all 
went  off  well.  Soon  after,  the  temperance  societies  began  to  be 
formed,  and  the  excitement  then  begun  has  continued  to  this  day." 
Mr.  Bell,  an  elder  in  the  First  Church,  Chillicothe,  tells  of  his  staying 
one  night  at  a  country  tavern  at  which,  also,  a  minister  who  supplied 
a  church  in  this  Presbytery  for  a  time,  but  who  was  never  a  member 
of  it,  had  put  up  for  the  night.     In  the  morning  the  landlord  called 

to  the  preacher,  saying:  "  Hurry  up,  Mr.  ■,  and  get  your  bitters; 

it  is  time  for  prayers."  The  preacher  hurried  up,  took  his  dram  of 
whisky  and  then  conducted  family  worship.  It  would  appear  from 
this  as  though  the  temperance  cause  had  made  "considerable  progress. 
Such  a  case  now  would  certainly  call  for  the  exercise  of  some 
*  Episcopal  supervision." 


102  THE    HISTORY    OF    THB 

Also,  at  the  West  Union  meeting,  ,lon  inquiry  it  was  found  that 
there  had  bean  no  settlement  bet.veeen  the  trustees  of  West  Union 
congregation  and  their   pastor,''  (Dyer  Burgess,  who  had   been  in- 
stalled in  April,  1821,)  "since  his  installation;  wherefore  the  church 
was  directed  to  attend  to  this  subject  and  report  to  Presbytery  at 
their   next  meeting."     Dyer  Burges3   requested  of   this  Presbytery 
"permission  to  travel  for  a  few  wenks  without  their  bounds."     This  is 
a  sample,  from  many  others,  to  show  something  of  the  exercise  of 
Episcopal  supervision  by  the  Presbytery  in  those  days,  the  good  old 
days.     I  think  that  now  Presbytery  would  be  surprised  at  such  a 
request,  and  say:  "It  is  of  no  use  to  ask  us.     Go  if  you  want  to,  or 
have  any  business  that  calls  you."     Concord  and  Manchester  were 
directed  to  settle  with  their  pastors  and  report  at  the  next  meeting. 
When  Presbytery  met   at  Greenfield,  October  9th   and   10th,  1828, 
Concord  appears  to  have   made   settlement.     In  reference  to  West 
Union,  a  committee  appointed  reported  the  following    resolution: 
"Resolved,  that  the  West  Union  church  be  required  to  take  such 
measures,  in  regard  to  their  obligation  to  their  pastor,  as  will,  agreea- 
bly to  the  discipline  of  the  church  and  the  principles  of  moral  duty, 
prevent  the  recurrence  of  such  difficulties  in  future,  and  report  to 
Presbytery  at  its   next  meeting.      In   Presbytery  at  Ripley,  April 
1st  and  2d,  1829,  West  Union  reported  settlement  in  full,   and  the 
pastoral  relation  between  them  and  the  Rev.  Dyer  Burgess  was  dis- 
solved.    At  the  Greenfield  meeting  this  action  was  taken  in  reference 
to  Manchester:    "  Whereas,  the  church  of  Manchester  has  neglected  to 
comply  with  the  order  of  Presbytery,  at  their  last  meeting,  requiring 
a  settlement  with  their  pastor,  Resolved,  That  they  be  cited  to  appear 
before  Presbytery,  at  the  Spring  meeting,  to  show  cause,  either  by  a 
settlement  with  their  pastor  or  otherwise,  why  the  relation  between 
them  and  their  pastor  should  not  be  dissolved."     In  the  Ripley  meet- 
ing, April,   1829,  Manchester  reported  that  they  were  engaged   in 
attempting  settlement  with  their  pastor  and  had  partially  succeeded. 
They  were  directed  to  complete  their  settlement  and  to  report  at  the 
Fall  meeting.    At  West  Union,  September  29  to  October  1, 1829,  when 
they  had  settled,  the  pastoral  relation  between  Mr.  Williamson  and 
the  Manchester  congregation  was  dissolved,  "  at  the  request  of  the 
parties." 

At  the  West  Union  meeting,  April,  1828,  there  was  a  trial  and 

decision  worthy  of  notice.     Mr. had  been  suspended  by  the 

session  of  the  Rocky  Spring  church ;  what  the  charge  against  him 
was  does  not  appear.  He  appealed  to  Prasbytery  when  it  met  at 
Hillsborough,  in  September,  1827,  but  the  Presbytery  sustained  the 


CHILLIOOTHE    PRESBYTEKY.  103 

session.  After  this  the  session  had  restored  him  to  membership,  and 
now  he  brings  iu  a  complaint  against  the  session,  the  nature  of  which 
also  does  not  appear,  but  Presbytery  appointed  the  Rev.  Mr.  Graham 
to  manage  the  appellant's  case.  u  The  documents  in  the  case  were 
read,  after  which  the  parties  were  heard  and  withdrew.  After  dis- 
cussion, a  motion  was  made  to  sustain  the  complaint,  as  far  as 
respects  the  proceedings  of  session  upon  his  restoration,  which  was 
carried  in  the  affirmative.  Nevertheless,  as  it  appears  from  their 
records,   that   the    session    acted    precipitately    and    irregularly    in 

restoring  Mr. ,  Presbytery  decided  that  he  be  considered  as 

standing  in  the  same  situation  as  before  he  was  restored."  Mr. 
did  not  take  much  by  that  motion.  His  complaint  was  sus- 
tained, but  he  was  put  out.  The  Stated  Clerk,  in  the  West  Union 
meeting,  April  13,  1828,  laid  on  the  table  a  printed  memorial  to  the 
next  General  Assembly,  by  the  Synod  of  Indiana,  on  the  subject  of 
slavery,  which  was  read,  and  Presbytery  referred  the  following  ques- 
tions to  the  next  General  Assembly:  "Is  the  man  who  buys  or  sells 
or  holds  a  slave,  for  the  sake  of  gain,  a  partaker  in  guilt  with  the 
man-stealer,  and  may  such  a  one  be  admitted  to,  or  continued  in,  the 
communion  of  the  Presbyterian  church?" 

In  Presbytery  at  Ripley,  April  1st  and  2d,  1829,  Ripley  withdrew 
their  call  to  the  Rev.  John  Rankin  and  presented  one  for  all  his  time, 
which  was  accepted  and  the  relation  between  him  and  Straight  Creek 
was  dissolved;  also  that  between  the  Rev.  Nicholas  Pittinger  and 
Rocky  Spring.  Hugh  Stewart  Fullerton  and  Wm.  Lyle  Keys  were 
taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  as  candidates  for  the  ministry.  Mr. 
Fullerton  was  given  "An  mors  Christi  vicaria  sz7?"  as  subject  for 
Latin  exegesis.  At  West  Union,  September  29fch  to  October  1st, 
1829,  he  had  1st  John  2:  1,2  given  him  as  subject  for  critical  exercise. 
At  West  Union,  April  6-8,  1830,  he  read  a  critical  exercise  on  the 
subject  assigned  him  and  was  licensed  April  8th,  1830,  as  the  fallow- 
ing record  in  the  minutes  declares:  "The  Presbytery  proceeded  to 
the  examination  of  Mr.  Fullerton  as  to  his  knowledge  of  church 
history  and  the  sacraments,  which  was  sustained  as  parts  of  trial 
for  licensure.  Whereupon  the  Presbytery  resolved  to  proceed  to 
his  licensure,"  of  which  the  following  is  the  record:  "At  West 
Union,  the  8th  day  of  April,  1830,'  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe 
having  received  sufficient  testimonials  in  favor  of  Hugh  Stewart 
Fullerton,  of  his  having  gone  through  a  regular  course  of  literature, 
of  his  good  moral  character  and  of  his  being  in  the  communion  of  the 
church,  proceeded  to  take  the  usual  parts  of  trial  for  his  licensure; 
and,  he  having  given  satisfaction  as  to  his  accomplishments  in  litera- 


104  THE    HISTORY    OF   THE 

ture,  as  to  bis  experimental  acquaintance  with  religion,  and  as  to  his 
proiiciency  in  divinity,  and  other  studies,  the  Presbytery  did  and 
hereby  do  express  their  approbation  of  nil  these  parts  of  trial. 
And  he  having  adopted  the  Confession  of  Faith  of  this  church,  and 
satisfactorily  answered  the  questions  appointed  to  be  put  to  candi- 
did  ites  to  be  licensed,  the  Presbytery  did  and  hereby  do  license  him, 
the  said  Hugh  Stewart  Fallerton,  to  preach  the  gospel  of  Christ,  as  a 
probationer  of  the  holy  ministry,  within  the  bounds  of  this  Presby- 
tery or  wherever  b  •  shall  be  orderly  called."  Mr.  Keys  was  given, 
as  his  subject  for  exegesis,  "Quo  modo  lex  usui  sit  fidelibmV  At 
West  Union,  September  29th  to  October  1st,  1829,  he  requested  leave 
to  go  to  Andover  Seminary,  which  was  granted.  At  Chillicothe, 
April  3-5.  1832,  he  withdrew  from  the  care  of  Presbytery  on  account 
of  ill  health;  but  having  recovered,  he  again  put  himself  under  the 
care  of  Presbytery,  at  West  Union,  April  2-4,  1833,  and  was  licensed 
at  Red  Oak,  April  4th,  1834.  But  in  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough, 
April  5-7,  1836,  Mr.  Keys  returned  his  license  to  the  Presbytery  aud 
retired  from  the  work.  This  was  done  of  his  own  will  and  I  suppose 
on  account  of  his  health.  At  the  Ripley  meeting  the  following  was 
presented  from  the  Greenfield  church:  ki  The  session  of  the  church 
at  Greenfield  request  the  advice  of  Presbytery  in  the  following  case, 
viz  :  A  member  of  the  church  in  taking  a  drove  of  hogs  to  Virginia, 
last  fall  or  winter,  repeatedly  drove  on  the  Sabbath.  His  plea  is  that 
he  was  late  in  getting  to  market,  and  provisions  were  becoming  dear, 
and  that,  by  resting  on  the  Sabbath,  these  difficulties  would  have 
been  considerably  increased.     By  order  of  session. 

Samuel  Crothebs,  Moderator." 

In  answer  to  this,  the  following  resolution  was  adopted,  viz.: 
"Resolved,  that  the  proceeding  with  a  drove  on  the  Sabbath  is  as 
really  a  violation  of  the  fourth  commandment  as  any  other  secular 
employment  and  that  there  is  nothing  in  the  plea,  presented,  in  this 
case,  which  constituted  an  exception." 

At  Hillsborough,  April  30,  1829,  Samuel  Davis  Blythe  was 
received,  from  the  Presbytery  of  West  Lexington,  accepted  a  cab 
from  the  church  of  Hillsborough  and  was  installed  at  two  o'clock 
the  same  day.  The  Rev.  William  Graham  presided  and  gave  the 
charge.  The  Rev.  James  Blythe,  D.  D.,  of  West  Lexington  Pres- 
bytery, who  was  invited  to  sit  as  corresponding  member,  by 
invitation,  preached  the  sermon.  I  suppose  he  had  rode  over  on 
horseback,  from  Kentucky,  to  see  his  son  installed. 

In  the  Assembly  of  1829,  on  petition  from  the  Synod  of  Ohio,  it 


CHILLICOTHK  PEESBYTBKI.  105 

was  "Resolved;  That  a  new  synod  be  constituted  by  the  name  of 
'The  Synod  of  Cincinnati,'  to  consist  of  the  Presbyteries  of  Chil- 
licothe,  Cincinnati  and  Miami,  and  the  Synod  of  Cincinnati  shall 
hold  their  first  meeting  in  Lebanon,  on  the  fourth  Thursday  of 
October  next,  at  eleven  o'clock  A.  M.,  ana  shall  be  opened,  with  a 
sermon,  by  the  Rev.  James  Kemper,  or,  in  case  of  his  absence,  by 
the  senior  member  present,  who  shall  preside  until  a  Moderator 
shall  be  chosen."  Mr.  Kemper  was  pr^-put  and  preached  from 
the  words  of  Jacob:  "With  my  staff  I  passed  over  this  Jordan  and 
now  I  am  become  two  bands." — Gen.  32:10. 

At  West  Union,  September  29,  October  1,  1829,  the  pastoral 
relation  between  the  Rev.  Wm.  Williamson  and  the  Manchester 
church  was  dissolved.  The  Rev.  Nicholas  Pittinger  was  made  stated 
supply,  at  Pisgah,  for  one-fourth  of  his  time,  for  one  year.  Straight 
Creek  was  granted  permission  to  call  itself  the  Presbyterian  church 
of  Georgetown.  "A  number  of  the  inhabitants  of  Huntington 
township,  Brown  county,  requested  to  be  taken  under  the  care  of 
Presbytery  and  called  the  congregation  of  Huntington,  which  was 
granted."  This  is  now  in  Gallia  county,  in  the  Presbytery  of  Ports- 
mouth, and  in  the  Assembly's  Minutes  for  1888  is  marked  vacant;  it 
has  thirty  members.  Presbytery  unanimously  adopted  the  following: 
"Resolved;  That  the  buying,  selling,  or  holding  of  a  slave,  for  the 
sake  of  gain,  is  a  heinous  sin  and  scandal,  and  requires  the  cognizance 
of  the  judicatories  of  the  church."  John  P.  Vandyke,  a  licentiate, 
was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Miami  and  accepted  a  call 
from  West  Union,  and  was  assigned  John  6:37-40,  as  a  text  for  trial 
sermon  for  ordination.  Several  members  in  connection  with  the 
church  of  Williamsburgh,  requested  permission  to  be  organized  into 
a  church,  to  be  known  by  the  name  of  New  Versailles  The  request 
was  granted,  provided  the  consent  of  Williamsburgh  church  be  first 
obtained.  But  we  hear  no  more  of  them.  The  Revds.  Samuel 
Crothers  and  WTm  Dickey  were  appointed  a  committee  to  report  to 
Presbytery,  at  their  next  meeting,  on  "the  mode  of  procedure 
proper  to  be  observed  in  organizing  churches."  James  Dunlap  and 
Isaac  Shepherd  were  taken  under  the  care  of  Presbytery,  as  can- 
didates for  the  ministry.  Mr.  Dunlap  was  assigned  as  subject  for 
Latin  exegesis:  "An  Christus  mortuus  est  pro  nobis  et  pro  peccatis 
nostris?"  and  was  directed  to  pursue  his  studies  under  the  care  of 
the  Rev.  James  Gilliland.  He  was  licensed  at  Hillsborough, 
October  5,  1831.  Mr.  Shepherd  was  given  for  his  exegesis:  "An 
Christus  sit  Deusf  and  was  granted  leave  to  study  theology  under 
R.  H.  Bishop,  D.  D.,  and  in  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough,  October 

14 


106  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

5-6,  1830,  he  was  recommended  to  the  care  of  the  Oxford  Pres- 
bytery. But  in  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough,  October  4-6,  1831,  he 
returned  his  recommendation  to  Oxford  Presbytery,  which  he  had 
not  presented  to  them,  and  was  directed  to  prepare  a  critical  exercise 
on  Romans  8:2,  that  had  been  before  assigned  him;  however,  at 
Chillicothe,  April  3-5,  1832,  he  withdrew  from  the  care  of  Presbytery, 
sending  them  the  following  letter: 

Brown  County,  March  27, 1832. 
To  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe: 

It  is  with  feelings  of  the  deepest  regret,  that  I  am  compelled  to 
ask  of  Presbytery,  permission  to  discontinue  my  theological  studies. 
For  doing  this  and  for  having  deferred  the  reading  of  my  critical 
exercise,  I  deem  it  a  duty  to  offer  my  reasons.  When  I  placed 
myself  under  the  care  of  Presbytery,  I  did  it  under  the  impression 
that  I  had  a  talent  for  the  ministry,  and  only  needed  its  development 
by  the  ordinary  course  of  means,  to  make  me  useful  in  that 
situation.  In  this  I  have  been  deceived.  My  difficulty  consists  in  an 
inability  to  express  my  ideas,  in  any  other  than  general  terms,  and 
never  without  having  committed  them  to  writing.  My  mind  takes 
a  general  view  of  every  subject,  without  being  able  to  trace  it 
through  its  ramifications.  That  is,  every  proposition  appears  true  or 
false  at  the  first  glance,  and  I  can  give  some  of  the  general,  but  not 
the  particular  reasons  for  its  being  so.  Owing  to  this  circumstance, 
I  can  express  my  ideas  on  any  subject,  in  five  or  ten  minutes,  at 
most,  and  then  I  can  say  no  more  without  repetition  or  introducing 
extraneous  matter.  Another  difficulty  arising  from  the  same  cause 
is  this:  I  have  never  been  able  to  pi  ay  in  public,  without  a  form,  and 
until  lately  in  my  family.  These  difficulties,  after  a  trial  of  more 
than  two  years,  appear  to  me  to  be  insuperable.  They  are  such  as 
i';iu  be  appreciated  but  by  few,  except  those  who  feel  them.  I  will 
here  remark  that  I  commenced  the  study  of  Divinity  voluntarily. 
I  considered  it  the  most  useful,  the  most  honorable  em- 
ployment of  man.  My  views  of  the  subject  have  not  changed.  I 
relinquish  it  from  necessity,  and  in  doing  so,  I  can  say  I  am  not 
actuated  by  any  motives  of  interest  or  preferment,  that  this  world 
holds  out.  I  have  no  deep  laid  schemes  of  avarice  or  ambition  to 
Hxecute.  My  only  prayer  is  that  God  may  bless  and  direct,  by  his 
unerring  Spirit,  the  talents  which  he  has  given  me,  so  that  whatever 
station  I  may  occupy,  I  may  be  the  humble  instrument  of  advancing 
his  glory  and  the  good  of  my  fellow  beings. 

Respectfully,  Isaac  Shepherd. 

At    Hillsborough,   January   5-7,  1830,  the   Rev.  J.    H.   Dickey 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  107 

resigned  the  office  of  Stated  Clerk,  and  the  Rev.  Samuel  D.  Blythe 
was  elected  in  his  stead.  The  Rev/»avid  Monfort  was  received  from 
the  Presbytery  of  Miami  He  supplied  the  Sharon  church,  (Wil- 
mington,) for  a  time,  and  at  this  meeting  requested  aid  to  enable 
them  to  build  a  house  of  worship,  and  the  members  were  directed 
to  ask  aid  for  this  purpose,  from  their  several  congregations.  Mr. 
Monfort  remained  but  a  short  time,  being  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery 
of  Crawfordsville,  in  the  meeting  at  Hillsborough,  October,  5-6, 
1830.  David  Monfort,  D.  D.,  was  born  in  Adams  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania, March  7,  1790.  He  was  educated  in  Transylvania  University; 
graduated  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  1817;  was  licensed 
by  the  Miami  Presbytery  in  1818,  and  soon  became  pastor  of  Bethel 
Church,  in  Oxford  Presbytery.  Here  he  labored  for  several  years. 
Afterward  he  was  stated  supply  for  Terre  Haute  Church,  Indiana. 
He  was  then  one  year  at  Wilmington  and  when  he  went  to  Craw- 
fordsville Presbytery,  he  became  pastor  at  Franklin,  Indiana,  and 
continued  there  for  twenty  years.  In  1851,  he  was  a  member  of 
Whitewater  Presbytery,  and  for  a  few  years  remained  without  charge. 
In  1857,  he  removed  to  Macomb,  Illinois,  where  he  died  October  18 
1860.  He  was  much  beloved  by  the  people  in  the  different  churches 
to  which  he  ministered.  The  Rev.  Jesse  H.  Lockhart,  from  th* 
Presbytery  of  French  Broad,  was  also  received  and  a  call  was 
presented  for  him,  from  Eagle  Creek,  which  it  was  decided  could 
not  be  put  into  his  hands  until  the  "congregation  make  a  more 
satisfactory    statement    of  the  means  provided  for  his  support." 

Messrs.  Gilliland  and  Crothers,  the  committee  appointed  to 
prepare  a  pastoral  letter  to  the  churches  under  our  care,  on  the 
subject  of  slavery,  reported  two  forms  of  letters,  both  of  which 
were  adopted,  and  it  was  resolved  that  they  be  published  together, 
and  that  eighteen  thousand  copies  be  printed.  Messrs.  Gilliland 
and  Burgess  were  appointed  a  committee  to  attend  to  the 
publication,  and  one  hundred  dollars  were  subscribed  by  the 
members  to  defray  the  expense.  James  H.  Dickey,  David  Monfort 
and  Wm.  Graham,  a  committee,  reported  the  following 
plan,  which  was  adopted  for  the  conduct  of  the  missionary 
operations  of  the  Presbytery:  "1st;  That  a  committee  consisting  of 
four  ministers  and  two  elders  be  appointed,  to  whom  shall  be 
entrusted  the  management  of  missionary  business,  within  the  bounds 
of  this  Presbytery,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  report  their  doings,  at 
every  Spring  meeting  of  Presbytery.  2nd;  That  this  committee,  be 
directed  to  open  a  correspondence  with  the  Assembly's  Board  of 
Missions,  (established  in  1816,)  and  with  the  American  Home  Mis- 


108  THE    HISTORY    OF   THE 

sionary  Society,"   (tootsy nized    and     name    changed   from  United 
Domestic  Missionary  Society  of  gfew  York,  not  denominational,  but 
Congregationalism  Datch  Reformed  and  Presbyterian,)  "and  as  fat 
icable  obtain  the  aid  of  both  thes  ss  for  the  supply  of 

the  destitute  within  our  bounds.  3d;  That  it  be  recommended  to 
all  our  congregation*,  to  form  themselves  into  Missionary  Societi 
for  the  aid  of  Missions  within  our  bounds,  and  that  it  shall  be 
left  to  the  several  congregations,  to  choose  to  which  of  the  above 
named  societies  application  shall  be  made  for  aid  in  their  behalf. 
4th;  That  Presbytery  now  elect  this  committee,  and  that  two  min- 
isters and  one  older,  having  the  greatest  number  of  votes,  serve 
for  two  years,  the  remainder  for  one  year,  and  that  hereafter  one 
half  the  members  be  elected  annually  to  serve  two  years."  James 
H.  Dickey  and  Samuel  Crothers,  and  elder  W.  H.  Allen  were 
elected  for  two  years;  John  Rankin  and  Wm.  Graham,  and  elder 
Thomas  Kirker  for  one  year.  The  Stated  Clerk  was  directed  to 
inform  "the  Presbytery  of  Columbus  that  Mr.  Jones  a  member  of 
that  Presbytery  had  been,  for  some  years  past,  supplying  two 
congregations  within  our  bounds,  which  have  not  bad  leave  I 
apply  for  his  services,  save  for  six  months  long  since  elapsed.  Mr. 
Jones  was  a  member  of  the  Presbytery  of  Columbus  at  its  organ- 
ization, and  continued  in  it,  until  his  death;  he  was  ordained  in 
December,  1810,  was  pastor  at  Clear  Creek.  (Amanda.)  Walnut  Plain 
and  Middletown,  (Lithopolis,)  and  died,  October,  1867.  I  remember 
having  seen  him  once  or  twice  at  meetings  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Columbus.  He  was  then  quite  an  old  man,  but  very  active,  for  one 
of  his  age.  He  was  very  fond  of  music  and  in  the  early  time, 
taught  a  great  many  singing  schools.  Dr.  Hoge  said  of  him  that 
he  could  take  up  his  whole  time,  during  the  week,  riding  from  place 
to  place,  teaching  singing,  but  never  failed  to  preach  a  capital  ser- 
mon on  the  Sabbath;  how  he  prepared  for  preaching  was  a  mystery. 
Mr.  Vandyke's  sermon  was  heard  and  sustained  as  part  of  his 
trial  for  ordination,  and  Presbytery  resolved  to  ordain  and  install 
him,  at  West  Union,  on  the  Wednesday  succeeding  the  first  Tuesday 
in  April,  John  Rankin  to  preach  and  James  H.  Dickey  to  preside 
and  give  the  charge. 

The  next  meeting  of  Presbytery  was  accordingly  held  at  AVest 
Union,  April  6-8,  1830.  and  Mr.  Vandyke  was  ordained  and  installed 
pastor  of  that  church,  April  7th.  Mr.  Rankin  preached,  according  to 
appointment,  from  2nd  Timothy,  2:3.  The  Rev.  Jesse  Lockhr^ 
accepted  a  call,  for  half  his  time,  from  Eagle  Creek;  and  the 
Harvey  0.  Higloy  was   appointed  to  preach  and  the  Rev.  James 


CHILLICOTHE   PRESBYTERY.  109 

Gilliland  to  preside,  with  the  Rev.  John  Rankin  to  be  alternate  to 
either  at  Mr.  Lockhart'a  installation,  the  exact  date  of  which  is  not 
given  either  here  or  at  the  next  meeting  of  Presbytery,  when  the 
committee  reported  that  he  had  been  installed.  Rocky  Spring  pre- 
sented a  call  for  two-thirds  of  the  ministerial  labors  of  the  Rev. 
Dyer  Burgess,    which  he    held   for    consideration,    until   the   next 

'ing  of  Presbytery.  The  following  presented  by  the  committee 
appointed  at  the  meeting  of  Presbytery  in  West  Union,  September, 
1829,  and  which,  at  the  last  meeting  had  been  laid  on  the  table,  was 
taken  up  and  adopted:  "Resolved;  That  inasmuch  as  organizing 
churches  is,  in  our  ''Form  of  Government,  (Chap.  10,  Sec.  8,) 
enumerated  with  the  duties  of  Presbytery,  all  congregations  within 
our  bounds,  who  wish  to  be  organized,  must  apply  to  Presbytery 
for  the  appointment  of  a  committee  for  that  purpose;  and  any 
organization  of  churches  witnout  such  application  and  appointment 
will  be  considered  by  this  Presbytery,  as  irregular."  The  Rev. 
Harvey  O.  Higley  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Newburyport. 
Mr.  Higley,  not  attending  the  subsequent  meetings  of  Presbytery, 
in  Presbytery  at  Chillicothe,  April  3-5,  1832,  the  Stated  Clerk  was 
directed  to  write  to  him  on  the  subject  of  his  moving  out  of  the 
bounds  of,  and  absenting  himself  from,  the  meeting  of  Presbytery. 
At  Red  Oak,  September  25-26,  1832,  the  Stated  Clerk  reported  that 
satisfactory  reasons  had  been  given  for  Mr.  Higley's  long  absence, 
and  he  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Lancaster. 

In  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough,  October  5-6,  1830,  the  church  of 
Manchester  presented  a  call  for  one-half  the  time  of  Lindley  C. 
Butter,  the  consideration  of  which  was  postponed  until  Mr.  Rutter 
should  obtain  his  dismission  from  the  Presby'ery  of  Philadelphia,  of 
which  he  was  a  licentiate.  Mr.  Burgess  informed  Presbytery  that  he 
accepted  the  call  from  Rocky  Spring,  presented  at  the  last  meeting, 
and  the  last  Tuesday  of  January  was  fixed  as  the  time  for  his 
installation,  Mr.  Crothers  to  preach.  Mr.  Graham  his  alternate;  Mr. 
James  H.  Dickey  to  preside  and  give  the  charge,  Mr.  Wm.  Dickey 
his  alternate  The  Rev.  James  H.  Dickey  requested  that  the  pastoral 
relation  between  him  and  the  Concord  church  be  dissolved,  which 
was  done,  but  Mr.  Dickey  was  continued  as  stated  supply,  until  the 
next  Spring  meeting,  as  was  requested  in  a  letter  of  which  the 
followiug  is  a  copy:  "The  congregation  of  Concord,  having  been 
informed  by  their  present  pastor,  of  his  purpose  to  apply  to  Pres- 
bytery for  a  dissolution  of  the  relation  which  has  long  subsisted 
between  us,  hereby  express  their  consent  to  such  a  measure, 
provided  Mr.  Dickey  be  appointed  to   labor  [among   us,  as  a  stated 


110  THE    HISTOKY   OF    THE 

supply,  ualil  the  next  meeting  of  Presbytery.  We  are  induced  to 
take  this  step  that  we  may  be  in  a  situation  the  more  readily  to 
obtain  the  settlement  of  another  pastor,  speedily.  Signed  by 
order  of  the  congregation  met  at  Concord,  this  27th  day 
of  September,  1830.  Frederick  Ware,  John  Henry  and  Andrew 
Hemphill,  John  Hamilton,  Charles  Briggs,  James  McConnell  and 
Robert  Stewart,  Ruling  Elders  and  Deacons."  The  Rev.  Reuben 
White  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Crawfordsville.  Mr. 
White,  after  his  pastoral  relation  with  New  Market  and  White  Oak 
had  been  dissolved,  in  1823,  had  for  the  greater  part  of  the  time  been 
stated  supply  at  Mount  Leigh. 

Benjamin  Templeton,  a  colored"  member  of  the  Manchester 
church,  was  taken  under  the  care  of  Presbytery  to  assist  him  in 
obtaining  an  education  for  the  ministry.  At  the  meeting  of  the 
Presbytery  at  Rocky  Soring,  January  25th  and  26th,  1831,  it  was 
recommended  that  collections  be  taken  up  in  the  churches,  to  raise 
funds  for  his  education  until  application  in  his  behalf  could  be  made 
to  "a  education  society."  In  Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  October 
17-19,  1836,  when  he  had  to  some  extent  pursued  literary  and  theo- 
logical studies,  in  Indiana  Theological  Seminary,  he  was  taken  under 
the  care  of  Presbytery  as  a  candidate,  and  had  parts  of  trial  assigned 
him,  and,  in  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough,  April  3d  and  ith,  1838,  he 
was  licensed  and  appointed  to  labor  as  missionary,  for  six  months,  in 
the  Presbytery,  under  the  direction  of  the  education  committee.  In 
Presbytery  at  Ripley,  September  11-14,  1838,  he  was  appointed  to 
labor  as  missionary  and  then  to  have  leave  to  travel  out  of  bounds. 
Where  he  went  to  does  not  appear,  but  likely  into  the  New  School, 
which  was  then,  as  we  shall  see,  considered  a  hostile  camp,  a  fortified 
place  of  the  enemy.  This  Presbytery,  however,  seems  even  in  the 
heat  of  the  controversy,  never  to  have  lost  their  charity  for  the  New 
School  brethren.  Mr.  Pittinger  was  made  stated  supply  at  Pisgah, 
until  the  next  Spring  meeting. 

The  next  meeting  of  Presbytery  was  at  Rocky  Spring,  January 
25th  and  26th,  1831,  when  "the  congregation  of  Rocky  Spring,  having 
declared  themselves  unable  to  comply  with  the  terms  of  their  call  for 
the  ministerial  labors  of  Mr.  Burgess,  requested  that  his  installation 
be  indefinitely  postponed,  and  the  request  was  granted.  Win.  B. 
Worrell,  a  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of  New  Castle,  was  received; 
after  this  he  does  not  appear  on  the  record.  Mr.  Worrell  was  a 
native  of  Pennsylvania  and  graduated  at  Princeton  Seminary,  and  in 
its  semi-centennial  catalogue  is  marked  as  domestic  missionary,  no 
place  being  indicated  of  which  he  had  been  pastor.     The  case  of  a 


CHILLICOTHE   PRESBYTERY.  Ill 

member  and  Baling  Elder  of  the  Rocky  Spring  church  "charged 
with  the  profanation  of  the  Sabbath  by  traveling,"  "in  two  instances," 
was  referred  to  the  Presbytery.  The  accused  was  heard  in  his 
defense  and  explanation,  and  "  after  deliberation,  it  was  decided  that 
Mr. ,  in  both  the  above  cases,  was  guilty  of  profaning  the  Sab- 
bath, and  that  the  apologies  offered  do  not  exculpate  him;  and 
though  he  admits  impropriety  in  the  last  day's  travel,  even  this  is  so 
modified  as  not  to  be  satisfactory.     On  the  whole,  Presbytery  are  of 

the  opinion  that  Mr.  has  sinned  and  that  he  ought  to  be,  and 

hereby  is  suspended  from  his  ofnce  of  Ruling  Elder,  and  from  the 
communion  of  the  church,  till  he  give  evidence  of  repentance. 
Lindley  C.  Rutter  was  received,  a  licentiate  from  the  Presbytery  of 
Philadelphia.     At   the  meeting  in   Manchester,   April  5th  and  6th, 

1831,  he  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  the  Manchester  church, 
and  in  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough,  October  4-6,  1831,  the  relation 
was  dissolved  and  he  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  New  Castle. 
Lindley  Charles  Rutter  was  born  at  Pine  Forge,  Berks  county,  Penn- 
sylvania, September  3,  1807;  received  his  cla'ssical  education  at  Read- 
ing, Pennsylvania,  studied  theology  at  Princeton  Seminary,  was 
licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Philadelphia,  April  22,  1830.  After 
leaving  our  Presbytery,  January  29,  1833,  he  was  installed  pastor  of 
the  united  churches  of  Centre  and  Upper  Perry,  Pennsylvania,  from 
which  he  was  released  December  24,  1834.  He  was  installed  pastor 
of  the  united  churches  of  Chestnut  Level  and  Little  Britain,  May  22, 
1835;  was  released  from  the  church  of  Little  Britain  April  10,  1860, 
and  continued  pastor  of  the  church  of  Chestnut  Level  alone  until 
released,  April  13,  1875,  on  account  of  the  failure  of  his  health.  He 
lived  among  the  people  he  had  served  so  long  at  Chestnut  Level, 
Lancaster  county,  Pennsylvania,  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
March  2nd,  1882.  He  was  an  earnest  and  successful  preacher  of  the 
gospel. 

Presbytery  next  met  at  Union,  Merch  4th,  1831.  The  principal 
business  of  this  meeting  was  to  ordain  and  install  the  Rev.  Hugh 
Stewart  Fullerton.  Dyer  Burgess,  however,  was  dismissed  to  the 
Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  and  Augustus  Pomeroy  was  received  from 
the  Presbytery  of  Athens.  His  stay  with  us  was  but  that  of  a  way- 
faring man,  for  in  Presbytery  at  Red  Oak,  September  25th  and  26th, 

1832,  he  was  dimissed  to  Oxford,  or  to  Cincinnati  Presbytery,  either  of 
them,  at  his  option.  The  Rev.  Wm.  Dickey  had  been  appointed  to 
preach  at  Mr.  Fullerton's  ordination,  and  the  Rev.  James  H.  Dickey 
to  preside.  Concerning  this,  the  record  in  the  minutes  is,  "  The  Pres- 
bytery proceeded  to  the  ordination  of  Mr.    Fullerton,  and  after  a 


112  TnE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

sermon   from   2nd    Corinthians,   4:7,  Hugh  Stewart  Fullerton   fl 
agreeably   to   the    order    prescribed  in   our    Form  of    Government, 
ordained  to  the  work  of  the  gospelininistry,  and  installed  pastor  of 
the  Union  Church." 

The  next  meeting  of  Presbytery  was  at  Manchester,  April  5-7? 
1831.  The  Rev.  Robert  J.  Hall  was  received  from  the  Presbytery 
of  Cincinnati  and  appointed  stated  supply  at  Georgetown.  "The 
treasurer  was  directed  to  pay  to  the  treasurer  of  Synod  live  dollars 
from  the  Presbyterial  fund,  to  defray  in  part  the  expense  of  pub- 
lishing an  address  on  the  subject  of  slavery,  to  be  published  by  an 
order  of  Synod."  "  It  was  resolved  that  in  deciding  on  applications 
for  admission  to  membership  in  this  Presbytery,  and  in  watching 
over  those  who  are  already  members,  we  will  consider  a  connection 
with  a  Masonic  fraternity  unlawful  and  inexpedient."  This  I  sup- 
pose referred  only  to  ministers,  though  it  may  possibly  have  referred 
to  membership  in  the  churches.  The  Sandy  Spring  church  had 
"  leave  to  apply  for  the  labors  of  Mr.  Eleazer  Brainerd,  of  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Athens,  till  next  meeting  of  Presbytery."  Messrs.  Rankin 
and  Rutter  were  appointed  to  organize  a  church  in  Huntington,  and, 
at  the  next  meeting,  reported  that  they  had  done  so.  Huntington 
had  been  for  some  time  an  unorganized  congregation  under  our 
care.  "  It  was  resolved  that  trafficking  in  ardent  spirits,  except  for 
medicinal  and  mechanical  purposes,  is  inconsistent  with  a  Christian 
profession;  and  that  church  sessions  be,  and  they  are  hereby,  en  jo. 
to  use  all  proper  measures  for  banishing  this  sin  from  the  church ; 
and  the  Stated  Clerk  was  directed  to  send  a  copy  of  this  resolution  to 
all  the  churches  under  our  care." 

At  the  meeting  in  Hillsborough,  October  4-6.  1831,  it  was 
announced  and  put  on  record  that,  "on  the  23d  of  April  last,  the  Rev. 
Nicholas  Pittinger  was  removed  by  death."  Mr.  Pittinger  had  been 
an  active  member  of  Presbytery  for  the  greater  part  of  the  time  since 
October,  1810,  when  he  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Hartford, 
and  accepted  calls  from  Nazareth,  Rocky  Spring  and  New  Market, 
each  for  one-third  of  his  time.  The  last  references  to  him,  in  the 
minutes,  being  when  he  was  appointed  stated  supply  for  one  year, 
one-fourth  of  his  time,  at  Pisgah,  in  the  fall  of  1829,  and  then  at  Hills- 
borough in  1830;  October  5th  and  6th,  he  was  made  "stated  supply 
at  Pisgah  until  next  spring,"  and  in  the  record  of  the  meeting  at 
Ro3ky°Spring,  January,  1831,  which  reads  thus:  "It  being  under- 
stood that  the  church  in  Clinton  is  supplied  and  that  the  Rev.  N.  Pit- 
tinger is  unable,  through  ill  health,  to  preach  at  Pisgah,  Messrs. 
Crothers  and  J.  Dickey  were  directed  to  nil  their  mission  of  eight 


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days  at  Pisgah  and  Sinking  Spring  "  I  suppose  that  Clinton  means 
Clinton  county,  as  I  have  found  no  church  of  that  name.  Mr.  Pit- 
tinger  was  buried  at  Rocky  Spring 

The  Rev.  Wilson  C.  Hollyday,  at  my  request,  has  written  as  fol- 
lows: "Mr.  Pittinger  was  stout,  tall  and  erect  in  person,  square 
across  the  shoulders,  and  had  an  intelligent  and  commanding  counte- 
nance. He  preached  with  intense  earnestness,  straight  from  the 
heart.  He  threw  the  shot  and  shell  of.  God's  word  thick  and  fast- 
Every  small  boy  and  girl,  every  father  and  mother,  every  grandfather 
and  grandmother,  delighted  to  see  the  goodly  shake  of  his  head  and 
hear  the  trumppt  tones  of  his  voice,  as  it  rolled  out  on  his  audience, 
rattling  with  the  thunders  of  Sinai.  He  had  large  congregations,  and 
especially  in  summer  and  at  communion  seasons,  which  were  gener- 
ally held  in  a  grove,  as  the  house  would  not  hold  half  the  people."  I 
think,  too,  that  he  must  have  been  very  strict  in  the  exercise  of 
discipline,  since  Mr.  Hollyday  writes  that,  during  his  ministry  at 
Rocky  Spring:  "Big  John  Wilson  was  digging  a  mill-race,  and  the 
whole  community  being  interested,  turned  out  to  assist.  There  were, 
I  think,  about  sixty  persons  present.  To  get  done  that  day  they 
chose  captains  and  divided ;  one  captain  and  his  men  took  the  north 
end  of  the  race,  the  other  the  south  end,  and  to  work  they  went,  each 
striving  to  have  his  end  finished  first.  I  was  one  of  them,  and  we 
made  the  dirt  fly  out  with  a  will;  we  worked  in  earnest.  When 
dinner-time  came  neither  party  would  go,  each  saying  to  the  other, 
"  you  go  first."  To  decide  the  dispute,  the  captains  tcok  a  chip,  spit 
on  one  side  and  threw  it  up,  one  saying  wet,  and  the  other  dry,  and 
if  the  wet  side  was  up  when  it  came  to  the  ground,  then  the  wet  had 
it.  I  was  one  of  the  party  that  went  to  dinner  first,  by  the  decision 
of  the  chip,  and  I  was  glad,  for  I  was  hungry  and  wanted  my  dinner. 
Elder  Wm.  Wilson  was  one  of  the  captains,  and  for  this  appeal 
to  the  lot  Mr.  Wilson  was  called  before  the  session.  As  it  was 
a  customary  thing  everywhere,  and  nothing  had  been  said  against  it, 
Mr.  Wilson  said  he  had  done  nothing  wrong;  but  Mr.  Pittinger  and 
the  other  elder  said  he  had,  and  that  it  was  an  improper  use  of  the 
lot;  and  so  the  discussion  of  the  lot  began  among  all  the  community, 
and  even  among  the  boys  in  the  schools,  as  the  chip  was  their  favorite 
way  of  tossing  up  and  choosing  their  places  on  the  play-ground. 
The  sentiments  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Pittinger  and  the  session  prevailed,  as 
being  correct  in  principle,  and  the  practice  of  throwing  up  the  chip 
on  such  occasions  was  abandoned  and  not  used  in  the  schools,  nor  at 
any  neighborhood  gathering.  As  Mr.  Wrilson  still  contended  that  he 
had  not  done  wrong,  and  he  and  the  session  could  not  agree,  he  was 

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114-  THE    HISTOKY    OF    THE 

suspended  aud  the  session  would  not  restore  him,  except  on  confession 
that  he  had  done  Wrong.  Mr.  Wilson  then  made  a  visit  to  the  ltev. 
K.  G.  Wilson,  D.  D.,  thou  of  Athens,  bo  ask  for  counsel  and  advice. 
Dr.  Wilson  told  him  that  the  session  was  correct  in  principle,  but 
owing  to  the  common  custom,  in  the  use  of  the  lot,  the  sentence  of 
the  session  should  be  mild,  and  advised  him  to  go  back  aud  confess 
a^  far  as  he  could,  aud  admit  that  while  he  did  not  intend  any  wrong, 
yet  the  principle  claimed  by  the  session  was  correct.  This  confession 
and  admission  was  readily  accepted  and  they  gladly  restored  that 
best  elder,  aud  the  sacredness  of  the  lot  was  ever  afterward  regarded 
in  that  community."  '"How  groat  a  matter  a  little  fire  kindleth." 
But  Dr.  Wilson  was  wise,  as  he  always  was,  in  putting  out  such 
tires  without  leaviug  smoke  and  stench.  Mr.  Samuel  Strain,  one  of 
the  good  men,  who  were  elders  in  the  Rocky  Spring  church,  was 
married  four  times  aud  was  the  father  of  twenty-two  children,  the 
twenty-first  of  whom,  and  the  only  one  living  of  the  whole  family,  is 
my  old  friend,  the  Rev.  David  •).  Strain,  the  excellent  pastor  of  the 
church  of  Virginia,  in  the  State  of  Illinois. 

The  llev.  Jacob  W.  Eastman,  from  the  Presbytery  of  Newbury- 
port,  in   Massachusetts,  was  received  into  Presbytery  aud  accepted  a 
call  for  one-half  his   time  from  Rocky  Spring.     The  Rev.    Samuel 
Crothors  was  appointed  to  preach  at  his  installation,  and  the  Rev. 
James  H.  Dickey   to  preside,  with  the  Rev.   Win.  Dickey  and  Wm. 
Graham  their  alternates.     The  congregation  of  Ebenezer,  in  Brown 
county,  was,  at  their  request,  taken  under  the  care  of  this  Presbytery, 
ami  Samuel  Elder  took  his  seat,  as  a  representative  of  that  congrega- 
tion.     The  Rev.  Robert  J.  Hall  accepted  a  call  from  Georgetown,  and 
the  Rev.  James  Gilliland  was  appointed  to  preach,  and  the  Rev.  J.  P, 
Vandyke  to  preside  at  his  installation,  with  the  Revs.  John  Rankin 
and   Jesse  K.  Lockart  their  alternates.     The  congregation  at  Salem 
were  permitted  to  change  their  call  to  Mr.  Dickey,  "so  as  to  secure 
throe-fourths  of    his  ministerial  labors,  for  which  they  promise  him 
two  hundred  and  ninety  dollars."     "  The  committee  appointed  at  the 
last  meeting,  on  the  communication  from  Baltimore   Presbytery  rela- 
tive to  foreign  missions,  reported  the  following  resolution,  which  was 
adopted,   viz.:     Resolved;  That  the  command  of  our  Lord  and  the 
perishing   condition  of  the  heathen   world   loudly    call    upon   us   to 
co-operate  with  our  brethren,  who  are  engaged  aud  those  who  are 
engaging  in  the  work  of  foreign  missions,  and  to  endeavor  to  arouse 
the  churches  under  our  care  to  greater  co-operation  in  this  important 
work."     The  Board  of  Foreign   Missions   was  established  in  1837. 
The  Synod  of  Pittsburgh  formed,  in  November  of  this  year,  1831,  The 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  115 

Western  Foreign  Missionary  Society.  The  American  Board  of  Com- 
missioners for  Foreign  Missions,  to  which  many  of  our  churches  long 
contributed,  and  to  which  I  suppose  reference  was  made  in  the  above, 
in  the  words,  "  who  are  engaged,  etc.,"  had  been  engaged  in  the  work 
for  some  years,  having  been  incorporated  by  the  Legislature  of 
Massachusetts  in  June,  1812. 

The  following  question  was  proposed  to  Presbytery:  "What  is 
the  duty  of  sessions  toward  members  who  withdraw  from  tbe  Presby- 
terian church  aud  connect  themselves  with  other  denominations, 
without  asking  a  dismission?"  Presbytery  answered,  "When  any 
person  shall,  without  giving  notice  of  his  intention,  or  applying  for  a 
dismission,  leave  the  Presbyterian  church  and  join  a  church  of  a 
different  denomination,  his  conduct  shall  be  considered  criminal, 
requiring  the  cognizance  of  the  church  courts."  I  think  that  now  we 
would  consider  it  a  "good  riddance  of  bad  rubbish,"  and  not  worthy 
of  anybody's  "cognizance."  Ebenezer,  in  Brown,  obtained  leave 
to  apply  to  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  for  supplies  until  the 
next  stated  meeting.  George  G.  Poage  and  Joseph  T.  Irwin  were 
taken  under  the  care  of  Prebytery  as  candidates  for  the  ministry. 
Mr.  Poage  attended  the  succeeding  meetings  of  Presbytery  and  was 
licensed  at  Bloomingburgh,  at  the  meeting  of  September  24-26,  1833. 
In  Presbytery  at  Salem,  September  1835,  he  accepted  a  call  from 
Bainbridge  for  one-half  of  his  time  and  was  ordained  and  installed 
pastor  at  Bainbridge,  April  8,  1836.  James  H.  Dickey  preached  from 
1st  Cor.,  1:  17.  Wm.  Gage  gave  the  charge  to  minister  and  people. 
His  pastorate  there,  however,  was  a  very  short  one,  as  the  relation 
was  dissolved  in  Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  October  17-19,  1836. 

In  Presbytery  at  West  Union,  April  4-7,  1837,  Mr.  Poage  was 
dismissed  to  the  Sydney  Presbytery.  Mr.  Irwin  was  given,  as  the 
subject  for  his  Latin  exegesis,  "Quid  fundamen  est  Justificationis 
peceatoris  apud  Deumf  and  afterward  had,  for  his  critical  exercise, 
Rom.  6:17;  for  popular  lecture  Heb.  6  from  16th  verse  to  the  end 
of  the  chapter;  and  for  his  popular  sermon,  James  2:17.  He  was 
licensed  at  Bloomingburgh  September  26,  1833.  Mr.  Poage  and  Mr. 
Irwin  both  studied  theology  with  Dr.  Crothers. 

The  next  was  an  intermediate  meeting,  at  Chillicothe,  January 
17-18,  1832.  The  Revds.  Gamaliel  Beaman  and  Wm.  Gage  were 
received  into  Presbytery  the  first  day  of  the  Session,  on  a  certificate 
of  which  the  following  is  a  copy: 

"New  York,  Dec.  23, 1831." 

"This  certifies  that  Rev.  Gamaliel  Beaman  and  Rev.  Wm.  Gage, 
are  members,  in  good  and  regular  standing,  of  the  Third  Presbytery 


1X6  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

of  New    York,   and  are  hereby,  at   tbeir  own  request,  dismissed  to 
unite  with  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe. .        By  order  of  Presbytery. 

H.  G.  Ludlow,  Stated  Clerk." 
Tbere  was  great  trouble,  in  the  Chillicothe  Cburch,  many  being 
greatly  dissatisfied  with   the  pastor,  others  warmly  attached  to  him. 
A  member  of  the  church  had  written  to  the  Presbytery,  finding  fault 
with   Mr.   Graham's  methods   and   doctrine,    charging  him,    among 
other  things,  with  hurrying  over  the  administration  of  baptism,  "in  a 
kind  of   irreverent  manner;"   "Neglecting  to  read  the  words  of  the 
institution,  in  the  administration   of  the  Lord's  Supper,  not  debar- 
ring the  ignorai  t,  profano.  etc. ;  substituting  as  a  text,  or  foundation, 
for  his    Wednesday  evening  lectures,   the  words  of  men,"    "that  is 
some  expression  from  a  hymn  sung,  or  a  portion  read  from  a   news- 
paper, or  pamphlet,  instead   of  the  Word   of  God."   For    frequently 
introducing  trite,  stale  and  common  ideas,  in  order  to  fill  up  different 
parts  of  bis  discourse."   etc.,  etc.    "For   advancing,  from  the  pulpit, 
doctrines    to    the    following  effort:  1st;    That   a   man   ought  to   be 
willing  to  be  damned  for  the  glory  of  God.  2nd;  That  the  Spirit  of 
God  never  worked  on  an  unregenprate  beart,  or  on  the  heart  of  tl  e 
wicked."     This   was  presented  to  Presbytery,  at  its  meeting  in  April 

1831.  But  "Presbytery  decided  that  there  was  no  ground  for 
taking  up  these  charges."  The  trouble  grew,  however,  and  there 
was  a  communication  presented  to  Presbytery,  at  this  January 
meeting,  as  follows:  "We.  the  undersigned,  members  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church,  in  Chillicothe,  and  others,  laboring  under  diffi- 
culties which,  to  us,  appear  to  be  grievous  to  be  borne  and  desiring 
to  have  the  ministrations  of  the  Word  of  God,  which  we  cannot 
enjoy  under  present  arrangements  to  edification,  pray  your  reverend 
body  to  dissolve  the  pastoral  relation  existing  between  us  and 
the  Rev.  Wm.  Graham."  This  was  signed  by  forty-five  persons. 
Among   other  papers  presented,  there  was  one   dated   January   16. 

1832,  in  which  it  was  stated  that  the  persons  who  had  subscribed 
for  the  support  of  Mr.  Graham  and  "who  are  warmly  in  favor 
of  his  continuance,  represent  seventy-three  communicants;  the 
names  of  the  subscrhVrs  are  also  given  and  the  amount  sub- 
scribed $476.  The  record  of  the  meeting  of  Presbytery  begins: 
"The  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe  met,  on  the  call  of  the  Mod- 
erator, to  decide  on  the  expediency  of  dividing  the  First  Pres- 
byterian Church  of  Chillicothe,  or,  of  dissolving  the  pastoral 
relation  existing  between  the  Bev.  William  Graham  and  the 
said  congregation.  Papers  being  called  for,  there  was  presented 
a     statement    of    the    grievances  of  the  Chillicothe  congregation 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  117 

and  a  request  for  the  dissolution  of  the  pastoral  relation,  existing 
between  the  Rev.  Wm.  Graham,  and  said  congregation:  also  a 
request,  from  a  part  of  the  congregation,  for  the  continued  labors  of 
Mr  Graham  in  case  the  congregation  be  divided."  The  papers  were 
committed  to  the  Revds.  Samuel  Crothers,  James  H.  Dickey  and 
Wm.  Dickey,  which  committee  made  the  following  report,  which 
was  adopted:  "The  committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  petition 
for  the  dissohition  of  the  connexion  between  Brother  Graham  and 
his  congregation,  report;  That  from  all  that  has  come  before  them,  it 
appears  that,  since  Mr.  Graham  first  came  among  this  people,  he  has 
labored  as  a  faithful  and  a  zealous  minister,  and  that  a  majority 
of  about  two-thirds  of  them  are  much  attached  to  him  and  willing  to 
make  considerable  sacrifice  to  retain  him,  as  their  pastor;  yet  such  is 
the  dissatisfaction  existing  among  the  minority,  and  their  anxiety 
for  a  dissolution  of  the  connexion,  tbat  in  view  of  the  whole  case,  it 
is  their  opinion,  that  regard  to  the  future  comfort  and  usefulness  of 
Brother  Graham,  as  well  as  the  peace  and  prosperity  of  the 
congregation,  requires  that  they  should  recommend  the  following 
resolution,  viz:  Resolved;  That  the  pastoral  relation  existing  between 
the  Rev.  Wm.  Graham  and  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of 
Chillicothe  be  dissolved,  and  that  said  church  be,  and  it  bereby  is, 
declared  vacant."  The  resolution  was  adopted  and  Presbytery  then 
adjourned. 

In  1830  there  were,  in  the  whole  church,  1,491  ministers,  2,158 
churches,  173,327  communicants,  who  contributed,  for  benevolent 
purposes,  $184,192. 


CHAPTER  V. 

When  Presbytery]  met  again,  in  Chillicothe,  April  3-5,  1832,  it 
bad  fourteen  ministers  enrolled.  Tbe  pastors  were  James  Gilliland, 
at  Red  Oak,  tben  probably  tbe  largest  cbnrcb  in  tbe  Presbytery: 
Samuel  Crotbers,  at  Greenfield;  Samuel  D.  Blytbe,  at  Hillsborough; 
Wm.  Dickey,  at  Bloomingburgh;  James  H.  Dickey,  at  Salem;  Jacob 
W.  Eastman,  at  Rocky  Spring;  Hugh  Stewart  Fullerton,  at  Union; 
Robert  J.  Hall,  at  Georgetown;  and  Jobn  P.  Vandyke,  at  West 
Union.  In  addition  there  was  Wm.  Graham  lately  pastor  at 
Chillicothe;  William  Wiliamson,  without  charge;  H.  O.  Higley  living 
out  of  bounds;  Wm.  Gage  and  Gamaliel  Beaman  who  bad  but 
recently  come  info  the  Presbytery. 

Bloomingburgh  had  leave  to  employ  Mr.  Dickey,  for  the 
remaining  fourth  of  his  time,  so  that  he  was  now  to  be  fully 
occupied  with  that  church.  Concord  and  Pisgah  presented  calls  for 
the  Rev.  Wm.  Gage,  the  former  for  two-thirds,  the  latter  for  one- 
third  of  his  time,  which  he  accepted,  and  the  Rev.  J.  W.  Eastman 
was  appointed  to  preacb,  and  Wm.  Dickey  to  preside  at  his 
installation,  the  second  Wednesday  of  June,  with  S.  Crotbers  and  G. 
Beaman  alternates. 

The  Judical  Committee,  to  which  was  committed  the  reference, 
from  the  session  of  West  Union,  reported,  "That  it  was  the  case  of  a 
man  charged  with  the  sins  of  attending  a  Masonic  Lodge,  denying 
the  proper  divinity  of  the  Son  of  God,  and  the  personality  of  the 
Holy  Spirit,  and  also  of  contumacy,  and  therefore  does  not  require 
the  interference  of  Presbytery;  especially  when  the  session  assign 
no  reason  for  such  interference;  and  they  recommend  that  the  case 
be  remanded  to  the  session  of  West  Union,  that  they  may  proceed 
therein,  according  to  the  discipline  of  the  church."  It  would  not  be 
bard  to  tell  what  the  session  did  with  him.  Poor  fellow,  be  ought  to 
have  called  for  a  division  of  the  question.  Verily  these  good  men, 
our  fathers,  did  sometimes  very  much  mix  things.  "The  committee 
to  which  was  referred  the  question,  submitted  by  the  synod  of  New 
York,  viz:  Is  baptism,  by  a  Roman  Catholic  Priest,  valid?  made  a 
report  which  was  adopted:  "That,  in  their  opinion,  this  question 
ought  to  be  answered  in  the  negative,  because  the  defection, 
corruption    and  idolatry  of   that  body,  is  so  great  that  we  cannot 


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recognize  them  even  as  a  branch  of  the  church  of  Christ,  and  this, 
perhaps,  the  Presbytery  ought  now,  the  rather  to  say,  because,  as 
we  believe,  the  advocates  of  that  heresy,  are  now  practicing  a 
system  of  concealment,  and  insinuating  themselves,  inlo  the  confi- 
dence of  many  who  have  no  suspicion  of  their  corruption."  The 
Assembly  of  1875  declared,  "That  the  decision  of  the  question, 
(concerning  baptizing  a  convert  from  Romanism)  be  left  to  the 
judgment  of  each  church  session,  guided  by  the  principles  gov- 
erning the  subject  of  Baptism,  as  laid  down  in  the  standards  of 
our  church.  Min.  1875,  p.  514.  The  church  of  Ebenezer,  in  Brown 
county,  had  leave  to  take  the  name  of  New  Ebenezer. 

The  following  petition  was  presented  "To  the  Presbytery  of 
Chillicothe,  to  meet  in  Chillicothe,  April,  1832.  The  undersigned, 
members  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  and  congregation  of 
Chillicothe,  would  respectfully  represent  that  it  is  their  opinion  and 
belief  that  their  own  spiritual  welfare,  and  the  glory  of  the  head  of 
the  church,  would  be  best  promoted  by  their  existence  as  a  separate 
church.  They  would  therefore  pray  you,  to  set  them  off  and  form 
them  into  a  separate  church  and  congregation,  which  shall  be  known 
and  designated  by  the  name  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church,  of 
Chillicothe."  This  was  signed  by  forty-six  members  and  seven 
supporters.  The  prayer  of  these  petitioners  was  not  granted  and 
Nathaniel  Sawyer,  one  of  the  petitioners,  gave  notice  that  he  would 
complain  to  Synod.  The  Rev.  Dyer  Burgess  was  received  from  the 
Presbytery  of  Cincinnati  and  the  Rev.  John  Forbush  from  the 
Presbytery  of  Athens.  Mount  Pleasant  presented  a  call  for  the  Rev. 
H.  S.  Fullerton,  but  the  church  was  informed  that  the  Presbytery 
could  not  regularly  present  the  call  to  Mr.  Fullerton,  unless  it  came 
through  the  Presbytery  of  Columbus,  in  which  the  church  was.  The 
church  of  Chillicothe  asked  leave  to  employ  Mr.  Fullerton,  as  stated 
supply  for  one  year,  and  it  was  resolved,  that  Mr.  Fullerton  have 
leave  to  supply  that  church  for  half  time,  until  the  next  stated 
meeting  of  Presbytery.  "A  petition  was  presented  from  some 
members,  late  of  the  church  of  Felicity,  requesting  to  be  organized 
into  a  church.  John  Rankin,  Robert  J.  Hall  and  elder  Duncan 
Evans  were  appointed  a  committee  to  meet  there,  and,  if  they 
deemed  it  expedient  to  organize  them."  This  committee  reported 
in  the  meeting  at  West  Union  April,  1833,  "that  they  had  organized 
the  above  "members"  into  a  church  to  be  known  by  the  name  of 
Unity. 

White  Oak  church  asked:  "  What  is  the  duty  of  the  church  session 
toward  members  of  the  church  who  neglect  to  dedicate  their  children 


120  THE    HISTORY    OF   THE 

to  God,  in  the  ordinance  of  baptism,  on  account  of  doubts  and  dirh- 
culties  in  their  minds  respecting  the  rights  of  infants  to  that  ordi- 
nance?" Presbytery  answered,  "that  they  should  endeavor  to  in- 
struct BUch  persons  better  and  bear  with  them  patiently."  At  Chilli- 
cothe,  October  10th  and  11th.  1832,  the  call  from  Mount  Pleasant  was 
put  into  Mr.  Fullerton's  hands,  which,  however,  he  did  not  accept. 
James  Dunlap  was  appointed  to  labor  three  months  as  "a  missionary 
in  the  vacancies  and  destitute  settlements."  John  Wright  McCor- 
mick  was  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  to  be  educated  for  the 
ministry.  The  Rev.  Wni.  Graham  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery 
of  Cincinnati.  He  linally  went  into  the  New  School  church.  The 
following  petition  was  presented : 

Piketon,  October  2nd,  1832. 
To  Chillicothe  Presbyter;/: 

Reverend  and  Dear  Brethren— We,  the  undersigned,  believing 
it  to   be  for  the  honor  of  God,  for   the  promotion  of  the  cause  of 
Christ,   in  this  place,  and  for  the  promotion  of  our  own  spiritual 
welfare  and  growth  in  the  Christian  graces,  do  petition  your  body  to 
be  organized  into  a  church.     The  reasons  for  this  petition  are  known 
to  most  of  the  members  of  Presbytery,  some  of  which  are  the  follow- 
ing:    1st.  We  have  the  prospect   of   enjoying  the  stated  means   of 
grace   another  year.      2d.  There  is  no  Presbyterian  church   in   this 
county.     3d.    We   are,  and  many  of  us  have  long  been  like  sheep 
without  a  shepherd,  and  we  feel  that  to  be  united   into   one   body 
would  be  a  great  privilege,  would  be  the  means  of  promoting  our 
personal  piety  and  our  acquaintance  with  each  other  as  the  professed 
followers  of  Christ,  and  would  make  us  more  watchful  and  guarded 
in  our  daily  conduct  and  deportment.     4th.   We  feel  the  need  of  being 
watched  over  by  our  Christian  brethren,  of  being  encouraged   and 
strengthened  by  each  other's  counsels  and  warnings  and  prayers,  and 
affectionately  reproved  of  our  faults,  and  the  aiding  each  other  in  our 
Christian  warfare.     For  these  and  many  other  reasons,  which  are 
obvious  to  Presbytery,  we  hope  and  pray  that  our  petition  may  be 
granted,  if,  in  your  wisdom,  it  should  not  be  deemed  inexpedient 
G.  C.  Beaman,  E.  G.  Beaman,  John  Mearus,  Jane  Mearus.   Sarah 
Pascall,    Samuel    Reed,     James    Henderson,    Lavise    Steenberger, 
Rachael  Henderson,  Jonas  M.  Anderson,   Silas  C.  Anderson,  Eliza- 
beth Ann  Stokes,  Sarah  Larance,  Margara  Ostrander,  Wm.  Hampton, 
Mordecai  James,   Mary  James,  Robert   Clark,  Sarah  Ann  Howard, 
John   Corolus.    John    Gilbert,    Elizabeth   Butt,    Ezekiel    Matthews, 
Letice  Matthews."     James  H.  Dickey,  H  S.  Fullerton,  Wm.  Gage, 
and  elders  Robert  Stewart  and   Anthony  Walke,  were  appointed  a 


CHILL1C0THE   PRESBTTJSKX.  121 

committee  to  visit  Piketon,  and  if  it  appeared  to  them  expedient, 
to  organize  a  church  there.  This  committee  reported  at  West  Uuion, 
that  they  had  organized  a  church,  which  was  to  be  known  by  the 
name  of  Piketon.  Francis  Rutherford,  a  licentiate  of  the  Genesee 
Consociation,  was  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery.  Mr.  Rutherford 
remained  under  the  care  of  Presbytery  until  the  meeting  April  2-4, 

1833,  when  he  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbyteiy  of  Madison.  John 
Calvin  Eastman  and  Elias  Vandeman  werp  taken  under  care  of  Pres- 
bytery as  candidates  for  the  ministry.  Mr.  Eastman  attended  the 
succeeding  meetings  of  Presbytery;  read  a  Latin  exegesis,  a  critical 
exercise  from  1st  Peter,  3: 10,  to  end;  popular  lecture,  Matt.  11: 27,  to 
end;  and  popular  sermon,  Acts,  16: 3.  All  of  these  were  sustained  as 
parts  of  trial,  and  he  was  licensed  at  Union,  Friday,  September  19 , 

1834,  Mr.  Vandeman,  who  was  a  graduate  of  Ohio  University  at 
Athens,  in  the  meeting  at  West  Union,  April,  1833,  read  a  Latin 
exegesis  from  "  An  Christus  pro  omnibus  mortuus  sit  ? "  and  at 
Bloomingburgh,  September,  1833,  read  a  critical  exercise  from  2nd 
Peter,  1:  16,  to  end,  and  then  was,  at  his  own  request,  dismissed  to 
the  Presbytery  of  Columbus,  by  which  he  was  licensed,  and  in  May, 

1835,  ordained  and  installed  at  Truro  and  Hamilton;  after  preaching 
to  which  churches,  for  a  short  time,  he  died. 

At  the  meeting  at  West  Union,  April  2-4,  1833,  James  Dunlap 
reported  that  he  had  labored  two  months  and  a  half,  as  a  missionary, 
and  the  treasurer  was  ordered  to  pay  him  seventy-five  dollars  for  his 
services.  The  Rev.  Robert  Rutherford  was  received  from  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Lancaster  and  made  state!  supply  at  White  Oak,  until  the 
next  stated  meeting  of  Presbytery,  with  leave  to  labor  half  his  time, 
as  a  missionary,  at  New  Market.  He  was  dismissed  to  the  Presby- 
tery of  Wabash,  at  West  Union,  April  4-7, 1837.  Dyer  Burgess  was 
made  stated  supply  at  Sandy  Spring,  for  one  year.  The  Rev.  John 
Forbush  accepted  a  call  from  Mount  Leigh,  and  the  Revdf.  Jacob 
Eastman  was  appointed  to  preach  and  S.  D.  EJythe  to  preside  at  his 
installation,  with  J.  P.  Vandyke  and  R.  J.  Hall  their  alternates.  The 
relation  between  the  Rev.  H.  S.  Fullerton  and  the  Union  Church  was 
dissolved,  and  Mr.  Fullerton  accepted  a  call  from  Chillicothe,  and  the 
Revds.  S.  Crothers  to  preach  and  J.  H.  Dickey  to  give  the  charge, 
were  appointed  to  install  him,  with  Wm.  Dickey  and  S.  D.  Blythe 
their  alternates. 

The  following  resolutions,  concerning  missions,  were  adopted: 
"Resolved,  1st.  That  this  Presbytery  conduct  its  own  missionary 
operations.  2d.  That  an  itinerant  plan  of  performing  missionary 
labors   be   adopted.    3d   That,  for  the  present,  this  Presbytery  be 


122  THE    HISTORY    OF   THE 

divided  into  two  districts,  and  that  John  P.  Vandyke,  James  Gilliland 
aud  Thomas  Douglass  be  a  committee,  for  the  southern  division,  to 
report  at  the  next  meeting  of  Presbytery,  the  line  of  division,  and 
make  arrangements  respecting  the  preaching  places  in  these  districts, 
the  manner  of  raising  funds  for  the  itinerant  preachers,  and  a  selec- 
tion of  suitable  persons  to  ride  in  this  service/'  It  does  not  appear 
that  very  much  came  from  this  arrangement.  The  following  pream- 
ble aud  resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted,  and  the  Stated  Clerk 
was  directed  to  forward  them  to  the  Stated  Clerk  of  the  General 
Assembly:  "Whereas,  there  exists  in  the  Presbyterian  church  an 
unhappy  diversity  of  opinion  respecting  the  division  of  Presbyte- 
ries according  to  elective  affinity,  and  as  it  is  doubtful  whether  any 
decision  of  the  Assembly,  on  that  subject,  would  put  the  question  to 
rest  and  produce  a  uniformity  of  practice  in  the  Synods,  therefore, 
.Resolved:  That  the  next  General  Assembly  be  requested  to  send 
down  to  the  Presbyteries  the  following  question,  viz.:  Shall  the 
second  section  of  the  tenth  chapter  of  our  Form  of  Government  be 
amended  by  adding  to  it  the  following  words:  Described  by  geo- 
graphical limil 

The  New  School  controversy  was  beginning  to  show  signs  of  its 
coming.  Thomas  S.  Williamson  M.  D.,  a  ruling  elder,  of  the  Ripley 
church,  was  taken  under  care  of  the  Presbytery,  as  a  candidate  for 
the  ministry.  He  attended  the  succeeding  meetings,  read  a  Latin 
exegesis  on  "An  mors  Ch/risti  vicaria  si!/"1  Critical  exercise  on 
Ps.  2,  from  the  7th  verse  to  the  end;  preached  from  Mark  10:l(i,  and 
was  licensed,  at  lied  Oak  A[jril4,  1834.  At  Union  September  18, 
1834,  having  been  appointed  by  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  as  Foreign 
Missionary,  he  was  ordained  as  an  evangelist.  This  was  the  eminent 
and  excellent  Dr.  Williamson,  so  long  a  missionary  to  the  Indians, 
in  Presbytery,  at  Bloomingburgh,  September  24-2U,  18o3,  the 
relation  between  the  Rev.  Samuel  D.  Blythe  and  the  Hillsborough 
Church  was  dissolved.  Mr.  Blythe  also  resigned  the  office  of  stated 
clerk  and  the  Rev.  John  P.  Vandyke  was  elected  to  that  office.  Mr. 
Blythe  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Madison.  The  Rev.  Mr. 
Chute  of  the  Miami  Presbytery,  being  present,  took  his  seat  as  a 
corresponding  member,  and  "The  communication  of  James  Hcge, 
informing  Presbytery  that  there  was  still  a  balance  due  Mr.  Chute  for 
his  ministerial  services,  in  the  Ohio  Penitentiary,  of  $49.50,  was  taken 
up.  Whereupon,  the  treasurer  of  Presbytery  was  directed  to  inquire 
at  Synod,  the  proportion  due  from  this  Presbytery,  that  the  amount 
may  be  furnished  him."  The  subject  of  Foreign  Missions  was  taken 
up  and  the  following  adopted :    1st     Resolved,  That  this  Presbytery 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  123 

cherish  an  undiminished  confidence  in  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.,  and  recommend 
increased  exertions,  to  our  churches,  for  sustaining  the  operations  of 
that  Board.  2nd.  Eesolved,  That  while  this  Presbytery  approves  of 
the  measures  of  the  Western  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  especially 
those  which  relate  to  sending  missionaries  to  Western  Africa, 
they  conceive  it  inexpedient  to  become  auxiliary,  as  a  Presbytery,  to 
that  Society,  although  they  recommend  it  to  the  confidence  of  those 
within  our  bounds,  who  may  feel  disposed  to  contribute  to  its  funds. 
3d.  Resolved:  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  transmitted  to  the 
Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  Western  Foreign  Missionary  Socipty. 
Robert  Rutherford  was  appointed  stated  supply  at  White  Oak, 
for  half  time,  until  the  next  meeting,  and  the  other  half  at  New 
Market.  Union  had  leave  to  employ  James  Dunlap  for  half  his  time, 
until  the  next  meeeting,  and  for  the  other  half  he  was  to  work  as  a 
missionary.  The  subject  of  using  tokens,  on  sacramental  occasions, 
was  taken  up,  and  "on  motion,  Presbytery  decided  that  the  use  of 
them  is  proper  and  often  necessary  and  should  not,  therefore,  be 
discontinued."  The  committee  to  prepare  a  consolidated  report,  on 
the  subject  of  Missions,  reported  the  following  which  was  adopted: 
"1st.  That  Presbytery  be  considered  as  one  missionary  district. 
2nd.  That  the  following  places  be  considered  as  points  of  particular 
attention,  viz:  Union,  Bainbridge,  Bourneville,  Ebenezer,  Manchester, 
Hnntinsrton,  Sinking  Spring,  Unity,  Cedarville,  Wilmington  and 
vicinity,  Hillsborough,  Washington,  Dunkeld's  School  House,  Orrs 
School  House,  Yankeytown,  Clark's  Prairie,  West  Liberty,  Wade's 
settlement  and  the  several  black  settlements,  within  our  bounds.  3d. 
That  each  stated  minister,  within  our  bounds,  be  requested  to  lay 
this  subject  before  his  congregation  and  take  up  a  collection,  at  least 
once  a  year,  and  that  a  missionary  sermon  be  preached  at  each 
meeting  of  Presbytery.  4th.  That  as  far  as  practicable  all  appli- 
cations, for  the  appointment  of  missionaries,  be  made  to  Presbytery, 
and  that  the  selection  of  missionaries  be  made  by  Presbytery,  at  the 
stated  meetings,  and  that  a  committee  of  three  ministers  and  two 
elders  be  appointed  to  act  in  the  interim." 

Joseph  G.  Wilson  A.  B.,  of  Western  Reserve  College,  was  taken 
under  care  as  a  candidate  for  the  ministry.  After  having,  at  the 
several  intervening  meetings,  read  his  Latin  exegesis,  his  critical 
exercise  from  John  6  :G3,  his  popular  lecture  from  Mat.  13 :24-30  and 
preached  his  popular  sermon  from  Ps.  73:28,  all  of  which  parts  of 
trial  were  approved,  he  was  licensed,  in  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough, 
April  7,  1836. 

At  the  meeting  in  Red  Oak,  April  1-4,  1834,  the  Rev.  John 


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THE    HISTORY   OF    THE 


McDonald  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Sangamon;  at  the 
meeting  preceding,  the  Manchester  church  had  been  granted  leave 
to  employ  him.  He  did  not  remain  long  in  Presbytery;  at  the 
meeting  in  Union,  the  next,  September  after  he  was  received,  he 
obtained  leave  to  labor,  out  of  bounds,  and  in  September  1835,  at 
Salem,  he  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Palestine.  The  Rev. 
Samuel  Steel  of  West  Lexington  Presbytery,  being  present,  was 
invited  to  sit  as  a  corresponding  member,  and  granted  leave  to 
labor  in  our  bound.',,  until  the  next  meeting  of  Presbytery.  "On 
application  made  in  behalf  of  the  people  of  color,  in  Brown  county, 
Presbytery  "Resolved  to  ostablish  a  school  or  schools  among  them, 
and  Messrs.  Burgess,  Rutherford  and  Wm  Keys  were  appointed  a 
committee  to  devise  a  plan  for  raising  the  necessary  funds."  This 
committee  made  the  following  report  which  was  adopted:  "Resolved, 
1st.  That  an  education  committee  of  five,  be  appointed,  whose 
duty  it  shall  be  to  raise  funds,  to  employ  a  teacher  or  teachers,  to 
superintend  the  school  or  schools  and  to  report  to  Presbytery,  at  each 
meeting,  the  state  of  the  funds  and  of  the  school  generally.  2nd. 
That  a  subscription  be  immediately  opened  for  money,  to  be  paid  to 
the  committee  within  three  months.  3d.  That  each  member  of 
Presbytery  be  appointed  an  agent  to  solicit  donations  and  forward 
them  to  some  member  of  the  committee  as  soon  as  practicable." 
•lames  Gilliland,  Dyer  Burgess,  Robert  Rutherford,  Archibald 
Hopkins  and  Abraham  Pettyjohn  were  appointed  this  committee. 
A  request  was  made  by  sundry  persons  in  the  neighborhood  of 
Clark's  Prairie,  for  the  half  of  Mr.  James  Dunlap's  labors,  for  one 
year.  This  was  granted,  and  the  people  of  that  neighborhood 
were  recommended  to  the  Assembly's  Board  of  Missions  for 
assistance.  The  Presbytery  sent  a  memorial  to  the  Assembly  on 
the  subject  of  Slavery. 

In  Presbytery,  at  Hillsborough,  June  4th,  1834,  the  Rev. 
Samuel  Steel  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  West  Lexington. 
"A.  call  was  then  presented  from  the  church  of  Hillsborough,  for 
the  pastoral  labors  of  Mr.  Steel,  which  was  put  into  his  hands  and 
by  him  accepted.  It  was  then  resolved  that  the  installation  of 
Mr.  Steel  be  performed  on  Friday  the  13th  instant,  and  that  Mr. 
Crothers  preach,  on  the  occasion,  and  Wm.  Dickey  be  his  alternate, 
and  that  James  H.  Dickey  preside  and  give  the  charge,  and  Jacob 
W.  Eastman  be  his  alternate."  That  Friday  was  a  lucky  day  for 
the  Hillsborough  church.  "A  petition  from  several  persons,  of 
Clark's  Prairie,  praying  to  be  organized  into  a  church,  was  taken 
up  and  James    H.    Dickey,    Wm.    Gage  John  Finch    and    James 


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McCoy,  were  appointed  to  organize  the  church,  and.  if  they  find 
the  way  clear,  to  do  so."  This  committee  reported  at  Union,  the 
next  September,  that  they  organized  a  church,  by  name,  Green- 
land. To  the  question:  "Does  it  belong:  to  the  office  of  Deacon, 
to  assist  at  the  administration  of  the  Lord's  Supper?"  the 
Presbytery  answered:  "Resolved,  That  in  the  judgment  of  this 
Presbytery,  neither  the  Scriptures,  nor  our  Form  of  Government, 
have  assigned  the  work  of  handing  around  the  elements,  in 
administering  the  Lord's  Supper,  to  any  particular  office,  or  person, 
and  that  therefore  no  reasonable  objection  can  be  made  to  the 
Deacons  assisting,  if  the  Session  require  it."  Mr.  James  Dunlap 
preached  a  sermon,  from  Ps.  17:15,  which  was  sustained  as  a  trial 
sermon  for  ordination,  and  Presbytery  agreed  to  ordain  him  at  the 
next  meeting,  and  install  him  pastor  at  Union,  to  which  he  had 
accepted  a  call,  in  April,  at  Red  Oak,  and  appointed  James  H. 
Dickey  to  preach,  and  Samuel  Crothers  to  preside  and  give  the 
charge,  with  James  Gilliland  and  John  Rankin  alternates. 

The  next  meeting   was,   therefore,    at  Union,  September  17-19, 
1834,     when     Mr.    Dunlap  was    ordained    and    installed,   and  Dr. 
"Williamson  was  ordained  as  an  evangelist,  on  the  18th,  and  John  C. 
Eastman  licensed  the    19th.     Joseph    T.  Irwin    was    made  stated 
supply,  at  Sharon.     "The  church  of  Ebenezer   presented  a  request 
for  a  change  of  name  to  that   of  Bainbridge,  which  was  granted." 
"The  committee  appointed  on  the  subject  of  Communion   reported, 
which  report  was    amended    and    adopted,  and    is  as   follows,  viz: 
According    to   our   form    of    Government,   the    power  of  admitting 
persons  to  communion,  in  ail  organized  churches,  is  wholly   vested 
in  the  church  session.     Our  Book  of  Discipline  recognizes  only  two 
ways  by  which  church  sessions  are  to  judge  of  the  qualifications  of 
those  whom  they  admit   to  communion.     One   by    examination,    or 
personal  acquaintance.     The  other  by  well  authenticated  certificate. 
In  view  of  these  general  principles,  the  committee  recommend  the 
following  resolutions,    viz:    1st.     Resolved,     That    the    piactice   of 
inviting,  to  our  communion,  all  persons  who  are  in  regular  standing, 
in     other    evangelical     churches,    is    unconstitutional     and   highly 
dangerous.     2nd.     Resolved,  That  the  members   of  other  churches 
adopting  our  Confession  of  Faith   and   Form  of  Government,  and 
also  of  such  bodies   as    have    entered   into    stipulations   with   our 
General  Assemblies,  for  inter-communion,  between  the  two  bodies, 
may  be  received,    on  authentic   certificates.     3d.     Resolved,    That 
should    members    of    other   churches,    not    adopting  our  Form   of 
Government,  and  having  no  connection  with  our  General  Assembly, 


126  THE   HISTORY   OF   THE 

wish  to  commune  with  us,  they  ought  to  be  admitted  only  on  exami- 
nation, and  the  same  evidence  of  piety  should  be  required  of  them 
which  we  require  of  our  own  members.  4th.  Rasolved,  That  no 
person  should  be  received  into  the  communion  of  our  church,  either 
on  certificate  or  examination,  who  refuses  to  be  under  the  care  and 
government  of  some  evangelical  church." 

At  Red  Oak,  October  14th  and  15th,  1834,  "  the  committee  on 
education  among  the  colored  people  reported,  whereupon,  that  com- 
mittee was  authorized  to  employ  a  teacher,  in  the  lower  settlement, 
for  at  least  six  months,  and  the  Presbytery  pledge  themselves  for  his 
support."  Sinking  Spring  promising  to  pay  John  Forbush  two  hun- 
dred dollars  for  his  labors,  for  one  year,  was  recommended  to  the 
Board  of  Missions,  for  aid,  Presbytery  not  having  sufficient  funds 
to  provide  further  for  his  support.  The  following  was  adopted  as 
the  form  of  commission  and  instruction  to  missionaries  of  this 
Presbytery : 
"  To  J — —    L : 

"Dear  Brother — You  are  hereby  commissioned  to  labor  as  a 
missionary,  in  the  vacancies  and  destitute  places,  within  the  bounds 
of  the  Chillicothe  Presbytery,  for  the  term  of  .  In  perform- 
ing this  service  you  are  expected  and  required  to  endeavor  to  find 
out  the  most  destitute  neighborhoods,  and  to  preach  the  gospel  to 
them  as  God  may  give  you  opportunity,  being  careful,  as  far  as 
practicable,  to  send  forward  your  appointments  in  due  time.  When 
you  go  into  a  destitute  settlement,  try  to  find  out  the  person  or 
persons  who  will  be  most  likely  to  favor  your  designs,  and  consult 
them  about  the  best  mode  of  operation.  In  families  where  you  abide, 
endeavor  to  make  the  subject  of  religion  a  main  topic  of  conversa- 
tion, avoiding  carefully  all  harsh  and  censorious  remarks  on  those 
who  may  differ  from  you,  and  endeavoring  with  meekness  to  instruct 
them  that  oppose  themselves.  Where  you  lodge,  if  family  worship 
be  not  proposed  by  some  member  of  the  family,  propose  it  yourself, 
but  do  not  force  it  without  the  consent  of  the  head  of  the  family. 
Frequently  explain,  to  the  people  where  you  go,  the  plan  of  the 
Presbytery  for  sending  out  and  supporting  missionaries;  and  wher- 
ever it  may  appear  expedient,  attempt  to  make  collections  for  the 
missionary  fund,  either  from  individuals  or  congregations,  as  may 
seem  best.  Endeavor  to  find  out  the  state  of  religion  and  morals  in 
every  settlement  which  you  may  visit,  anil  what  prospect  there  may 
be  of  a  church  being  formed  there  in  future.  Whenever  you  may 
find  a  considerable  number  of  people  anxious  to  form  a  Sabbath- 
school,  a  temperance  society,  or  a  Bible  society,  give  them  all  the 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTERY.  127 

aid  in  your  power.  Should  you  find  any  vacancy,  wishing  to  be 
organized,  inform  thern  that  it  is  their  duty  to  apply  to  Presbytery. 
Keep  a  journal,  and  note  particularly  your  journeyings,  your  minis- 
terial labors,  your  discoveries  on  the  subject  of  religion,  and  your 
collections.  And  of  the  whole  make  report,  at  our  first  meeting  after 
you  shall  have  completed  your  mission.  That  the  Lord  may  direct 
you  and  bless  your  labors,  is  the  prayer  of  the  Presbytery." 

"  Signed  by  order  A B ,  Clerk." 

A  meeting  of  ministers  and  elders  of  the  Presbyterian  church, 
held  in  Philadelphia,  May  26, 1834,  had  adopted  a  paper  called  "  The 
Act  and  Testimony,"  which  was  an  appeal  to  the  church  at  large 
and  which  was  adopted  in  terms  by  about  374  ministers,  1,789  elders 
and  14  licentiates,  and,  either  entire  or  substantially,  by  five  Synods 
an  1  thirty  Presbyteries.     The  paper  was  drafted  by  Robert  J.  Breck- 
enridge.     It  bore  testimony  against  alleged  "  alarming  errors  which 
have  hitherto  been  connived  at,  and  now  at  length  have  been  counte- 
nanced and  sustained  by  the  acts  of  the  supreme  judicatory  of  our 
church."     Specified  errors  in  doctrine   and  discipline,  and    church 
order,  and  recommended  "that  on  the  second  Thursday  in  May  a 
convention  be  held  in  the  city  of  Pittsburgh,  to  be  composed  of  two 
delegates,  a  minister  and  Ruling  Elder  from   each  Presbytery,   or 
from  the  minority  of  any  Presbytery,  which  may  concur  in  the  senti- 
ments of  this  "Act  and  Testimony,"  to  deliberate  and  consult  on  the 
present  State  of  our  church  and  to  adopt  such  measures  as  may  be 
best  suited  to  restore  her  prostrated  standard."     Concerning  this  the 
Presbytery  took  the  following  action:     "Whereas,  there  is  a  paper 
called  "The  Act  and  Testimony,"  circulating  extensively,  and  asking 
to  be  adopted  by  Presbytery,  sessions  and  individual  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  Resolved,  that  the  sessions  and  members  under 
our  care  be  advised  that  in  the  judgment  of  this  Presbytery  it  is  inex- 
pedient to  sign  that  paper.     1st.  Because  we  are  unwilling  to  counte- 
nance the  insinuation  that  our  Confession  of  Faith  and  catechisms 
are  so  vague  and  indefinite,  as  regards  the  fundamental  doctrines  of 
the  gospel  as  to  render  such  a  course  necessary.     2nd.    Because 
signing  that  paper  is  no  test   of    orthodoxy.     The  errors,    therein 
testified  against,  are  plainly  condemned  by  our  Confession  of  Faith, 
and  if  there  are  ministers  who  are  so  destitute  of  principle  as  to 
subscribe  that  Confession  while  they  hold  such  errors,  they    can, 
with  equal  ease,  sign  "  The  Act  and  Testimony."    3rd.  Because  we  do 
not  know  any,  within  our  bounds,  who   hold  such  errors,  and  the 
insinuation  that  a  large  proportion  of  Presbyterian  ministers   hold 
and  preach  such,  is,  in  our  opinion,  slanderous,  and  calculated  to 


128  THE    HISTORY    UF    THE 

frighten  conscientious  Christians  from  the  communion  of  the  Presby- 
terian  church.     4th.    Because,  if  such   heresies  do   prevail,    signing 
that  paper  is  not  the  course  pointed  out  by  the  Word  of  God,  for 
saying  those  who  have  made  shipwreck  of  faith,  or  for  purifying  the 
church   from    defilement.     The  exercise  of  discipline  is  the   means 
ordained  by  the  Lord  Jesus  for  that  purpose.     Any  course  calculated 
to   divert  the  minds  of  the  members  or  judicatories  of  the  church 
from  the  faithful  exorcise  of  discipline,  is,  in  our  opinion,  worse  than 
useless.     We  view  it  as  a  mistaken  notion,  that,  by  signing  the  paper 
in   question,  we  would  acquit  ourselves,  in  the  sight  of  God,  of  all 
responsibility  "  arising  from  divisions  and  discords  in  our  church." 
5th.    Because,   instead  of    "looking   back    with   sacred   joy    to   uur 
church's  love  of  human  rights,"  we  ought,  in  our  judgment,  to  mourn 
her  instrumentality  in  riveting  the  chains  of  slavery  on  millions  of 
her  fellow-men,  many  of  them  the  little  ones  committed  by  the  Savior 
to  her  care.     She  retains,  in  her  communion,  ministers  and  elders,  and 
some  hundreds  of  private  members,  who  are  making  their  fortunes  by 
robbing  the  poor  of  their  liberty,  and  defrauding  them  of  their  hire, 
aud  hindering  them  from  the  discharge  of  those  duties  which  God 
requires  of  all  men,  and  withholding  from  them  the  means  of  salva- 
tion, and,  in  defense  of  their  evil  work,  they  are  reviving  the  papal 
heresy  that  reading  the  Word  of  God  is  neither  necessary  nor  proper. 
It  is    questionable  whether  the   advocates   of   any   of   the   heresies 
enumerated  in  "  The  Act  and  Testimony"  have  done  as  much  towards 
bringing  the  Word  of  God  into  disrepute,  and  causing  the  enemy  to 
blaspheme,  as  Presbyterians  have  done,  in  their  efforts  to  make  the 
Bible  justify  the  sin  of  slaveholding.     6th.  We  consider  the  proposed 
convention  at  Pittsburgh  as  justified  neither  by  the  letter,  nor  spirit 
of  our  Form  of  Government,  and  as  calculated  to  excite  suspicions 
and  jealousies,  and  encourage  divisive  courses,  and  as  a  gross  impo- 
sition on  the  hospitality  of   Pittsburgh." 

B.  H.  Rankin  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati 
and  preached  his  trial  sermon,  for  ordination,  from  Heb.  7:25.  All 
his  parts  of  trial  having  been  sustained,  the  third  Tuesday  of 
January  next,  was  appointed  for  his  ordination  and  installation  at 
Huntington.  He  was  accordingly  ordained  and  installed,  at  that 
time,  January  21st,  1835.  James  Gilliland  preached  and  Samuel 
Crothers  presided  and  gave  the  charge.  This  relation  continued 
until  September,  1837,  when,  in  Presbytery  at  Bloomingburgh,  it 
was  dissolved  and  Mr.  Rankin  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of 
Logansport.  Addison  Coffey  and  Stephen  B.  Riggs  were  taken 
under    the    care   of   Presbytery,    as    candidates    for    the    ministry 


OHZLLICOXHE   PRBSBTTEBY.  129 

Mr.  Coffey  at  the  succeeding  meetings  of  Presbytery  read  a  Latin 
exegesis  on  "An  Christas  pro  omnibus  mortuus  sitV  a  critical 
exercise  from  James  1:25,  and  bis  other  rogular  parts  of  trial,  all  of 
which  were  sustained,  and  he  was  licensed  at  Chillicotbe,  October 
21,  1836.  Mr.  Coffey  was  born  in  Greenfield,  March  5,  1807;  grad- 
uated from  the  University  of  Ohio,  at  Athens,  in  1834,  with  the 
first  honor,  and  at  the  Western  Theological  Seminary,  in  Alleghany 
City.  In  1837,  he  accepted  a  call  to  Lebanon,  and  remained  there 
about  two  years  and  a  half.  His  next  settlement,  as  pastor,  was  at 
Coshocton.  In  1847,  he  removed  to  Peoria,  Illinois,  and  on  the  26th  of 
October,  1848,  was  installed  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church 
of  that  city?and  continued  in  that  relation  until  the  day  of  his  death, 
April  6,  1855.  Mr.  Biggs  at  the  different  following  meetings  of 
Presbytery  read  his  Latin  exegesis,  a  critical  exercise  from  Gen.  4:6, 
7;  delivered  a  popular  sermon  and  was  licensed  at  Chillicothe 
October  21,  1836.  Having  been  appointed  by  the  American  Board 
a  missionary  to  the  Sioux  Indians,  ho  was  ordained  as  an  evan- 
gelist, in  Presbytery  at  West  Union,  April  6, 1837. 

In  Presbytery  at  Salem,  September  10-12,  1839,  his  name  was 
dropped  from  the  roll,  he  having  become  a  member  of  thf>  Presbytery 
of  Bipley,  New  School.  He  became  very  useful  and  eminent  as  a 
missionary;  among  other  works  he  edited  a  grammar  and  dictionary 
of  the  Dakota  language,  which  was  printed,  under  his  supervision,  by 
the  Smithsonian  Institute.  He  was  honored  with  the  degrees  of  D. 
D.  and  LL.  D.,  and  for  his  scholarship,  and  the  many  excellencies 
of  his  character  was  admired  and  loved  by  all  who  knew  him.  He 
was  born  at  Steubenville,  Ohio,  March  23,  1812.  He  prepared  for 
college  at  Bipley,  O.,  and  in  1834  graduated  at  Jefferson  College  in 
Canonsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  and  studied  theology  in  the  Western 
Theological  Seminary  at  Alleghany.  After  an  active  and  most 
useful  life  preaching  to,  and  writing  for,  and  about  the  Indians,  he 
died  August  24,  1883. 

In  Presbytery    at  Huntington,  January  21, 1835,  a  call  from 

Washington  church  for  half  the  labors  of  Mr.  J.  C.  Eastman  was 

presented  and  accepted,  and  John  4:20,  was  given  him  as  a  text  for 

trial  sermon  for  ordir.ation,  to  be  preached  at  the  next  meeting  of 

Presbytery.     "At  the  request  of  Eagle  Creek  congregation  its  name 

was  changed  to  that  of  Busselville."    In  Presbytery  at  Georgetown, 

April  7-9,    1835,    "A  request  on  the  part  of  Sharon  for  a  change 

of  name  to  that  of  Wilmington  was  presented  and  granted."    '-The 

committee  on  the  rejection  of  our  memorial  on  Slavery,  by  tho  last 
l? 


130  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

General  Assembly  reported  Also  the  committee  to  prepare  another 
memorial  on  Slavery,  tu  the  next  General  Assembly. "  These 
reports  were  accepted. 

Presbytery,   also,   adopted     the    following     resolutions  on   the 
subject  of  slavery.     "1st.    Resolved;    That    giving    or  bequeathing 
slaves   to  children  or  others,  as   property,  is  a  great  sin,  and    when 
committed  by   members  of   the    church,  ought  to   subject   them  to 
church   censure.     2nd.     Resolved;     That  to  sell    a   slave   his     own 
liberty,     except     when     tne      slave     was     purchased     at     his     own 
request,     aud     has    failed     to     remunerate    his     master      for      the 
price   paid,  is   a    great  injustice,    and    ought    to  be    made    a   term 
of  communion.     3d.    Resolved;  That   to  offer  a   slave   his  freedom 
only  on  condition  that  he  will  leave  his  country  and  go  into  a  foreign 
laud,  is  unjust  and  cruel,  and  ought  to  subject  a  church  member  to 
censure.     4th.     Resolved:  That  when  a  slave  is  emancipated,  whose 
services  have  been  of   much   value  to  his    master,  refusing  to  give 
him  a  reasonable  compensation  for  his  labor,  when  the  master  is  able 
to  do  it,  or  turning  him  out  to  the  world,  when  he  wishes  to  stay  as 
a  tenant,  or  hireling,    is  a  grievous  siu,  and   when  committed  by  a 
church  member  ought  to  subject  him  to  suspension,  until  he  repent. 
5th.     Resolved;   That  when  a  master  advertises  a  reward  for  a  run- 
away slave,  against  whom  no  other   crime  is  alleged  than   escaping 
from   his  master,  he  is   guilty  of  a  scandalous  sin,   and  forfeits  his 
right    to  the   sealing    ordinances     of  God's   house.     6th.     That  to 
apprehend  a  slave,  who  is  endeavoring  to  escape  from  slavery,  with  a 
view  to  restore  him  to  his  master,  is  a  direct  violation  of  the  dhine 
law,  and   when  committed  by    a  member   of    the   church,  ought   to 
subject  him  to  censure.     7th.     Resolved;  That  any  member  of  our 
church  who  shall  advocate,   or  speak  in  favor  of  such  laws  as  have 
been,  or  may    yet  be.  enacted   for  the  purpose  of  keeping  slaves  in 
ignorance,  and  preventing   them  from  learning  to  read  the  Word  of 
God,  is  guilty   of  a   great  crime,  and   ought  to  be  dealt  with  as  for 
other    scandalous    crimes.     8th.     That    should  any   member   of  our 
church    be  so   wicked  as  to    manifest    a  desire   to   exclude  colored 
people  from  a  seat  in  the  house  of  God,  or  at  the  .Lord's  table  with 
white   people,  he  ought,   upon  conviction    thereof,  to   be  suspended 
from    the  Lord's    table    until  he    repent."     The    Stated  Clerk   was 
ordered  bo  send  a  copy   of  these  resolutions,   for  publication,  to  the 
editors  of  the  Ohio   Observer,  Standard,  Luminary,  Fhiladelphian, 
and  Cincinnati  Journal,    and   to  send  the  memorial,  (which   is  not 
copied  in  the  minutes,)  to  the  next  General  Assembly. 

J.    C  Eastman  passed  his  trials  for  ordination,  and  a  meeting 


CHILLIOOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  131 

was  appointed  to  be  held  at  Washington,  the  second  Wednesday 
of  May,  at  11  o'clock,  when  he  was  ordained  and  installed,  May  13th, 
1835.  Jacob  W.  Eastman  preached,  from  1  Kings,  2:2:  "I  go  the 
way  of  all  the  earth ;  be  thou  strong  therefore  and  show  thyself  a 
man."  Wm.  Dickey  presided  and  gave  the  charge,  and  Win  Gage 
addressed  the  people.  This  relation  continued  until  November  25th, 
1840,  when,  in  Presbytery  at  New  Petersburgh,  it  was  dissolved,  and 
Mr.  Eastman  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Crawfordsville, 
The  Rev.  John  Calvin  Eastman,  son  of  the  Rev.  Jacob  W.  Eastman 
and  Mary  Webster,  was  born  at  Groveland,  near  Haverhill.  Massa- 
chusetts, March  17,  1813;  his  mother  was  a  cousin  of  the  great 
statesman,  Daniel  WTebster.  He  united  with  the  church,  of  which 
his  father  was  pastor,  October  7,  1827;  attended  College,  at 
Amherst,  and  in  1831  removed  with  his  father  to  Ohio.  After 
leaving  our  Presbytery,  he  became  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  Crawfordsville,  Indiana,  in  which  relation  he  continued  for 
ten  years.  In  1850,  his  health  failing,  he  removed  to  Hanover, 
Indiana,  and  became  financial  Agent  for  the  college  in  that  place; 
but  his  health  continuing  to  decline,  he  died,  at  Hanover,  July  22, 
1852.  Two  of  his  sons  became  ministers  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church. 

Edward  Weed  was  received  at  the  Georgetown  meeting,  as  a 
candidate,  and  was  assigned,  "An  Christus  mortuus  est  pro  nobis  et 
pro  peccatis  nostrisf"  He  also  afterwards  had  1st.  Tim.  6:1.2,  given 
him  as  a  subject  for  a  critical  exercise,  and  1st.  Cor.  1:23,  for  a  popu- 
lar sermon;  passed  all  his  parts  of  trial  and  was  licensed  at  Russel- 
ville,  in  Presbytery,  in  November,  of  the  same  year,  and  was 
appointed  a  missionary  in  the  Presbytery,  for  one  year,  with 
special  reference  to  the  colored  people,  and  with  leave  to  travel  out 
of  bounds.  In  Presbytery,  at  Ripley,  September  11-14,  1838,  still  a 
licentiate,  he  was  dismissed  to  the  Western  Reserve  Congrega- 
tional Association. 

At  Salem,  September  29  to  October  1,  1835,  Joseph  T.  Irwin 
accepted  a  call  for  one-half  of  his  time,  from  Wilmington,  and 
Romans.  3:  28,  was  assigned  him  as  a  text  for  a  trial  sermon  for 
ordination,  to  be  delivered  at  the  next  meeting,  at  which  time  he 
preached,  was  examined,  ordained  and  installed,  at  Wilmington, 
December  16,  1835.  John  Rankin  preached  the  ordination  sermon ; 
Wm.  Dickey  presided  and  gave  the  charge.  This  relation  continued 
until  in  Presbvtery.  at  Ripley,  September  11-14, 1838,  when  it  was 
dissolved,  on  account  of  the  state  of  Mr,  Irwin's  health,  at  his 
request,     In  December,  1839,  at  Greenfield,  Mr.  Irwin  was  dismissed 


132  THE    HISTOKT    OF    THE 

to  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati.  The  relation  between  R.  J.  Hall 
and  Georgetown  was  dissolved,  and  at  the  next  meeting,  at  Russel- 
ville,  Mr.  Hall  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Crawfordsville. 
"  A  request  from  sundry  persons,  in  the  vicinity  of  Sinking  Spring,  to 
be  organized  into  a  church,  was  presented  to  Presbytery,  whereupon 
John  Forbusk,  J.  W.  Eastman,  Adam  B.  Wilson  and  Terah  Templin 
were  appointed  a  committee  to  organize  them,  in  case  they  should 
find  it  expedient."  At  the  next  meeting  they  reported  "that  they 
had  organized  a  church,  by  the  name  of  Brush  Creek."  Presbytery 
adopted,  as  a  standing  rule,  "That  all  discourses  of  candidates,  as 
trials  for  license  in  this  Presbytery,  shall  be  heard  by  the  Presbytery 
alone."  I  suppose,  if  the  candidates  had  been  consulted,  they  would 
have  preferred  a  congregation  for  the  discourses,  and  the  Presbytery 
alone  for  the  criticisms.  A  circular  letter  on  slavery  was  reported  and 
the  Stated  Clerk  was  directed  to  send  a  copy  of  it  to  each  Presbytery 
under  the  care  of  the  General  Assembly.  This  letter,  which  was  a 
long  one,  spoke  of  division,  alienation,  and  decline  of  vital  godliness, 
as  prevailing  in  the  churches,  and  declared  that  but  little  success 
attended  the  means  of  grace,  and  the  efforts  of  the  church  for  the 
extension  of  the  Redeemer's  kingdom;  that  for  all  this  there  was  a 
causa,  and  that  cause  existed  in  the  church,  and  that  the  belief  of  this 
Preslytery  was  that  that  cause  was  the  sin  of  slavery,  as  it  existed  in 
the  church. 

Then  the  resolutions  that  have  been  quoted  above,  in  the  account 
of  the  meeting  at  Georgetown,  were  introduced  with  the  request  that 
the  several  Presbyteries  would  adopt  them,  and  a  statement  of  their 
belief  that  every  Christian  church,  or  union,  or  association  of 
churches,  was  entitled  to  declare  the  terms  of  admission  into  its 
communion,  and  t'ae  qualifications  of  its  ministers  and  members,  and 
that  they  could  "see  no  good  reason  why  the  church,  or  any  branch 
of  it,  should  hesitate  to  exclude,  in  a  regular  way,  this  sin,  merely 
because  we  find  it  involved  in  our  political  relations."  The  whole 
concluded  with  a  prayer  for  guidance,  and  was  signed  by  John  P. 
Vandyke,  Stated  Clerk,  "by  order  of  Presbytsry." 

This  does  not  seem  to  have  met  with  much  favor.  I  have  exam- 
ined copies  of  a  number  of  the  answers  leceived  and  find  only 
one  that  adopted  the  resolutions,  as  they  were,  and  that  was  the 
Presbytery  of  Huron,  which  adopted  the  resolutions,  and  added  the 
assurance  that  they  would  "stand  by  the  brethren  of  Chillicothe  in 
defense  of  them,  in  the  General  Assembly,  or  elsewhere."  This  was 
signed  by  Xonopbon  Betts,  Stated  Clerk,  Wakeman,  Huron  county, 


CHTLLICOTHE    PBESBYTEBY.  133 

Ohio,  and  was  dated  April  21.  1836.     The  Presbytery  of  Columbus 
answered  thus: 

"Columbus,  April  18, 1836. 
The  Presbytery  of  Columbus  to  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe: 

Dear  Brethren — We  have  received  your  letter,  containing  your 
views  of  slaveholding,  and  of  the  measures  that  should  be  adopted  to 
deliver  the  church  from  the  guilt  of  cherishing  this  evil  in  her  bosom, 
and  have  given  it  a  serious  and  respectful  consideration.  In  the 
conviction  that  the  holding  of  slaves  and  the  entire  system  of  policy, 
connected  with  this  practice,  is  indeed  a  great  evil,  and  may  justly 
be  regarded  as  a  curse  to  our  country  and  to  the  church,  in  the 
United  States,  we  accord  with  you  in  the  opinion  thai  all  proper 
means  of  removing  it  should  be  sought  out  and  used  without  hesita- 
tion. We  must  be  permitted  to  doubt,  however,  whether  it  is  the 
imminent,  and  exclusive  cause  of  the  religious  declension,  and  other 
tokens  of  divine  displeasure  which  we  suffer;  whether  the  measures 
which  you  propose  are  legitimate  and  wise  and  whether  it  is  prac- 
ticable for  us,  as  a  church,  to  apply  this,  or  any  other  remedy,  in  the 
existing  state  of  things,  both  safely  and  efficaciously.  On  the  whole, 
the  best  consideration  which  we  are  able  to  give  this  embarrassing 
and  portentous  subject  leads  to  the  conclusion,  expressed  in 
the  following  resolution,  which  we  have  unanimously  adopted: 
Resolved,  That  Presbytery  are  not  by  any  means  prepared  to  approve 
the  views,  or  adopt  the  resolutions  communicated  by  the  Presbytery 
of  Chillicothe,  respecting  the  exercise  of  discipline,  in  the  case  of 
slaveholders;  and  they  deem  it  improper  for  them  to  act  on  this 
subject,  at  present,  because  it  is  referred  to  the  next  General  As- 
sembly, for  their  determination.  With  sincere  respect  and  brotherly 
kindness,  and  with  prayers  for  your  prosperity  as  a  judicatory  of  the 
church,     We  are  yours  in  our  common  Lord. 

By  order  of  Presbytery. 

James  Hoge,  Stated  Clerk." 

The  Presbytery  of  Winchester,  Virginia,  sent  this  as  their  action: 
'"Resolved,  That  this  Presbytery  cannot  entertain  any  such  docu- 
ment as  that  sent  to  us  by  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe,  and  that  the 
Stated  Clerk  be  directed  to  send  it  back  to  the  Stated  Clerk  of  that 
Presbytery,  with  this  minute  appended. 

True  copy.  Attest:     Henry  Foote,  S.  C." 

Henry,  however,  added  of  his  own  head:  "P.  S.  By  way  of 
query:  Has  the  black  man  a  home  in  Ohio,  by  law?  Has  he  not  been 
driven  off,  though  free?    Look  at  these  things,  my  brethren     If  Ohio 


134  THE    HI8T0BT    OF    THE 

cannot  endure  a  fraction,  how  could  the  South,  the  whole  mass  of 
free  colored  men?  The  Presbytery  feele  no  bitterness  against  their 
brethren  in  Ohio,  who,  while  they  seem  to  stand  up  for  the  black  man, 
drive  him  from  the  Lord's  table,  by  driving  him  from  the  country. 
Southern  men  belong  to  the  same  church  with  their  servants,  and 
commune  at  the  same  occasions.  Let  Ohio  wash  her  own  hands, 
before  she  cries  out  against  a  spec  she  sees  upon  her  neighbor's." 
I  suppose  he  knew  how  to  spell  "speck,"  but  got  it  confused 
somehow  with  the  spectacle  that,  in  his  view,  the  Ohio  brethren  were 
making  of   themselves. 

By  far  the  longest  and  best  written  communication  that  they 
received  was  from  the  Presbytery  of  Amite.  New  Orleans,  and  signed 
by  Benjamin  Chase,  Stated  Clerk,  Amite  Presbytery.  Considered 
merely  as  a  literary  composition,  without  reference  to  its  doctrines, 
which  few  would  now  approve,  it  is  admirable:  its  sarcasm  and  irony 
are  rarely  equaled.  I  only  wish  that  I  could  find  room  to  copy  all 
of  it.  This,  however,  is  the  conclusion:  ''If  yon  be  sincerely 
desirous  of  removing  the  evils  which  yon  enumerate,  as  the  cause 
of  your  distress,  and  which  you  assign  as  the  reason  of  your  com- 
munication, we  are  prepared  to  render  you  any  assistance  in  our 
power.  We  do  not  suppose  that  we  could  render  you  assistance  in 
any  better  way  than  by  the  recommendation  of  some  rules,  the 
careful  observance  of  which  we  think  would,  in  due  time,  completely 
remove  the  evils  of  which  you  complain.  We  wish  it,  however,  to  be 
distinctly  understood  that  we  respectfully  and  affectionately  recom- 
mend these  rules  to  your  attention,  and  exhort  you  to  observe  them, 
as  brethren,  and  not  as  being  invested  with  ecclesiastical  authority 
over  you:  Never  attribute  effects  to  causes  which  do  not  produce 
them.  Never  employ  improper  means  for  the  attainment  of  the  most 
desirable  ends.  Be  not  wise  over  that  which  is  written.  Let  your 
sentiments  respecting  sin  and  holiness  be  derived  from  the  Bible. 
Avoid  unprofitable  questions  and  such  as  gender  strife.  Devote 
yourselves  wholly  to  the  ministry  of  the  gospel,  according  to  the 
example  of  the  apostles,  avoiding  questions  which  relate  to  the 
political  condition  of  those  among  whom  you  labor,  especially  of 
those  in  other  parts  of  the  world  whose  condition  you  cannct  improve, 
and  who  are  not  the  subjects  of  your  special  ministerial  charge. 
Preach  not  on  subjects  which  are  merely  moral  or  political,  but  preach 
Christ  Jesus  and  Him  crucified,  teaching  also  from  house  to  house 
after*  the  example  of  Paul.  Let  the  grand  object  of  your  preaching 
be  the  promotion  of  the  glory  of  God  in  the  conversion  of  souls,  and 
in  their  preparation  for  the  duties  of  life  and  the  holiness  of  heaven. 


CHILLICOTHB    PBESBYTBBY.  135 

Attend  to  the  faithful  discharge  of  duty,  in  your  own  sphere  of  action, 
in  that  manner  which  your  own  conscience  approves,  allowing  others 
to  discharge  their  duties  in  their  own  sphere  of  action,  in  that  manner 
which  their  own  conscience  approves.  If  you  faithfully  observe  these 
rules  and  strive  to  be  of  one  heart  and  one  mind,  and  fervently  sup- 
plicate these  divine  influences  which  will  enable  you  to  exercise 
charity  towards  one  another,  then  you  may  confidently  hope  that 
divisions  will  pass  away,  that  alienation  of  affections  will  be  un- 
known, that  vital  godliness  will  increase,  and  that  success  will  attend 
the  means  of  grace.  That  these  precious  blessings  may  speedily 
descend  upon  you,  is  the  fervent  praver  of  your  brethren  in  the  Lord. 
New  Orleans,  March  18th,  1836. 

Benj.  Chase,  Stated  Clerk,  Amite  Pby." 

In  Presbytery,  at  Russelville,  November  18-19,  1835,  it  was 
"Resolved;  That  it  be  recommended  to  all  the  churches  under  our 
care  to  subscribe  and  forward  petitions  to  Congress  for  the  abolition 
of  slavery  and  of  the  slave  trade  as  speedily  as  possible,  within  the 
District  of  Columbia."  Daniel  Gilmer  was  received  as  a  candidate 
for  the  ministry,  and  at  the  several  meetings  following,  read  his 
exegesis  and  passed  his  other  parts  of  trial  and  was  licensed,  at 
Bloomingburgh,  September  14,  1837.  In  April,  1838,  at  Hillsbor- 
ough, he  accepted  a  call,  from  Greenland,  for  half  of  his  time,  and 
Romans  12:  1,2,  was  given  him  for  text  for  his  trial  sermon,  for  ordi- 
nation. He  was  ordained  at  New  Petersburgh,  May  16,  1838,  and 
J.  C.  Eastman  to  preach,  H.  S.  Fullerton  to  preside,  with  Wm. 
Dickey  alternate  to  either,  were  appointed  a  committee  to  install 
him,  at  Greenland,  which  they  did,  and  so  Greenland  had  its  first 
pastor.  This  relation  was  dissolved  in  Presbytery,  at  Greenfield, 
December  10-11,  1839,  and  Mr.  Gilmer  had  leave  to  travel  out  of 
bounds.  He  was  dismissed  to  Oxford  Presbytery  April,  1840,  but  in 
Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  September  14-15,  1841,  he  returned  the 
certificate,  which  he  had  not  presented  to  the  Oxford  Presbytery 
and  was  dismissed  to  Ripley  Presbytery,  New  School. 

In  Presbytery,  at  Wilmington,  December  16,  1835,  Wm.  H. 
Rogers  was  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  as  a  candidate  for  the 
ministry.  Mr.  Rogers,  having  passed  the  various  parts  of  trial,  was 
licensed,  at  Bloomingburgh,  September  14,  1837.  In  Presbytery,  at 
Hillsborough,  April,  3-4, 1838,  he  accepted  a  call  from  Manchester 
and  Huntington,  was  ordained  in  Presbytery  at  New  Petersburgh, 
May  16,  1838,  and  John  P.  Vandyke  to  preach,  Jesse  H.  Lockhart  to 
preside  and  Dyer  Burgess  alternate  of  either,  were  appointed  a  com* 


136  THK    HlsTORi'    O*    TH1 

inittee  to  install  him  pastor  of  the  above  churches.  In  Presbytery,  at 
Greenfield,  April  2ud,  1839,  at  his  request,  his  name  was  taken  from 
the  roll  as  he  considered  himself  a  member  of  Ripley  Presbytery, 
New  School.  Id  Presbytery,  at  Hillsborough,  April  5-7,  1836,  a  call 
was  presented  from  Circleville.  for  the  Rev.  H.  S.  Fullerton,  but, 
"After  hearing  a  protest  from  the  congregation  of  Chillicothe,  the 
Presbytery  decided  not  to  put  the  call  into  his  hands."  Dyer  Bur- 
gess was  made  stated  supply,  at  Manchester,  for  six  months.  The 
pastoral  relation  petween  the  Rev.  James  Dunlap  and  Union  was 
dissolved.  Presbytery  sent  a  memorial  to  the  General  Assembly 
on  Slavery.  This  seems  to  have  been  regularly  attended  to  at  every 
meeting  of  the  Assembly.  Georgetown  had  a  call  for  the  Rev.  J.  P. 
Vandyke,  who  had  proposed  to  leave  West  Union,  but,  as  he  had  now 
concluded  to  stay  there,  the  call  was  not  presented  to  him.  The 
committee  on  the  education  of  colored  people  reported  and  the 
treasurer  was  directed  to  pay  Samuel  Moss  §17.50,  for  digging  and 
walling  a  well  for  the  school-house  in  the  Brush  Creek  settlement. 
This  committee  made  regular  reports,  but  as  the  reports  were  not 
copied  in  the  minutes,  I  have  not  been  able  to  ascertain  how  much 
was  done  in  the  matter  of  educating  the  colored  people. 

In  Presbytery,  at  Greenfield,  October  17-19,  1836,  "A  petition 
was  presented  by  Abraham  Green  and  others,  residing  in  Adams 
and  Brown  counties,  who  live  remote  from  places  of  public  worship, 
requesting  to  be  taken  under  the  care  of  Presbytery  as  a  vacant 
congregation,  that  themselves  and  families  might  be  furnished  with 
supplies  of  preaching.  Resolved:  That  said  request  be  granted  and 
that  said  persons  be  known  by  the  name  of  Eagle  Creek  congrega- 
tion." 

The  church  at  Ripley  gave  Mr.  Rankin  leave  to  act,  for  one 
year,  as  agent,  for  an  "Anti- Slavery  Society,"  and  James  Dunlap 
was  appointed  to  supply  them,  at  their  request,  which  he  did  for  six 
months,  when  he  requested  leave  to  discontinue.  J.  G.  Wilson  was 
granted  leave  to  travel  out  of  bounds  until  the  next  meeting.  The 
standing  rule  requiring  candidates  to  deliver  their  popular  sermons 
in  the  presence  of  Presbytery  alone,  was  repealed.  The  rule, 
however  it  may  have  been  with  the  sermons,  was  not  popular.  The 
pastoral  relation  between  the  Rev.  H.  S.  Fullerton  and  the  Chil- 
licothe church  was  dissolved.  The  Rev.  James  H.  Gass  was 
received  from  the  Presbytery  of  French  Broad,  Tennessee,  and 
made  stated  supply  at  Georgetown,  until  the  next  meeting.  At 
that  meeting  Mr.  Gass  received  a  call,  from  Georgetown,  which  he 
held,  for  consideration,  and,  in  Bloomingburgh,  September  12-14, 


CHfLLICOTHE    PRESBtfTfiR*.  137 

1837.  he  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  French  Broad;  but  at 
Hillsborough,  April  3-4,  1838.  he  returned  the  certificate,  accepted 
the  long  pending  call  from  Georgetown  and  the  third  Sabbath  of 
May  was  appointed,  for  his  installation;  John  Rankin  to  preach  and 
James  Gillilaud  to  praside.  He  went  with  the  Ripley  Presbytery. 
J.  C.  Tibbals,  a  member  of  the  Ripley  church,  was  taken  under  care  as 
a  candidate  and  I  suppose  that  he,  too.  went  with  the  New  Schcol 
as  he  disappears  from  the  minutes.  Isaac  N.  Taylor  was  also 
taken  under  care  as  a  candidate.  Mr.  Taylor  was  afterward  licensed 
at  Ripley,  Septembei  14,  1838;  ordained  as  an  evangelist,  at  Green- 
field, June  11,  184.0;  and  at  Washington,  September  8-9,  1840,  web 
dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Dayton. 

In  Presbytery  at  West  Union,  April  4-7,  1837,  the  usual  memo- 
rial, to  the  General  Assembly,  on  Slavery,  was  prepared  and  the 
churches  were  also  recommended  to  send  memorials.  The  standing 
order  of  Presbytery  requiring  members  to  spend  eight  days  in  mis- 
sionary service,  between  the  stated  meetings  of  Presbytery  was 
rescinded.  "A  reference,  for  final  decision,  from  the  session  of  Man- 
chester, in  the  case  of  John  Anderson  charged  with  the  sin  of 
slaveholding,  was  taken  up.  Mr.  Anderson  not  appearing,  the  records 
of  session  were  read  and  the  roll  having  been  called  to  afford  the 
members  opportunity  to  express  their  minds,  it  was  unanimously 
resolved:  That  John  Anderson  be,  and  he  hereby  is,  excluded  from 
the  communion  of  the  church,  for  the  sin  of  slaveholding  until  he 
give  satisfactory  evidence  of  repentance." 

In  Presbytery  at  Bloomingburgh,  September  12-14,  1837, 
Eleazer  Brainerd  was  received  from  Athens  Presbytery.  He  after- 
wards went  with  the  Xow  School,  and  his  name  was  dropped  from 
the  roll,  in  Presbytery  at  Salem,  September  10-11,  1839.  "Thomas 
Woodrow,  a  member  of  the  Congregational  Union,  of  England, 
presented  a  request  to  be  received  into  the  Chillicothe  Presbytery, 
which  was  read,  together  with  other  papers  certifying  his  geed 
standing,  as  a  minister  of  the  gospel,  his  character  and  attainments. 
On  motion  his  case  was  referred  to  Samuel  Crcthers,  James  H. 
Dickey  and  Wm.  Keys  to  repoit  thereon."  This  committee  reported 
the  order  prescribed  by  the  Assembly,  in  the  Digest,  on  the  subject  of 
receiving  ministers  ficm  foreign  bodies  and  in  accordance  with  the 
rclo.  Mr.  Woodrow,  hr.ving  b:en  examined  on  experimental  religion 
and  theology  and,  he  having  adopted  our  standards  of  doctrine  and 
discipline  and  promised  subjection  to  this  Presbytery,  in  the  Lord, 
was  received  as  a  minister  on  probation  for  one  year,"  and  made 
stated    supply,  at   Chillicothe.     The    following    was    presented  to 

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138  THE    HISTOKT    Of    THK 

Presbytery  and  adopted,  \iz:  "  Whereas,  in  the  opinion  of  this  Pres 
bytery,  the  rule  of  the  late,  and  some  preceding  Assemblies,  that 
the  commissions  of  their  members  should  not  be  publicly  read,  but 
examined  by  a  committee,  is  both  unconstitutional  and  dangerous; 
and  whereas  we  believe  that  our  Form  of  Government,  Chap.  12, 
Sec.  7,  has  been  altered  to  accord  with  that  mode  without  a  vote  of 
the  Presbyteries;  Therefore,  Resolved;  That  a  committee  be 
appointed  to  inquire  into  that  subject,  and,  if  necessary,  prepare  a 
memorial  to  the  next  General  Assembly,  touching  the  same  and 
report  at  our  next  stated  meeting."  This  committee  was  afterward 
dissolved  at  the  request  of  its  members  without  making  a  report 
Presbytery  also  adopted  the  following:  u  Whereas  the  declaration  of 
the  last  General  Assembly,  that  the  synods  of  "Western  Reserve, 
Ctioa,  Geneva,  and  Genessee,  were  not  constitutionally  branches  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  is,  in  the  judgment  of  this  Presbytery, 
not  true.  Therefore,  Resolved;  That  from  and  after  the  time  when 
the  commissioners  from  Western  Reserve  Synod  were  excluded  from 
the  house,  that  body  was  no  longer  a  constitutional  Assembly  of  the 
Presbyterian  church  and  therefore,  the  inferior  judicatories  are  not 
bound  to  obey  any  of  their  injunctions."  A  protest  against  the 
adoption  of  the  above  respecting  "'the  act  of  excision"  was  put  on 
record,  as  follows:  "The  undersigned,  members  or  the  Chillicothe 
Presbytery,  do  hereby  protest  againt  the  decision  of  said  Presbytery 
respecting  the  proceedings  of  the  last  General  Assembly,  which 
decision  declares  that  said  body  ceased  to  be  the  General  Assembly 
of  the  Presbyterian  church,  after  the  exclusion  of  the  members  of 
the  Western  Reserve  Synod;  because  1st.  We  consider  said  declar- 
ation, not  true.  2nd.  Because  the  taking  such  a  stand,  by  the 
Presbytery,  has  an  evident  tendency  to  throw  it  out  of  its  connection 
with  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Joseph  T.  Irwin,  James  H.  Dickey. 
Samuel  Steel.  John  C.  Eastman,  and  elders  Joseph  McLean,  Wm. 
Keys  and  John  Morton."  The  above  protest  was  written  by  the 
Rev.  Samuel  Steel,  whose  conservatism  and  excellent  judgment 
were  often  of  great  benefit  to  the  Presbytery.  The  following  reso- 
lution was  also  adopted:  "Whereas  the  press  of  the  Alton  Observer 
nas  been  destroyed,  by  a  mob,  because  the  editor  advocates  the 
principles  of  Liberty:  Resolved;  That  we  recommend  that  collections 
be  made  in  all  our  churches,  to  aid  in  the  re-establishment  of  said 
press,  and  that  we  solicit  all  the  friends  of  Liberty,  in  our  country,  to 
co-operate  with  us,  in  sustaining  the  freedom  of  the  press." 

The    pastoral  relation  between  Robert  H.  Rankin    and    Hunt- 
ington church  was  dissolved  and  he  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery 


CHILLIOOTHE    PIJESBTTEHT.  139 

of  Logansport.  Joseph  G.  Wilson  was  dismissed  tc  the  care  of  the 
Presbytery  of  Salem,  Indiana.  Mr.  Wilson  had  been,  since  he  was 
lic9ased,  for  the  most  part,  traveling  out  of  the  bounds  of  Presby- 
tery. The  church  of  Chillicothe  was  permitted  to  employ  the  Rev. 
Thomas  Woodrow,  to  labor  with  them  until  the  next  Spring  meeting 
of  Presbytery.  Wilson  C.  Hollyday  and  John  Wright  McCormick 
were  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery.  They  attended  the  several 
meetings  succeeding;  their  parts  of  trial  were  sustained,  and  they 
ware  both  licensed,  in  Presbytery,  at  Salem,  September  12, 1839.  Mr. 
Hollyday  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Miami,  in  Presbytery,  at 
Washington,  September  8-9, 1840.  Mi.  McCormick  accepted  a  call 
to  Greenland  Church  for  one-half  his  time;  he  was  ordained  and 
installed  there  June  11, 1840.  John  Rankin  was  moderator  of  Synod 
ab  its  meeting,  in  1837. 

At  the   Bloomingburgh    meeting,   a  call    from   the   church   of 
Union  Grove.  Illinois,  w^,s  put   into  the   hands  of  the  Rev.    Tames 
H.  Dickey,  which  he  accepted,  and   the  pastoral   relation  between 
him  and  the  Salem  Church,    was  dissolved,   and   Mr.   Dickey  was 
dismissed   and   recommended    to    the   Presbytery   of  Peoria.     The 
dissolution  of  the  relation  was  on  September  12,  1837.     Mr.  Dickey 
continued  in  Illinois,  until  December  24th,  1856.     At  the  age  of  76 
years  and  two     months,   when,  everywhere  in  the   christian  world, 
men  were   preparing  to    celebrate   with  joy  and  thanksgiving,  the 
coming  of  our  Lord,   he   took  his  departure  for  that  blessed  land, 
whose  glories  seen  from   afar,  had  cheered,  comforted  and  allured 
him  and  made  this  inhospitable  world  to  him  the  vestibule  of  heaven. 
All  the  country  hereabouts,  where  he  had  preached  and  labored,  has 
had  in  it,  in  all  the  years  since  his  departure,   men  and  women  who 
were  the  better  for  his  residence  and  work  here;  persons  whom  he 
had  taught  how  to  live  and  how  to  die.     Some  yet  linger  who  have 
seen  the  light  of  his  kindly   smile,  and  felt  the  grasp  of  his  hand;  a 
clean  hand  and  a  strong  one;  and  heard  from  him  words  of  cheer  and 
consolation  and  taught  their  children  to  reverence  his  name  and  hold 
him  in  perpetual    love   and  esteem.     His   memory    is  as  ointment 
poured  foith  and  all  the  land  is  fragrant  with  its  perfume.    He  was  a 
manly,  upright,  honest  man,  of  tender  sensibilities,  and  of  attractive 
manners,    so  simple   that  you   forgot  that  they   were  elegant.     Ha 
drew    men  to   him  with   his  graces  and  held  them  with  the  steel 
hooks  of  his  worth.     His  sermons  were  always  good,  never  a  failure; 
there  was  never  a  time  when  his  friends  had  cause  to  be   ashamed, 
but,  in  every  situation  they  were  proud  of  him.     He  was  a  pastor  in 
whom  the  hearts  of  hie   people  could   safely  trust.     Never  glowing 


140  THE    HIRTOIIT   or   THX 

and  burning  and  flaming  up  into  such  propb  tie  and  almost  inspired 
speech  aa  occasionally  MI  from  Lis  brother  William's  lips,  when 
one  great  sermon  held  up  as  a  torch,  da  whole  year;  but, 

burning  with  flame  •  1  beautiful,  that  afforded  men 

light,  for  all  needed  duties,  and  made  their  everyday  work  holy,  and 
showed  them  that  doing  daily,  what  the  day  brought  to  do,  was 
what  made  nigu  saints;  was  what  kept  men's  feet  ever  on  the  way  to 
heaven;  that  patent,  constant,  persevering  walking  with  God,  kept 
men  ever  under  His  hands  held  out  in  benediction.  So  he  preached, 
and  living  as  he  taught  others  to  live,  he  was  ready  when  God 
called  him. 

In  Presbytery,  at  Red  Oak,  December  20,  1S37,  James  Shaw 
appeared,  seeking  license.  Mr.  Shaw  had  passed  through  the  usual 
parts  of  trial  with  the  approbation  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  to 
whom,  however,  he  stated,  that  he  designed  when  about  to  be 
licensed,  to  take  exception  to  the  Confession  f(f  Faith.  The  question 
was  then  taken,  shall  Presbytery  pureed  to  licence  Mr.  Shaw?  and 
decided  in  the  negative:  yeas  9,  nays  23,  >ion  liquet  5.  Then,  at 
Pittsburgh,  October  25,  1837,  the  Ohio  Presbytery  ';on  motion, 
resolved;  That  Mr.  Shaw  be,  and  he  is  hereby  no  longer  a  candidate 
under  the  cara  of  this  Presbytery,  and  that  the  Stated  Clerk  furnish 
him  with  an  extract  from  the  minutes  touching  his  case,  if  desired. 
A  true  copy  from  the  m'mute3  of  Presbytery.  Attest,  Win.  Jeffery." 
Mr.  Shaw  then  appeared  before  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe,  with  a 
certificate  of  his  good  standing  as  a  member  of  the  First  Presby- 
terian church  of  the  borough  of  Alleghany,  and  of  his  having  passed 
satisfactorily,  to  the  Board  of  directors,  through  the  entire  course  of 
studies  prescribed  for  the  Western  Theological  Seminary  and  also 
the  following  extract  from  the  minutes  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio. 
"Mr.  Shaw  having  been  examined  4s  to  bis  views  of  the  Confession 
of  Faith,  Chap.  23,  Sac  1  and  2,  stated  that  he  believed  that  God  had 
armed  the  Civil  Magistrate,  with  the  power  of  the  sword,  that  in  his 
opinion  war  is  seldom  just,  yet  he  did  believe  that,  under  the  New 
Testament.  there  may  be  just  and  necessary  occasion  for  war  and 
that,  in  such  cases,  the  magistrate  may  wags  war."  While  this  had 
not  been  sufficiently  warlike  for  tho  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  it  seemed 
heroic  enough  for  our  Presbytery,  and  he  was  taken  under  care  and 
licensed  at  Ked  Oak,  December  20,  1837.  Mr.  Shaw  was  appointed 
to  labor,  as  a  missionary,  for  oue  month  within  our  bounds,  with 
leave  to  travel  out  of  hounds,  previous  to  our  next  meeting.  He 
eventually  traveled  into  the  New  School  Pres  jytery  of  Ripley. 

In  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough,  April  cd  and  4th,  1S38,  Salem 


CHILLICOTHE   PRESBYTER*.  141 

presented  a  call  to  the  Rev.  H.  S.  Fullerton,  which  he  accepted,  and 
Wm.  Gage  to  preach  and  Wm.  Dickey  to  preside  and  give  the  charge, 
wore  appointed  a  committee  to  install  him  the  Friday  previous  to  the 
last  Sabbath  of  June.  Good  Friday  came  late  to  the  Salem  people 
that  year.  Gamaliel  Beamaa  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of 
Athens.  While  in  this  Presbytery  he  had  supplied  Piketon  church, 
but  was  not  installed  as  pastor.  The  usual  memorial  on  slavery  was 
sent  on  to  the  General  Assembly. 

In  Presbytery  at  Ripley,  September  11-14,  1838,  Rocky  Spring 
having  increased  their  subscription  from  §200  to  S300  per  annum, 
prayed  Presbytery  for  leave  to  alter  the  call  to  their  pastor,  (Jacob 
VV.  Eastman,)  from  one-half  to  three-fourths  of  his  time,  which  was 
granted.     Robert  J.  Hall  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Craw- 
fordsville  and  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati.     He  came 
in  at  one  door  and  went  out  at  the  other.     He  came  back  again, 
however.     James  Shaw  was  appointed  stated  supply  at  White  Oak 
church,  for  six  months.     The  Rev.  Joseph  T.  Irwin  requested  to  be 
released  from  his  pastoral  charge  in  Wilmington,  on  account  of  his 
ill  health.     "  The  elder  from  said  church  stated  that  the  congregation 
had  given  their  consent,  though  with  much  reluctance."     The  request 
was  granted,  the  relation  dissolved  and  Mr.  Irwin  was  permitted  to 
travel  out  of  bounds.     Previous  to  the  next  meeting,  Bainbridge  pre- 
sented a  call  for  Mr.  Irwin,  which   was   not  accepted.     Robert  H. 
Hollyday,  a  graduate  of  Miami  University,  was  taken  under  the  care 
of  Presbytery  as    a  candidate  for  the  ministry.     Having  passed  his 
pir.s  of  trial,  Mr.  Hollyday  was  licensed  September  9,h,  1810,  and  in 
Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  September  14th  and  15th,  1841,  he  was  dis- 
missed to  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Sidney.     Mr.  Hollyday  was 
barn  in  Buckskin  township,  Ross  county,  Ohio,  September  1,  1815,  in 
the  bounds  of  Salem  Church,  in  which  ho  was  baptized  in  infancy, 
and,  on  profession  of  faith,  at   the  age  of  fourteen  or  fifteen,  was 
received  into  the  communion  of  that    church.     He    graduated    at 
Miami   University   with   the  class   of  1833;    studied   theology   with 
Dr.  Crothers,  and  Greek  exegesis  with  the  Rev.  H.  S.  Fullerton.     In 
October,   1840,   he  began  to   preach    in  Bellefontaine,    Ohio,  as  an 
assistant  of  the  Rev.    Joseph   Stevenson,  preaching  there   one-half 
of  his  time  and  the  other  half  in  West  Liberty  and  Stony  Creek,  now 
Spring  Hill  church.     There  was  then  no  organized  church  at  West 
Liberty,  but  in  the  fall  of  1841  an  organization  was  effected,  and  a 
call  give j.   and  accepted  by  Mr.   Hollyday,  who  was  ordained  and 
installed  pastor  of  the   West   Liberty    church.    He   resigned    this 
pastorate  in  the  spring  of  1S42.    In  April,  1843,  he  accepted  a  call 


142  THE    HISTOBY    OP   THE 

from  the  church  of  Findlay,  which  he  had  been  supplying  for  a  year, 
and  was  installed.  This  relation  he  held  until  the  spring  of  1854; 
thon,  still  residing  in  Findlay,  he  supplied  the  churches  of  Enon 
Valley  and  Harmony  until  the  spring  of  1853,  when  he  accepted  a 
call  to  the  Rockhill  church,  in  the  St.  Clairsvillo  Presbytery,  which 
charge  he  resigned  in  June,  1860.  In  the  spring  of  18G1  he  became 
stated  supply  at  Upper  Sandusky,  and  continued  in  that  work  for 
three  years.  In  the  spring  of  1864  he  returned  to  Findlay,  where  he 
still  resides.  Since  his  return  he  has  served  the  churches  of  Arcadia, 
Fostoria,  Bluffton  and  North  Bethel,  his  work  being  mostly  of  a 
missionary  character.  In  1867  and  '68  he  spent  a  large  portion  of  his 
time  in  the  interest  of  Wooster  University.  He  has  written  a  history 
of  the  Synod  of  Sandusky,  and,  also,  a  "  Centennial  history  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  in  Northwestern  Ohio  and  Lima  Presbytery." 
The  Rev.  Thomas  Woodrow,  "  who  had  been  under  care  of  Pres- 
bytery as  a  foreign  minister,"  was  received  as  a  member  of  Pres- 
bytery and  directed  to  present  his  papers  to  the  Synod  of  Cincinnati, 
at  its  next  meeting.  Mr.  Woodrow  accepted  a  call  from  Chillicothe, 
and  his  installation  was  appointed  fir  the  first  Friday  in  November: 
Wm.  Gagr  to  preach  the  sermon;  H.  S  Fullerton  to  preside  and  give 
the  charge;  D.  Gilmer  and  J.  C.  Eastman  alternates.  It  was  resolved 
"  that  the  roll  be  called,  that  every  member  may  express  his  views  in 
relation  to  the  two  bodies  claiming  to  be  the  General  Assembly  of  the 
Presbyterian  church."  After  this  the  following  resolution  was 
adopted:  " That  no  division  which  may  take  place  in  the  Synod  of 
Cincinnati,  at  the  next  meeting,  shall  be  considered  as  dividing  this 
Presbytery,  and  that  we  will  endeavor  to  preserve  our  integrity  and 
harmony  as  long  as  possible." 

In  Presbytery,  at  Greenfield,  April  2-3  1839,  "The  following 
resolution  was  offered  and  seconded:  Resolved,  that  the  Presbytery 
proceed  as  usual  to  the  appointment  of  commissioners  to  the  next 
General  Assembly.  After  some  discussion,  this  resolution  was  post- 
poned, for  the  purpose  of  taking  up  the  following,  viz:  Whereas,  the 
General  Assembly  of  1838,  declared  out  of  the  Presbyterian  church, 
without  charges,  citation,  or  trial,  about  one-fourth  of  all  the 
commissioners  present,  from  Presbyteries  against  whom  no  regular 
process  had  ever  been  instituted,  and  proceeded  to  pass  acts 
requiring  Presbyteries  to  deal  with  those  commissioners  who 
refused  to  acknowledge  the  constitutionality  of  the  Assembly,  thus 
organized,  and  declaring  those  ministers  and  elders  willing  to 
adhere  on  the  basis  of  1837  and  1838,  whether  a  majority,  or 
minority,  should    be    considered    the   true  Presbyteries,  and  others 


CHIXXICOTHE   PRESBYTEBY,  143 

as  out  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  And  whereas,  the  Synod  of 
Cincinuati,  in  October  last,  in  obedience  to  the  above  acts  and  in 
compliance  with  arrangements,  by  a  convention  previously  held, 
to  control  the  proceedings  of  said  Synod,  adopted  a  resolution 
calling  on  the  Presbyteries  of  Cincinnati  and  Chillicothe  to 
report  whether  they  had  taken  order  with  their  commissioners,  for 
not  acknowledging  the  constitutionality  of  the  Assembly  which 
sat  in  the  Seventh  Presbyterian  Church  of  Philadelphia,  the 
result  of  which  was  the  excision  of  the  larger  part  of  the  body 
called  the  Presbytery  of  Cinncinnati  and,  (as  it  was  called  by  its 
leading  advocates,)  a  mild  censure  of  the  Presbytery  of  Chilli- 
cothe, assigning  as  a  reason  for  taking  no  further  order 
on  the  subject,  the  probability  that  the  next  Assembly  would  take 
cognizance  of  their  doings;  believing,  therefore,  that  the  General 
Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  in  these  United  States,  as 
defined  by  the  constitution,  has  ceased  to  exist,  and  desirous  also 
of  avoiding,  in  future,  illegal  and  vexatious  prosecutions,  for  adher- 
ence to  what  we  believe  to  be  the  doctrines  of  the  Word  of  God, 
and  the  constitution  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  in  reference  to 
church  government  and  discipline:  Resolved;  That  no  commis- 
sioner to  any  General  Assembly  be  appointed  by  this  Presbytery, 
(amended  by  adding,)  for  this  year,  and  then  adopted,  by  the 
following  vote:  Ayes,  Daniel  Gilmer,  Joseph  T.  Irwin,  James  Dunlap, 
Wm.  Gage,  Samuel  Crothers,  John.  Forbush,  J.  W.  Eastman,  J. 
Menary,  J .  McConnel,  John  R.  Strain,  F.  Ware,  James  Templin,  David 
Matthews,  and  Robert  Braden ;  Noes,  Thomas  Woodrow,  Samuel 
Steel,  David  Jolly,  James  Murray,  Joshua  Robinson,  J.  C.  Eastman, 
John  P.  Vandyke,  Isaac  Templin,  Nathaniel  Montgomery,  and 
Anthony  Walke."  Those  who  voted  no,  adopted  and  signed  the 
following  protest,  which  was  put  on  record:  "The  undersigned 
members  of  the  Chillicothe  Presbytery  do  hereby  protest  against  the 
act  of  said  Presbytery,  which  refuses  to  elect  commissioners  to  the 
General  Assembly,  and  do  hereby  complain  to  the  Synod  of  Cincin- 
nati of  said  act  for  the  following  reasons:  1st.  Because  the  pre- 
amble to  the  resolution,  contains  a  very  defective  and  incorrect 
statement  of  the  facts  therein,  and  such  as  is  calculated  to  throw 
contempt  and  reproach  on  the  higher  judicatories  of  the  church. 
2d.  Because  the  resolution  itself  is  a  virtual  departure  from  the 
government  of  the  church,  inasmuch  as  it  is  a  direct  lefusal  to  com- 
ply with  that  part  of  it  which  requires  each  Presbytery  to  elect 
commissioners  to  the  General  Assembly."  The  following  action  was 
taken:    "Whereas  Hugh  Carlisle  has  for  a  considerable  time,  been 


144  THE    HISTOBY    Of    THE 

laboring  in  the  '    without  having  reported  himself, 

in  any  way.  to  this  Presbytery,    ^  d  was  appointed   a  com- 

mittee to    .  church  i  rtain    the   facts   respecting    the 

case."     I  do  not  find,  hov.  that  Mr.  Gage  made  to 

Presbytery  concerning  this,  and  suppose  that  the  matter  was  satis- 
factorily arranged.  Jainefl  Gilliland.  Dyer  Largess,  and  Wm.  H. 
Rogers  stated  that,  considering  themselves  members  .of  Ripley  Pres- 
bytery, they  wished  their  names  taken  from  our  roll.  Their  request 
was  granted. 

James  Gilliland  was  born  in  Lincoln  County,  North  Carolina. 
October  28,  1TG9,  graduated  from  Dickinson  College,  Pennsylvania, 
October  1702;  studied  theology  with  the  Lev.  W.  C.  DavL.  author  of 
"The  Gospel  Plan;"  ^as  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  South  Caro- 
lina, September  2G,  1794.  and  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of 
Broadway  church,  in  the  same  Presbytery;  hia  son.  W.  \\".  Gilliland, 
of  Ripley,  Ohio,  says  concerning  him :  "He  became  an  abolitionist 
while  at  College,  and  some  eleven  or  twelve  members  of  the  Broad- 
way church  objected  to  his  ordination,  because  he  preached  against 
slavery;  he  admitted  it,  and  the  Presbytery  advised  him  to  d 
when  he  asked  the  Synod  what  he  should  do.  thinking  the  p. 
tery's  advice  was  contrary  to  God's  counsel.  The  result  was,  he  left 
Carolina  and  came  to  Brown  County,  Ohio,  in  1804.  He  settled  at 
Red  Oak  and  was  installed  Noveml  er,  1SCG.  He  preached  there  for 
thirty-seven  years  against  slavery.  He  was  the  first  abolitionist 
minister  in  Brown  County.  He  died  at  Led  Oak,  February  1st, 
1845.''  Mr.  Gilliland  also  says  concerning  his  father:  "I  have  felt 
hurt  to  hear,  and  Bee  in  pri]  es  on  tne   Rev.  John  Rankin  as 

the  first  abolitionist,  in  Brown  County;  this  I  know  is  not  true.  My 
father  was  preaching  against  slavery  in  170G-7  and  8,  in  Carolina, 
and  from  1805,  to  1845,  in  Ohio.  Rankin  was  only  four  years  old  in 
1796,  and  when  he  came  to  Ripley,  in  1822,  the  church  organized 
here  by  tho  Rev.  James  Gilliland.  was  largely  abolitionist.  Mr. 
Rankin  was  a  good  man  and  a  wain  abolitionist,  but  the  foundation 
was  laid  here  by  my  father  before  Rankin  came.  'Honor  to  whom 
honor  is  due,'  I  say."  From  all  of  which,  it  would  seem  that  he,  at 
least,  trained  his  son  in  the  way  of  the  abolitionists.  He  published 
numerous  pamphlets  and  was  a]  d  by  Pjesl  ytery  to  answer  the 

letters  of  Amite  and  &J  eries.  on  Slavery. 

The  Rev.  H.  S.  Fulleiton,  in  personal  recollections  of  Mr.  Gilli- 
land, published  in  Sprague's  Annals  cf  the  American  Pulpit,  says 
among  other  things:  "Father  Gilliland  was  a  very  humble  and 
modest  man.     He  shrank  from  everything  like  ostentation  or  display. 


CHILLIOOTHE   PRESBYTERY.  145 

In  preaching,  more  perhaps  than  any  man  I  ever  knew,  he  hid  him- 
self behind  his  subject,  especially  when  that  subject  was  the  cross. 
'Self,  nothing;  Christ,  all  in  all,'  seemed  to  be  his  motto.  W  hile  diffi- 
dent, he  was  far  from  being  timid.  He  was  distrustful  of  himself, 
but  not  of  the  cause  he  espoused,  or  the  doctrine  he  pxeached.  He 
never  embraced  doctrines  until  he  was  well  convinced  that  they  were 
true;  or  appeared  as  the  advocate  of  a  cause  until  he  felt  confident 
that  it  was  right,  and  then  he  seemed  to  say,  'What  I  have  written,  I 
have  written.'  He  never  appeared  to  ask  the  question,  'Are  my 
sentiments  popular?'  but  simply,  'Are  they  true?'  and  when  this 
question  was  answered  in  the  affirmative,  nothing  could  induce  him 
to  shrink  from  their  avowal,  on  all  proper  occasions.  There  were 
some  memorable  instances,  in  the  course  of  his  ministry,  of  his 
exhibiting  an  almost  martyr-like  spirit  in  adhering  to  his  honest 
convictions.  Father  Gilliland  was  of  a  social,  cheerful  disposition. 
Although  never  forgetful  of  his  dignity,  as  a  christian  minister, 
there  was  a  vein  of  good  humor  and  pleasantry,  in  his  conversation, 
which  made  him  a  highly  attractive  companion.  Neither  the 
infirmities  of  old  age,  nor  the  depressing  effects  of  disease,  destroyed 
his  vivacity,  when  among  his  friends,  or  his  animation,  when  in  the 
pulpit.  A  short  time  before  his  death  he  remarked  to  me,  'I  hear 
one  class  of  men  who  preach  the  doctrines  of  the  Gospel  very  well; 
but  none  of  us  preach  enough  on  experimental  religion.'  The 
remark  seemed  to  me  as  just  as  it  was  characteristic." 

I  am  indebted  to  the  Hon.  Wm.  P.  Cutler  of  Marietta,  for  a  letter 
from  which  I   have  taken  the  following,  concerning  the  Rev.  Dyer 
Burgess,  who  was  born  in  Springfield,  Vermont,   December  27,  1784: 
"At  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  soon  after  his   conversion,  he  began  to 
preach  as    a  Methodist    minister,   but    finding  his  views  more    in 
accordance    with    Congregationalism,    he  joined    that    church   and 
studied  theology  with  the  Rev.   Dr.  Wines.     He  was  ordained   at 
Colebrook,  Vermont,   but  came   to  Ohio   in  1816,   and  was  received 
into  Miami   Presbytery  from  the   Northern  Association  of  Vermont, 
September  2,  1817.     About  this  time  he  established  the  Presbyterian 
church  at  Piqua,  Ohio."     "In   1840  he  was  employed  to  preach   in 
Warren,  Washington  county,  Ohio."    H>   was  very  earnest  in  his 
opposition  to   Slavery.     "At  one  time,   while  traveling  on   an  Ohio 
river  steamboat,  a  rope  was  prepared  for  his  neck,  from  which  he 
was  saved  only  by  the  prompt  and  efficient  interference  of  friends." 
It    was    not     a    thing  which    added  to    a  man's    personal    safety, 
at  that  time  to    be  known    as    an   abolitionist.     "He    was    a  mem- 
ber   of    the    Presbyterian    General    Assembly    of    1818,   from    the 
19 


146  THK    HISTORY    OF     THE 

Presbytery  of  Miami,  and  presented  a  paper  upon  the  subject 
of  slavery  which  Led  to  the  adoption  of  the  celebrated 
declaration  of  that  body  condemning  the  whole  system."  Rev. 
Dr.  George  A.  Baxter  of  the  Presbytery  of  Lexington,  Dr. 
Ashbel  (ireen  of  the  Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick  and  Mr.  Burt:- 
were  the  committee  who  prepared  that  celebrated  deliverance. 
James  H.  Dickey  represented  our  Presbytery  in  that  Assembly. 
"His  personal  appearance  and  address  were  such  as  well  qualified 
him  to  lead  in  the  discussion  of  a  subject  that  absorbed  the  atten- 
tion of  all.  and  at  that  time  excited  the  positive  hostility  of  a  lar^e 
majority  of  his  hearers.  He  was  strongly  enlisted  in  opposition  to 
Masonry;  and  at  one  time  published  a  newspaper  in  Cincinnati 
upon  that  subject.  His  views  upon  temperance  and  the  use  of 
tobacco  were  as  positive  as  upon  other  subjects,  and  boldness  as 
well  as  the  personal  power  that  he  exhibited  in  the  discussion  of  all 
such  topics,  gave  him  the  marked  characteristics  of  a  radical  reformer. 
Notwithstanding  the  energy  and  decisive  persistency  with  which  he 
supported  his  own  views,  often  giving  the  impression  of  "rancor  and 
ill  will,  yet  he  was  one  of  the  most  enjoyable  of  companions.  Having 
an  extensive  personal  acquaintance,  and  memory  fully  stored  with 
early  reminiscences,  be  possessed  also  a  most  happy  faculty  of 
communicating  his  thoughts,  while  all  acrimony  disappeared  by 
close  contact,  in  social  intercourse."  His  labors  in  Washington 
county,  where  he  spent  the  latter  years  oi  his  life,  were  in  the 
Presbyterian  churches  of  Belpre,  Warren,  and  Watertowmhe  was  not. 
however,  pastor  of  any  of  these  churches.  He  died  August  31,  1872, 
at  the  age  of  88  years. 

At  the  meeting,  in  Salem,  September  10-12,  1*39.  "The  com- 
mittee on  the  case  of  Manchester  church  reported.  Their  report 
was  accepted  and  after  amendment  adopted  and  is  as  follows: 
"Kesolved,  That  the  elder  from  that  portion  of  the  church  of  Man- 
chester, adhering  to  this  Presbytery  is  entitled  to  a  seat,  because,  in 
the  present  distracted  state  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  the  right  of 
the  majority  of  the  elders  of  the  session  of  Manchester  to  retain  their 
relation  to  this  Presbytery  is  as  unquestionable,  as  that  of  the 
miuority  to  be  connected  with  another.  By  this  resolution  the 
Presbytery  does  not  wish  to  say  that  the  brethren  whose  delegate  has 
baeu  received,  have  just  cause  for  withdrawing  their  support  from 
brother  Rogers,  and  from  refusing  to  attend  on  his  ministrations. 
On  the  other  hand  they  believe  it  to  be  their  duty,  under  the  present 
distressing  circumstances  of  the  church,  to  pay  the  stipends  they 
promised  him  on  settlement,  and  to  attend  on  his  ministry,  as   tbey 


6HILLI0OTHE    PRESBYTBRY.  147 

believe  the  doctrines  he  preaches,    to  be  in  accordance  with  the  word 
ni   Grod,  and  the  Confession  of  Faith   of  the  Presbyterian   Church." 

The  following  resolutions  on  Slavery  were  adopted: 

•'Whereas  we  are  bound  as  christians  and  as  officers,  of  the 
Church  of  Christ,  in  every  proper  way,  and  on  all  proper  occasions, 
to  bear  testimony  against  sin  and  especially  against  those  sins  for 
which  wo  have  reason  to  believe  that  God  is  pleading  a  controversy 
with  the  church;  and  whereas  it  is  desirable,  on  various  accounts,  in 
our  present  circumstances  especially,  that  there  should  be  a  distinct 
understanding  of  our  views  and  of  the  course  which  we  intend  to 
pursue  in  reference  to  the  sin  of  slavery.  Therefore,  1st.  Resolved; 
That  slaveholding,  and  justifying  the  holding  of  men  as  slaves,  are 
heinous  sins  against  God  and  man,  and  that  the  exercise  of  discipline 
for  these,  as  for  other  heinous  sins,  cannot  be  omitted  without  a 
flagrant  dereliction  of  duty.  2nd.  Resolved;  That  this  Presbytery 
will  not  receive  as  a  candidate  for  the  ministry,  license,  or  ordain 
any  one  known  to  hold  slaves,  or  to  justify  the  practice  of  slave- 
holding.  3d.  Resolved;  That  pastors  and  church  sessions,  under 
our  jurisdiction  be,  and  they  hereby  are,  enjoined  to  prohibit  all 
ministers  known  either  to  hold  slaves,  or  to  justify  the  holding  of 
slaves,  from  exercising  the  functions  of  the  ministry,  in  the  churches 
under  their  care.  4th.  Resolved;  That  the  Presbytery  cannot  hold 
fellowship  with  any  Presbytery,  Synod,  or  other  ecclesiastical  body, 
while  it  tolerates,  under  its  jurisdiction,  either  the  sin  of  slaveholding, 
or  the  justification  of  the  sin  of  slaveholding,  and  especially  the 
justification  of  it,  by  appeal  to  the  Scriptures,  which,  in  the  judg- 
ment of  this  Presbytery,  is  blasphemy  of  Almighty  God,  and  a 
shocking  prostitution  of  his  Word."  The  ayes  and  noes  on  the 
foregoing  resolutions  were  called  for,  and  were  as  follows:  Ayes,  Wm. 
Dickey,  Samuel  Crothers,  John  Forbush,  H.  S.  Fullerton,  Wm. 
Gage,  T>.  Gilmer,  James  Stewart,  P.  Mc Williams,  D.  Evans,  H. 
Lucas,  G.  Brown,  A.  McLean,  A.  Price,  John  Shepherd  and  Wm. 
Garrett;  Noes,  Samuel  Steel,  John  P.  Vandyke,  Thomas  Woodrow, 
John  C.  Eastman,  James  McLung,  Charles  Stephenson,  Samuel 
Patton,  James  Pollock  and  James  McLintick. 

It  was  "resolved  that  the  names  of  the  members  formerly 
belonging  to  this  Presbytery,  and  now  belonging  to  the  Ripley  Pres- 
bytery be  discontinued  from  the  roll  of  this  Presbytery."  Cornelius 
A.  Hoyt  was  taken  under  the  care  of  Presbytery  as  a  candidate  for 
the  ministry.  He  was  licensed  in  Presbytery,  at  Greenfield  June  11, 
1840.     In  Presbytery,  at  Concord,  April  6th   and  7th,  1841,   the  sea- 


148  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

sion  of  Salem  church  was  ordered  to  cite  and  try  C.  A.  Hoyt  charged 
by  common  famp,  "with  having  countenanced  and  aided  his  brother 
in  marrying  a  ^cond  wife  while  his  fir.->t  is  still  living."  In  Presby- 
tery, at  Greenfield,  September  14th  and  15th,  1841,  Mr.  Hoyt 
applied  by  letter,  for  dismission  to  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Logansport,  Indiana.  "In  connection  with  this  letter  it  was  resolved 
to  attend  to  the  ease  of  Mr.  Hoyt,  as  referred  to  the  session  of  Salem 
church,  at  our  last  meeting.  The  records  of  said  session  were  read, 
after  which  the  following  was  presented  and  adopted,  viz:  The 
Session  of  Salem  (Jnnrch,  having  been  called  upon  to  state  what  they 
had  done  incDtnpliance  with  the  order  of  the  Presbytery,  in  the  case 
of  C.  A.  Hoyt,  stated  that  they  had  called  before  them  said  Hoyt,  on 
a  charge  of  common  fame,  of  aiding  and  abetting  his  brother,  Milo 
Hoyt,  in  the  sin  of  bigamy,  and  that,  after  hearing  the  statement  of 
his  conduct,  in  the  matter,  they  had  found  him  guilty,  and  he  neither 
complained  nor  appealed  from  the  decision.  The  Session  did  indeed 
excuse  him,  on  account  of  the  unlimited  confidence,  which  he  pro- 
fessed to  place  in  the  statements  of  his  brother,  but  he  ought  to 
have  considered  his  brother  a  partial  and  interested  witness  and 
exercised  a  judgment  of  his  own,  in  a  case  of  so  much  magnitude." 
"Whereupon,  Resolved;  That  the  license  of  C.  A.  Hoyt  to  preach  the 
gospel,  as  a  probationer  for  the  ministry,  be,  and  it  hereby  is 
recalled,  till  he  give  satisfactory  evidence  of  repentance.  Resolved; 
That  the  Stated  Clerk,  be  directed  to  forward  a  copy  of  the  above 
to  C.  A.    Hoyt  and  also  to  the  Presbytery  of  Logansport." 

The  committee  on  the  records  of  Salem  reported,  taking  excep- 
tion because  "the  session  find  him.  (C.  A.  Hoyt,)  guilty  of  the  charge 
and  then  acquit  him,  because  of  his  views  when  performing  a  wicked 
action.  Mistaken  views,  while  they  may  detract  from  the  magnitude 
of  the  crime,  cannot  take  it  away  altogether."  The  whole  case  was 
referred  to  the  session  for  review.  Iu  Presbytery  at  Pisgah,  April 
5th  and  6th,  1842,  Salem  session  reported  that  they  had  complied 
with  the  directions  of  Presbytery.  C.  A.  Hoyt  also  applied  for  the 
restoration  of  his  license,  and  consideration  of  thp  question  was 
postponed  until  the  next  meeting  of  Presbytery.  In  Presbytery  at 
Waverly,  August  30th  and  31st,  1842,  Mr.  Hoyt's  license  was  restored 
and  he  was  given  leave  to  travel  out  of  bounds  until  the  next  stated 
meeting.  In  Presbytery  at  West  Union,  April  4th  and  5th,  1843.  he 
accepted  a  call  from  Bethel  and  Wilmington:  and  Romans  3:  21-23, 
was  given  him  as  text  for  trial  sermon  for  ordination.  He  was 
ordained  and  installed  in  Presbytery  at  Wilmington,  June  16,  1843. 
Wm.  Dickey  preached  the  ordination  sermon,  and  Mr.  Hoyt,  having 


CHILLIOOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  149 

been  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  the  united  churches  of  Wil- 
mington and  Bethel,  his  name  was  added  to  the  roll  of  Presbytery. 
In  1839  the  Old  School  Church  had  1,G15  ministers,  1,073  churches, 
126,583  communicants.  The  New  School  had  1,093  ministers,  1,260 
churches  and  106,000  communicants. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

When  Presbytery  met  in  Greenfield,  December  10th  and  11th, 
1839,  there  were  left,  after  the  names  of  those  who  were  now  in  the 
Presbytery  of  Ripley  had  been  dropped,  of  pastors.  Win.  Dickey,  at 
Bloomingburg;  Samuel  Crothers,  at  Greenfield;  Samuel  Steel,  at 
Hillsborough;  Thomas  Woodrow,  at  Chillicothe;  Hugh  S.  Fullerton, 
at  Salem;  Win.  Gage,  at  Concord  and  Pisgah;  -John  C.  Eastman,  at 
Washington;  Jacob  W.  Eastman,  at  Rocky  Spring;  John  P.  Van- 
dyke, at  West  Union,  and  Daniel  Gilmer,  whose  pastoral  relation 
with  Greenland  was  dissolved  at  this  meeting,  and  who  was  not  again 
settled  in  this  Presbytery,  but  in  Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  Sep- 
tember, 1841,  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Ripley.  In  addition 
to  the  above  there  were  Joseph  T.  Irwin,  who  at  this  meeting  was 
dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati;  John  Forbush,  who  seems 
to  have  had  no  regular  charge  since  the  relation  between  him  and 
Mount  Leigh  had  been  dissolved,  in  September,  1834,  and  who  was 
dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Lancaster  in  April,  1841.  and  James 
Dnnlap,  at  this  time  without  charge.  "  A  petition  was  presented 
from  several  members  of  Chillicothe  church,  with  others,  members 
of  other  evangelical  churches,  requesting  Presbytery  to  organize 
them  into  a  church  to  be  called  Second  Chillicothe."  This  was 
granted,  and  H.  S.  Fullerton,  Wm.  Gage  and  James  Stewart,  with 
Robert  Stewart,  alternate  to  James,  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
meet  in  Chillicothe  as  soon  as  convenient,  to  organize  said  church.. 
The  committee  met  in  Chillicothe,  December  21,  1839,  and  organized 
the  Second  church  with  twenty-six  members.  Richard  Long  and 
Amos  Ford  were  cbosen  elders.  In  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough. 
April  7th  and  8tb,  1840.  the  committee  reported  that  they  had 
attended  to  the  matter,  and  Amos  Ford,  Ruling  Elder  from  Second 
Chillicothe.  took  his  seat,  in  Presbytery. 

In  Presbytery  at  Concord,  April  6th  and  7th,  1841,  the  Stated 
Clerk  was  directed  to  inquire  if  the  Second  church  of  Chillicothe  still 
wanted  to  be  under  the  care  of  this  Presbytery.  I  cannot  find  that 
they  made  answer,  and  there  is  nothing  further  in  the  records  of  the 
Presbytery  concerning  the  church.  I  suppose  that  the  name  was 
dropped  from  the  roll  of  churches,  and  thus  alone  the  fact  was 
recognized  that  the  church  had  left,  the  Presbytery.     In  a  copy  of 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTERY.  151 

some  of  the  minutes  of  the  church  I  find  that  in  November,  1840,  the 
Rev.  George  Beecher  removed  from  Rochester,  New  York,  and  took 
charge  of  the  church,  at  which  time,  also,  the  church  became  inde- 
pendent and  adopted  a  constitution  of  which  the  following  is  the 
preamble:  "The  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe  having  connected  itself 
with  the  New  Basis  General  Assembly,  the  church  voted  that  this 
church  be  henceforth  independent  and  that  they  adopt  the  following 
constitution."  The  constitution  was  a  curious  mixture  of  Congrega- 
tionalism and  Presbyterian isrn.  All  the  business  of  the  church  was 
to  be  transacted  •"by  its  members  who  are  over  twenty-one  years  of 
age  and  none  others  shall  be  considered  acting  members."  In  cases 
of  discipline,  the  person  accused,  or  any  other  acting  member  of  the 
church,  who  was  dissatisfied,  could  appeal  from  the  decision  of  the 
session,  within  a  week  from  the  time  that  the  decision  was  declared, 
to  the  church,  when  "the  whole  testimony  shall  be  laid  before  the 
church  and  the  accused  shall  be  heard  in  his  own  defense,  and  the 
vote  of  the  majority  of  the  acting  male  members  of  the  church 
present  shall  be  final  and  conclusive  in  the  matter."  This,  or  some- 
thing else,  seemed  to  be  productive  of  many  church  trials.  During 
Mr.  Beecher's  life  the  church  grew  rapidly  in  membership,  but  was 
probably  never  so  prosperous  at  any  time  after  his  much  lamented 
death,  concerning  which  the  following  is  in  their  records:  "July 
1st,  1843,  this  church  endured  a  most  melancholy  and  distressing 
visitation  of  Divine  Providence  in  the  death  of  her  beloved  pastor, 
who  accidentally  shot  himself  while  shooting  birds,  in  his  own 
garden.  The  corpse  was  takeu  to  the  church,  and  a  sermon  was 
preached  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Woodrow.  Afterwards,  on  the  same  day, 
his  remains  were  conveyed  to  Putnam,  and  there  interred."  Before 
this  sad  event  the  church  had  ceased  to  be  independent,  having  been 
received  into  the  Presbytery  of  Ripley  April  13,  1842,  reserving, 
however,  the  right  to  settle  cases  of  discipline  within  themselves. 
The  church  was  continued  for  a  number  of  years  and  was  preached 
to  by  several  ministers,  the  last  of  whom  was  the  Rev.  B.  F.  Stone, 
who  was  afterward  one  of  the  most  successful  teachers  ever  in  our 
public  schools,  and  then  Probate  Judge  of  Ross  county  for  a  number 
of  years,  and  is  at  present  practicing  law  in  Chillicothe. 

Synod  had  found  fault  with  some  of  the  proceedings  of  Presby- 
tery with  their  action,  in  reference  to  commissioners  to  the  General 
Assembly  and  concerning  slavery.  There  is  no  copy  in  the  minutes 
of  the  Presbytery,  of  the  exception  and  reproof,  but  from  the  action 
of  this  Greenfield  meeting  we  can  understand  what  they  were. 
"  The  committe  on  the  minute   of  Synod — Samuel  Crothers,  H.  S. 


152  THE    HISTOBY    OF    THE 

Fullerton,  Samuel  Hibben  and  George  Brown,  reported,  and,  after 
some  discussion  the  report  was  ameuded  and  adopted,1'  (Crothers, 
without  doubt,  wrote  it,)  and  it  is  as  follows:  " The  committee  on 
the  resolutiou  of  the  Synod  requiring  this  Presbytery  to  review  and 
rescind  their  resolution  on  slavery,  as  unbrotherly  in  its  bearing  and 
unconstitutional  in  its  tendency,  report— 'That  the  resolution  which 
the  Synod  requires  to  be  reviewed  and  rescinded  as  unbrotherly  and 
unconstitutional,  contains  three  distinct  propositions.  1st,  That 
slaveholding  is  a  sin  against  God  and  man.  2d.  That  justifying  it, 
by  appeal  to  the  Scriptures,  is  blasphemy  of  Almighty  God  and 
prostitution  of  His  Word.  3d.  That  we  cannot  have  fellowship  with 
any  ecclesiastical  body  which  tolerates  these  sins  in  its  communion. 
The  Synod  expressly  admits  that  our  testifying  against  slavery  is  a 
right  admitted,  a  duty  enjoined  by  our  highest  court.'  The  allusion, 
we  presume,  is  to  the  following  decision  by  the  General  Assembly,  in 
the  year  1818,  viz:  'We  consider  the  enslaving  of  one  part  of  the 
human  race  by  another  a  gross  violation  of  the  most  precious  and 
saredc  rights  of  human  nature,  and  as  totally  irreconcilable  with  the 
spirit  and  precepts  of  the  gospel  of  Christ,  etc'  It  would  be 
uucharitable  to  believe,  without  palpable  evidence,  that  any  ecclesi- 
astical body  is  corrupt  enough  to  deny  that  to  attempt  to  prove,  by 
the  Scriptures,  that  God  allows  such  iniquity  in  His  church,  is  to 
blaspheme  the  Holy  One  and  to  prostitute  His  Word.  The  title 
which  the  Holy  Spirit,  in  the  Scriptures,  gives  to  a  body  which  would 
deliberately  assume  such  a  position  and  act  accordingly,  is  '  a  habita- 
tion of  devils.'  The  Synod  also  admits  that  our  resolution  does  not 
necessarily  imply  an  intention  to  withdraw  immediately  from  the 
Presbyterian  church,  or  any  branch  of  it.  But  the  objection  is,  that 
should  any  ecclesiastical  bodv,  with  which  we  are  now  in  connection, 
persevere  in  tolerating  the  sin,  or  the  blasphemy,  or  the  prostitution 
of  the  Scriptures,  against  which  we  testify,  it  would  lead  to  with- 
drawal of  fellowship  from  that  body.  And  it  is  admitted  that  this  is 
the  correct  view  of  the  matter.  But  we  had  no  right  to  assume  that 
this  would  disturb  any  existing  relation  to  the  Synod.  In  the  year 
1830,  the  Synod  of  Cincinnati  decided  that  'buying,  selling  or 
holding  a  slave,  for  the  sake  of  gain,  is  a  heinous  sin  and  scandal, 
requiring  the  cognizance  of  the  judicatories  of  the  church.'  They 
appointed  a  committee  to  defend  their  decision,  in  a  printed  address 
to  the  churches.  They  set  apart  the  third  Thursday  of  the  January 
following,  as  a  day  of  'humiliation,  fasting  and  prayer,'  and  called 
upon  all  the  ministers  and  sessions  under  their  care  'to  convene 
their  respective  churches  and  cry  mightily  to  God  that  He  would  not 


CHILLICOTftE    PRE8BYTEK1\  153 

visit  in  His  wrath,  but  would,  in  mercy,  give  repentance  to  such  as 
are  guilty  of  depriving  their  fellow-men  of  th^ir  natural  rights  and 
especially  of  the  means  of  instruction  and  grace.'  At  a  subsequent 
meeting  they  prohibited  one  of  the  churches  from  employing  a  min- 
ister of  the  Synod  of  Kentucky,  because  he  was  a  slaveholder;  and 
proclaimed  to  the  churches  and  to  the  world  that  they  would  encour- 
age no  minister  from  the  South  to  settle  within  their  bounds,  till  he 
had  washed  his  hands  of  the  sin  of  slaveholding;  and  every  charge 
now  brought  against  this  Presbytery  was  then  urged  against  the 
Synod,  by  the  apologists  for  slavery.  The  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe, 
therefore,  had  no  right  to  assume  that  their  resolution  would  affect 
the  Synod,  because  they  had  no  right  to  assume  that  the  Synod  was 
chargeable  with  hypocrisy,  in  all  or  any  of  their  movements  against 
slavery,  or  that  they  had  apostatized  from  their  own  published  decla- 
ration, accompanied  with  humiliation,  fasting  and  prayer.  No  mere 
man  can  foretell  that  it  will  lead  to  withdrawal  of  fellowship  from 
any  of  the  bodies  with  which  we  are  now  in  connection,  unless  he  can 
foresee  their  impenitent  perseverence  in  that  defense  of  sin,  by  the 
Bible,  which  amounts  to  a  declaration  that  it  is  an  unholy  book  and 
that  its  author  is  au  unholy  God.  Besides,  should  this  warning  prove 
ineffectual,  the  Presbytery  will  be  competent  to  name  the  bodies  from 
which  fellowship  is  withdrawn.  The  Synod  give  it  as  their  opinion 
that  we  ought,  according  tp  our  resolution,  either  to  rescind  it  or 
peaceably  withdraw  from  the  body.  But  we  cannot  consistently 
withdraw  until  every  scriptural  and  constitutional  means  of  reforma- 
tion has  failed.  In  that  event  the  path  of  duty  is  plain.  When  our 
Lord  was  sending,  perhaps,  the  last  message  He  ever  intended  to  send 
His  peop'.e,  by  way  of  revelation,  till  the  trumpet  shall  sound  for  the 
final  judgment,  He  charged  them,  as  they  regarded  His  favor  and  as 
they  would  not  be  partakers  of  the  judgments  about  to  be  poured 
out,  to  separate  themselves  from  the  body  which  had  become  so 
corrupt  as  to  make  merchandise  of  slaves  and  souls  of  men,  and  were 
living  in  other  enumerated  sins,  not  one  of  which  is  more  heinous 
than  making  the  God  of  the  Bible  the  author  and  approver  of  such 
iniquity.  Rev.  18:  4-13.  To  say  that  the  constitution  binds  us  to 
everlasting  fellowship  with  slaveholders  and  blasphemers  of  the 
living  God,  is  to  use  the  constitution  of  the  church  of  Christ  as  a  cord 
for  binding  and  delivering  her  into  the  hauds  of  the  uncircumcised. 
This  Presbytery  has  a  right  to  complain  of  the  disregard  of  the  con- 
stitution, in  the  course  which  the  Synod  has  taken  in  this  case.  Our 
Book  of  Discipline,  (chap.  7,  sec.  1st,)  expressly  requires  that  when 
any  grossly  unconstitutional  proceedings  appear  in  the  records  of  any 

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lijJ-  THE    HIBTOEY    OF   THE 

judicatory,  the  first  Btep  to  be  taken  by  the  judicatory  next  ab 

tu  cite  the  judicatory,  alleged  t"  have  offended,  to  appear  at  a  specified 

time  and  place,  and  -how  what  it  lias  done.  But  while  at - 
deprived  of  the  advantage-  of  this  course,  pains  are  taken,  in  the 
S\  nod's  preamble  and  resolutions,  to  iix  on  us  the  charge  of  g] 
unconstitutional  proceedings.  They  charge  us  with  a  measure  which 
is  ' un scriptural,  unconstitutional,  irregular,  clearly  unconstitutional, 
.unbrotherly  in  irs  bearings,  and  unconstitutional  in  its  tendency,  an 
indirect  excommunication  of  Presbyteries  and  Synods,  a  an  thod  nut 
of  memorial,  but  of  revolutionary  right,  painful  and  aggravating  to 
the  feelings  of  brethren,  calculated  to  defeat  its  object,  not  justified 
by  our  ordination  vows.'  &c.,  tV.c.  And  then  an  effort  seems  to  be 
made  to  show  that,  notwithstanding  all  this  guilt,  ours  is  to  be  judg- 
ment tempered  with  uncommon  mercy.  The  committee  of  Synod 
entreat  them,  as  with  bowels  of  compassion,  'to  exercise  all  the  forms 
of  counsel  and  exhortation  and  all  the  feelinsrs  of  forbearance  and 
mildness,  rather  than  excite  any  one  by  our  action  to  take  what  we 
believe  to  be  an  unhappy  fetep,  both  for'themselves  and  the  church.' 
We  do  not  recollect  to  have  ever  seen,  in  the  course  of  our  lives,  an 
ecclesiastical  paper,  even  on  a  case  of  the  most  flagrant  immorality  or 
heresy,  in  which  such  a  profusion  of  epithets  is  employed  to  depict 
the  guilt  of  the  accused,  accompanied  with  such  profession  of  tender- 
ness. Probably  it  will  reconcile  many  minds  to  the  disregard  of  the 
constitution  in  the  case,  on  the  ground  that  the  crime  was  so  great 
that  the  constitutional  rules  could  not  reach  it,  or  that  such  was  the. 
tenderness  of  the  Synod  that  they  could  not  find  in  their  hearts  to 
apply  them.  It  is  worthy  of  special  remark  that  the  charge  of 
nnscriptural,  unconstitutional,  <kc.,  is  not  ace  impanied  with  a  single 
proof  from  the  Scriptures  or  from  the  constitution.  The  require- 
ment of  the  Synod  that  we  should  review  our  resolution  and  uncon- 
ditionally rescind  it.  as  unbrotherly  and  unconstitutional,  without 
permission  to  feel  the  convictions  which  the  review  might  produce,  is 
without  precv  dent,  tt  we  must  decide  according  to  the  convictions 
of  another,  regardless  of  our  own.  it  would  have  been  more  merciful 
t  >  have  required  us  to  rescind  without  review.  A  Presbytery  may  be 
required  to  review  and  correct,  or  review  and  decide  conscientiously, 
with  the  understanding  that  their  decision  will  be  subject  to  review 
and  perhaps  reversal  by  the  higher  court.  But  to  require  us  to 
review  and  rescind  as  unbrotherly  and  unconstitutional,  regardless 
of  our  convictions  to  the  contrary,  and  in  defiance  of  the  command 
of  God  always  to  speak  the  truth  in  our  hearts,  is  to  require  us  to 
utter  what  we  believe  to  be  a  falsehood,  and   to  do  it  officially. 


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eourt  constituted  in  the  name  and  by  the  authority  of  the  Lord  Jeans. 
Yet  we  can  account  for  the  decision  of  the  Synod  without  supposing 
that  any  member  of  it  would  knowingly  do  us  wrong.  It  is  one  of 
the  fearful  arrangements  of  heaven  that  when  such  sins  as  slave- 
holding  and  the  defense  of  it  by  appealing  to  the  Woid  of  Gcd,  are 
admitted  into  the  church,  as  a  fretting  leprosy  they  pollute  all  thfct 
are  in  it,  and  it  is  one  of  the  penalties  which  God  has  annexed  to  (be 
scandalous  neglect  of  discipline,  which  is  manifested  in  the  admis- 
sion of  such  sins,  that  they  soon  become  sacred,  and  for  their  defense 
the  most  sacred  rules  will  be  violated  and  the  most  precious  rights 
disregarded.  The  General  Assembly,  notwithstanding  the  decision 
that  slaveholding  is  'a  gross  violation  of  the  most  precious  and 
sacred  rights  of  human  nature '— 'utteily  inconsistent  with  the  law 
of  God  and  totally  irreconcilable  with  the  spirit  and  principles  of  the 
gospel  ot  Christ,' to  prevent  it  from  being  disturbed,  in  the  Presby- 
terian church,  has  suppressed  the  right  of  petition  and  closed  the 
door  against  discussion.  The  painful  truth  is  that  slavery,  in  addi- 
tion to  stripping  millions  of  our  citizens  of  their  natural  rights  and 
the  means  of  salvation,  has  corrupted  to  the  core,  the  faith,  the 
morals,  the  government  and  the  discipline  of  the  Presbyterian 
church.  Your  committee  recommend  the  adoption  of  the  following 
resolutions,  viz. :  1st.  Eesolved;  That  to  require  us  to  review  a  reso- 
lution on  a  subject  involving  the  glory  of  God  and  the  present  and 
eternal  welfare  of  millions,  with  no  alternative  but  to  rescind  it.  as 
unbrotherly  and  unconstitutional,  regardless  of  our  convictions  to  the 
contrary,  is  an  exercise  of  power  unknown  to  our  Form  of  Govern- 
ment, repugnant  to  the  Scriptures  and  without  parallel  or  precedent 
in  any  regular  proceedings  in  the  history  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
2ud.  Resolved;  That  we  have  no  disposition  to  secede  from  the 
Presbyterian  church,  and  that  we  are  prepared  voluntarily  to  rescind 
our  resolution  on  slavery  the  moment  the  Scriptural  or  constitutional 
rule  which  it  violates  is  pointed  out.  3d.  Resolved;  That  testifying 
against  such  sin.-,  as  slaveholding  and  blasphemy  of  God  and  His 
Word,  declaring  them  to  be  heinous  sins,  and  that  we  cannot  have 
fellowship  with  them  who  tolerate  them,  is  a  duty  enjoined  in  the 
Word  of  God,  and  from  time  immemorial  universally  conceded  as  a 
constitutional  privilege,  and  this  Presbytery  knows  no  consideration 
which  can  ever  move  thorn  to  relinquish  it.  4th.  Resolved;  That 
by  ecclesiastical  bodies  which  tolerate,  in  their  communion,  slave- 
holding  and  blasphemy  of  God,  by  appealing  to  the  Scriptures  for  its 
justification,  we  mean  those  bodies  who  do  not  exercise  discipline  for 
them,  as  for  other  sins.'  " 


156 


THE    ntSTORV   OF    TJTF. 


The  Presbytery  also,  possibly  not  knowing  but  what  they 
might  be  driven  out  from  home  and  looking  around  b>  see.  if 
worst  come  to  worst,  whether  any  of  the  neighbors  would  take  then 
in,  wanting  to  make  friends  to  themselves  of  the  mammon  of 
unrighteousness,  adopt*  d  the  following  preamble  and  resolution. 
"Whereas  the  Presbyteries  of  Chillicothe  and  Ripley,  th 
under  distinct  organizations,  and  having  different  ecclesiastical 
relations,  are  still  one  in  faith  and  worship,  in  their  form  of  church 
government  and  their  plans  for  the  promotion  of  the  glory  of  God, 
and  the  salvation  of  souls,  and  for  the  relief  and  deliverance  of  the 
oppressed:  and  whereas,  such  bodies  are  under  solemn  obligations 
to  avoid  even  the  appearance  of  that  bigotry  which  emboldens 
infidelity,  and  to  exhibit  that  oneness  which  in  our  Lord's  inter- 
cessory address  to  the  Father,  is  urged,  by  the  affecl  I  r  ition, 
'that  the  world  may  know  that  Thou  hast  sent-  me  and  hast  loved 
them  as  Thou  lovest,  me.'  Therefore,  Resolved;  That  Hugh  S. 
Fullertou,  Wm.  Gage  and  George  Brown  be,  and  they  are  hereby 
appointed  a  committee,  to  meet,  or  correspond  with  a  similar  com- 
mittee, should  such  be  appointed,  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ripley,  for 
the  purpose  of  reporting,  For  the  consideration  of  said  Presbyteries, 
such  regulations  as  may  sePra  calculated  to  promote  their  mutual 
comfort,  peace  and  co-operation,  in  the  work  of  their  common  Lord 
and  Master."  It,  would  appear  that  the  Ripley  Presbytery  were  not 
so  brotherly,  for,  in  Presbytery,  at  Greenland.  June  loth  and  11th, 
1840,  "the  committee  appointed  some  time  since,  to  write  the 
Presbytery  of  Ripley,  reported  a  communication  from  said  Presby- 
tery, in  which  said  Presbytery  refused  to  enter  into  any  special 
correspondence  with  this  Presbytery;  which  was  received  and  the 
committee  was  discharged."  At  this  Greenland  meeting.  Robert  G. 
Wilson  D.  D.  was  received  again  into  membership  from  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Lancaster. 

In  Presbytery  at  Washington.  September  8th  and  (.)th.  1840,  "A 
petition  was  presented,  by  sundry  persons  of  Clinton  county, 
praying  to  he  organized  into  a  church,  which  was  read,  and,  on 
motion.  Wm.  Dickey,  Samuel  Steel  and  .Joseph  Gillespie,  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  visit  them  and  if  they  should  deem  it 
proper,  organize  them  into  a  church."  The  Stated  Clerk  was  directed 
to  e;ive  written  notice,  of  this  application,  to  the  church  of  Wil- 
mington, and  the  committee  was  direct  id  to  meet,  the  first 
Weduesday  of  October,  at  three  o'clock  P.  M.  They  did  meet,  at 
that  time,  and  organized  a  church  which  was  called  Bethel.  "The 
committee  on    the  establishment  of  a    depository,   reported,   which 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  157 

report  was  approved:  'That,  in  their  opinion,  the  interests  of  the 
church  will  be  promoted  by  the  establishment  of  a  depository,  in 
Chillicofche,  for  the  books  and  publications,  issued  under  the  care  of 
the  General  Assembly,  and  that,  at  least  for  the  present,  the  depos- 
itory be  under  the  care  of  Thomas  Woodrow,  and  that  a  committee 
of  three  ministers  be  appointed,  to  assist  him  with  their  counsel, 
whenever  it  may  be  necessary.' "  Robert  G.  Wilson,  Wm.  Dickey 
and  Wm.  Gage  were  appointed  that  committee. 

At  the  meeting  at  Concord,  April  6th  and  7th,  1841,  the  Rev 
Wm.  Burton  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio;  at  the 
September  meeting  in  Greenfield,  the  same  year,  he  was  appointed 
stated  supply  at  Piketon,  for  one  year.  He  continued  to  preach  there 
as  stated  supply  until  he  accepted  a  call  from  that  church  in  Presby- 
tery at  Belfast,  April  2nd  and  3rd>  1844.  His  installation  was 
appointed  for  the  third  Thursday  in  June,  R.  G.  Wilson  to  preside, 
Thomas  Woodrow  to  preach,  with  H.  S.  Fullerton  and  Wm.  Gage 
their  alternates. 

In  Presbytery  at  Pisgah,  April  5th  and  6th,  1842,  the  Rev. 
Adrian  Aten  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Oxford,  and 
accepted  a  call,  from  Red  Oak;  his  installation  was  appointed  for  the 
Friday  preceding  the  first  Sabbath  of  June,  with  H.  S.  Fullerton 
to  preach,  Wm.  Dickey  to  preside  and  give  the  charge,  and  John  P. 
Vandyke  and  Samuel  Steel,  alternates.  "The  committee  on  the 
petition  of  certain  members  at  Frankfort,  made  a  report  and  the 
following  was  adopted:  Resolved;  That  a  committee  of  two  ministers 
and  two  elders  be  appointed  to  visit  Frankfort  and  act  on  the  whole 
subject  according  to  their  discretion.  S.  Crothers  and  R.  G.  Wilson 
ministers,  and  James  Mc  Connell  and  Robert  Stewart,  elders,  were 
appointed  that  committee."  This  committee  reported  in  Presby- 
tery at  Waverly,  August  30th  and  31st,  1842,  that  they  had  attended 
to  the  matter  and  finding  the  people  not  prepared  for  the  organiza- 
tion of  a  church,  they  did  nothing  in  the  way  of  organizing  them, 
and  so  ended  the  effort  of  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe,  O.  S.,  in  the 
matter  of  establishing  a  Presbyterian  church  in  Frankfort,  although 
the  people  there  had  built  a  brick  house  *  for  a  church,  which 
however  was  never  entirely  finished,  and  was  afterward  sold  and 
used  for  a  number  of  years  for  a  wagon  and  carriage  making 
establishment,  and  afterward  for  a  tanyard.  Mr.  McCormick  how- 
ever preached  there.  Sabbath  afternoons  for  six  months,  or  a  year, 
during  the  time  that  he  was  pastor  at  Greenland.  After  this,  no  effort 
was  made  by  the  Presbytery  to   establish  a  church  in  Frankfort,  but 


lr>8  THK    HISTORY   OF   THE 

May  17,  1851,  the  church  in   Frankfort   was  organized  by  the  Rev . 
John  Rankin,  who  was  then  in  the  Free  church  Presbytery  of  Ripley. 
The  following   persons  were  the  original   members:  William  Latin, 
M.   D.,  Mahala  Hegler  Latta,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  H.    S.    Nye,   Wm,  R 
Elizabeth    Boss,   D.    C.  Anderson,  Isabella  Douglass,   and  Maggie 
Douglass.     Win.  Rosa   was  elected  elder,  at  the  organization.     The 
Rev.   Leroy  Rankin  and   the  Rev.    Mr.  Moore   supplied  the   church 
until  1863.   when  the   Re*     J.    R.  Gibson  was  called  and   remained 
/f4"£.     pastor  of  the  churcn  nntil  November,  18ffc.    September  28,  1865,  the 
church   went    with    its  Presbytery   into  the  Scioto  Presbytery,   New 
School.     The   Rev.    R.   C.   Galbraith,   Jr.,   supplied   the  church,   in 
connection  with  Concord,  from  January  1867  to  January  1809,  when 
the  Rev.    B.    T.  Dewitt   began  his    work  there   and  continued   until 
May    1871.    when    R.    (\    Galbraith,    again    supplied    the    church, 
remaining  until   December    1880.     The  church  had,  at  the   re-union, 
been   brought    into   the  Chillicothe   Presbytery  where   it  ought   to 
have  been  from  the  first. 

George  McKinley,  a  member  of  the  First  Church,  Chillicothe, 
and  Nathaniel  Williams  were  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  as 
candidates  for  the  ministry.  Mr.  McKinley  regularly  attended  the 
succeeding  meetings  of  Presbytery,  reading  a  Latin  exegesis  on 
"Quid  significai  Sacramentumf^  a  critical  exercise  on  Romans 
6:23,  and  at  Concord,  October  7-0,1845,  delivered  his  popular  lecture 
on  Mat.  .">:  1  -6.  The  above  parts  of  trial  were  sustained  and,  at  his 
request,  he  was  dismissed  to  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Salem, 
Indiana. 

Mr.  McKinley  was  born  in  Warren  township,  Jefferson  county. 
Ohio,  December  18. 1M4.  In  April,  1815,  his  father  and  mother,  both 
of  whom  were  bom  in  county  Donegal.  Ireland,  removed  to  the 
neighborhood  of  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  Until  he  was  eighteen  years  of 
age,  his  life  whs  spent  upon  his  father's ,  farm.  At  the  age  of  nine- 
teen he  became  a  member  of  the  First  Church,  Chillicothe,  on  pro- 
fession of  his  faith.  He  received  his  literary  education  at  the 
Ohio  University  in  Athens,  and  began  his  theological  course  with 
Dra.  Thomas  Woodrow  and  R.  G.  Wilson,  and  continued  it  at  the 
New  Albany  Theological  Seminary  and  was  licensed  to  preach  by 
the  Salem  Presbytery,  the  name  of  which  was  afterward  changed  to 
New  Albany.  He  entered  upon  his  first  pastorate,  at  Petersburgh, 
Illinois.  September  1,  1S16.  In  1857.  he  removed  to  Middletown. 
Illinois.  In  September,  L858,  he  accepted  a  call  to  Champaign, 
Illinois,  and  continued  thereuntil  in  February.  1870,  when  at  his 
own  request  the  pastoral  relation  was  di    olved  and  he  went  to  New 


CHILLICOTHE   PRESBYTERY.  ^59 

Mexico,  for  his  health.  After  remaining  there  for  sometime,  his 
health  was  partially  restored  and  he  returned  to  Illinois,  and  ful- 
some years  lived  upon  his  farm  seven  miles  southwest  of  Champaign. 
He  organized  the  Prairie  View  church  and  preached  in  it  for  live 
years  during  the  time  that  he  lived  upon  his  farm,  but  increasing 
years  and  failing  health  at  length  made  it  necessary  that  he  should 
withdraw  from  all  regular  work,  and  he  removed  to  Champaign, 
where  his  last  years  were  spent.  He  died  May  21,  1887,  and  was 
buried  in  Mt.  Hope  Cemetery.  He  was  a  faithful,  earnest,  minister 
of  the  gospel  and  held  in  universal  respect. .  The  Kev.  C.  N.  Wilder 
preached,  May  29,  in  the  church  at  Champaign,  a  memorial  sermon 
from  Acts  11:24.  "A  good  man,  and  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost  and  of 
faith,"  in  which  sermon  he  spoke  of  himself  as  having  been,  during 
all  the  years  of  his  ministry  in  that  church,  greatly  strengthened  by 
the  presence  of  Mr.  McKinley  and  "by  his  beautiful  Christian  life." 
Mr.  Williams  who  remained  in  the  Presbytery  we  will  hear  of 
hereafter. 

In  Presbytery,  at  Waverly,  August  30th  and  31st,  1842,  the  Rev. 
Charles  Danforth  was  received  as  a  member.  He  had  sundry 
papers,  testimonials  of  character  etc.,  but  was  examined,  as  not 
belonging  to  our  body.  I  suppose  he  had  been  New  School' or  Con- 
gregationalist,  but  the  records  do  not  show  where  he  or  his  papers 
came  from.  Manchester  was  granted  leave  to' employ  the  Rev. 
Richard  Graham,  for  six  months;  he  was  afterward,  at  Blooming- 
burgh,  August,  1843,  received  into  Presbytery,  as  a  member,  and 
at  Bainbridge,  April  1st  and  2nd,  1845,  was  dismissed  to  the 
Presbytery  of  Redstone.  Mr.  Graham  was  a  native  of  Ireland, 
graduated  at  Princeton  Seminary,  was  pastor  at  Van  Wert  and 
Apple  Creek,  Oval,  and  Sewickly,  Pa.,  and  died  1851. 

In  Presbytery,  at  Hillsborough,  Nov.  24,  1842,  twenty-three 
persons,  members  of  the  Russelville  church,  which  had  gone  into 
the  Ripley  Presbytery,  requested  to  be  taken  under  the  care  of 
the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe.  Their  commissioner,  Adam  Wilson, 
stated  the  causes  of  the  division,  in  that  church.  "1st,  Dissatis- 
faction with  the  Ripley  Presbytery,  2nd,  Unsound  views  of  doc- 
trine held  forth,  by  sundry  ministers,  visiting  said  church."  He 
also  stated  that  no  member  of  Chillicothe  Presbytery  had  employed 
any  agency  in  dividing  said  church,  and  that  they  would  endeavor 
to  accommodate  the  other  part  of  the  congregation,  in  respect  to 
the  use  of  the  church,  and  did  not  intend  to  take  any  advantage,  in 
the  way  of  excluding  them  from  their  equitable  claim,  in  the  church 
property.    The  prayer  of  the  petitioners  was  granted. 


ItJO  THE   HISTORY    OF    THE 

In  Presbytery  at  West  Union,  April  4th  and  5th,  1843,  Joseph 
M.  Gillespie,  John  Huston  and  James  S.  Fullerton,  were  taken 
under  care  of  Presbytery  an  candidates  for  the  ministry.  Mr.  Gil- 
lespie at  several  succeeding  meetings  of  Presbytery,  read  an  exegesis 
on  "An  mars  Christ i  uicaria  sit  T  a  critical  exercise  on  Heb.  1:3, 
popular  lecture  on  Mat.  5: 10.  and  had  leave  of  absence  for  one  year 
to  study  the  Hebrew  language  at  New  Albany,  Alleghany  or  Prince- 
ton. He  preached  his  popular  sermon  and  was  licensed  at  Concord, 
October  9th,  1845.  Mr.  Fullerton  had  given  him,  for  exegesis, 
"  Quare,  in  Adamo,  ornnea  moriebanturf*  Heb.  9:  26,  last  clause,  for 
critical  exercise;  John  15:  1-8,  for  popular  lecture;  and  Romans  13: 14 
for  sermon  which  last  he  delivered  and  was  licensed,  in  Presbytery  at 
New  Market.  September  4,  1844.  C.  A.  Hoyt  accepted  a  call  from 
the  churches  of  Wilmington  aud  Bethel  and  was  assigned  Rom. 
21-22  for  trial  sermon  for  ordination;  he  was  ordained  and  installed 
at  Wilmington,  June  14,  1843.     Wm.  Dickey  preached  the  ordination 

sermon. 

In  the  Presbytery  at  West,  Union,  there  was  also  brought  to  the 
attention  of  the  Presbytery,  the  "  quarrel  and  difficulty"  at  Man- 
chester, in  reference  to  the  use  of  their  house  of  worship,  the  congre- 
gation being  divided  into  nearly  equal  parts,  one  part  claiming  to 
belong  to  the  Chillicothe  and  the  other  to  Ripley  Presbytery.  Pres- 
bytery advised  "that  the  church  property  should  be  exposed  to 
public  sale  aud  sold  to  the  highest  bidder:  it  being  understood 
that  none  but  th^  parties,  by  their  representatives,  should  be 
allowed  to  bid  and  that  the  purchaser  shall  pay  one-half  the  pur- 
chase money  to  the  other  party  and  receive  full  and  entire  pos- 
session of  said  property." 

In  Presbytery,  at  Bloomiugburgh,  August  29th  and  30th,  1843, 
Charles  Thayer  was  taken  under  care,  as  a  candidate  for  the 
ministry.  He  read,  at  the  various  following  meetings,  an  exegesis, 
on  "A J  verbum  Dei  regula  sola  fid ei  et  vitaet"  a  crftical  exercise,  on 
Romans  8:3;  popular  lecture,  on  2nd.  Corinthians  5:1-5,  and  was 
then  granted  leave  of  absence,  for  one  year,  to  study  the  Hebrew 
language  at  New  Albany,  Alleghany,  or  Princeton.  He  delivered 
his^popular  sermon,  at  Concord,  and  having  passed  all  his  parts  of 
trial,  was  licensed,  October  9,  1845.  The  subject  of  churches  relin- 
quishing a  part  of  their  pastor's  ministerial  services,  for  the  purpose 
of  supplying,  in  part,  destitute  churches  and  neighborhoods,  was 
taken  up  and  on  inquiry,  it  was  found:  "That  in  general,  the 
ohurches  are  not  willing  for  such  an  arrangement."  "It  was,  Re- 
solved; That  the  Stated  Clerk  be  directed  to  inform  the  churches  of 


OHII/LICOTHS:    PKKSBKTEKi.  161 

Piketon  an.'  Waverly  that  Presbytery  will  expect  them,  at  its  next 
stated  meeting,  to  make  regular  application  for  the  services  of 
Wm.  Burton,   if  they  wish  to  retain  him   as  their  minister. 

The  following  on  slavery  was  adopted:     "Whereas,  the  General 
Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  is  composed,  in  part,  of  min- 
isters  and  elders,   who  buy,   sell    and   hold    their   fellow  men,   as 
property,    under  laws,    which  make  them  mere  chattels  personal,  in 
the  hands  of  their  owners;  under  a  system  which  takes   from  them 
their  inalienable  rights   and   all   the   fruits   of   their   labors;  which 
deprives,  nearly  one-sixth  of  the  population  of  these  United  States, 
of  the  means  of  salvation,  which  God  has  instituted,  and  substitutes 
the  soul  ruining  inventions  of    the  Man  of  Sin;  which    by    anni- 
hilating   marriage  among  colored   persons,   and  depriving  females 
of     protection,    from  unprincipled   whites,  has  to  a  fearful   extent, 
converted    thirteen    of    the    States    and    most    of    the   Territories 
into  so  many  great  brothels;   a  system  which    interferes  with    all 
the    divinely    constituted    relations,  and  forbids   the   discharge    of 
any  and  every  duty  which  they  owe  to  God    and  man,   excepting 
as  the   fellow  worm   claiming  them,  as    his   property,   may   please 
to     grant    indulgence;     and     whereas     the     Assembly      in      1818, 
decided  that  this  sin    is   a  gross   violation  of  the   most    precious 
and  sacred    rights    of    human  nature,     utterly     inconsistent  with 
the    law   of    God,  which    requires  us  to    love    our  neighbors   as 
ourselves*,  and  is  totally  irreconcilable  with   the  spirit  and  principles 
of  the  gospel  of  Christ,  which  enjoins  that  all  things  whatsoever  ye 
would  that  men  should  do  to  you,  do  ye  even  so  to  them,  and  that  it 
is   "manifestly  the   duty     of    all    Christians,   to    use   their   honest 
eudeavors,  to  efface  as   speedily   as  possible,  this  blot  from   our  holy 
religion;  and  to  obtain  the  complete  abolition  of  slavery   throughout 
Christendom    and    the    world" — Yet,     notwithstanding    this,    their 
decision,   they  have   refused   to  repent   themselves,  or   to  use  the 
proper  means  to  bring  those  under  their  care  to  repentance;  and,   on 
the  other  hand,  regardless  of  this  decision,  have  continued  to  extend 
the  privileges  of  the  church,  freely   to   slaveholders,  slave  traders, 
and  slave  breeders,   and  worst  of  all   to  ministers   who  deiend  the 
heaven  daring  system,  by  appeal  to  the  Scriptures;  thus  proclaiming, 
iu.  the  hearing  of  our  children  and  before  a  scoffing  world,  that  the 
Word  of  God  is  not  pure,  and  that   its  author  is  not  mfinitoly  holy; 
and  whereas  the  Assembly,  in  contempt  of  our  right  to  petirion  and 
discussion,  have  persevered  in  refusing  to  hear  respectful  memorials, 
on  the  subject  of  slavery,  or  to  present  them   to  be  discussed,    thus 
depriving  us  of  a  privilege  which  the  proudest  despot  of  Europe 

21 


IG2  i  m   m  story  up  the 

seldom  dares  to  refuse  bo  the   humblest  peasants  in  his  dominions; 
and  whei  Presbytery,    after  laboring   in   vaiu.   during  more 

than  fifteen  years,  bo  obtain  a  bearing,  by  memorial  aud  discussion, 
ou  the  floor  of  the  Assembly,  and  apprehending  a  crisis,  when  it 
might  be  accessary  to  take  higher  grounds,  did,  at  their  meeting,  in 
Salem,  in  September,  1839,  adopt  a  number  of  resolutions  declaring, 
in  Bnostance,  that  "slaveholding  is  a  heinous  sin  against  God  and 
men:  that  defending  it  by  appeal  to  th^  Word  of  God,  is  a  prosti- 
tution of  his  Word:  and  a  blasphemous  denial  of  His  infinite  holi- 
ness, and  that  they  could  hold  no  fellowship  with  any  ecclesiastical 
body  that  practices  and  tolerates  such  sin:  and  whereas,  this 
Presbytery,' anzious,  if  possible,  to  avoid  the  necessity  of  the  i 
resort,  forwarded  iu  1842,  another  memorial  to  the  Assembly, 
respectfully  remonstrating  against  this  sin,  and  urging  some  efficient 
action  for  its  removal,  which  was  met.  by  various  efforts  to  prevent 
it  from  being  discussed,  until  at  length  the  memorial  was  laid  on  the 
table  until  1843.  Therefore,  as  a  duty  which  we  owe  to  them  and  to 
ourselves,  to  our  children,  to  the  millions  of  our  oppressed  brethren, 
to  the  churches  under  our  care,  to  our  country,  and  to  our  God, 
resolved:  That  we  do  hereby  aud  solemnly  protest  against  the 
doings  of  the  General  Assembly,  in  protecting  such  daring  criminals 
from  the  censure  of  the  church,  and  in  refusing  to  hear  and  consider 
our  memorials,  remonstrating  against  the  sins  of  which  they  are 
guilty,  and  wa  regard  it  as  a  gross  dereliction  of  duty,  totally  incon- 
sistent with  the  character  of  a  court  of  Jesus  Christ." 

It  was  also  resolved  that  the  Stated  Clerk  of  this  Presbytery  be 
directed  to  inform  the  Stated  Clerk  of  the  Presbytery  of  Tuscaloosa, 
that  Alexander  Smith,  a  member  of  said  Presbytery,  on  his  way  to 
the  last  General  Assembly,  according  to  current  aud  uncontradicted 
fame,  did,  by  taking  from  Cincinnati,  as  his  slave,  a  colored  female, 
brought  thither  by  himself,  commit  an  act  which,  according  to  the 
constitution  and  laws  of  Ohio,  is  kidnapping  and  punishable  in  the 
penitentiary.  The  following  was  also  adopted:  "  Whereas,  the  Pres- 
byterian church  iu  these  United  States  has.  in  holy  and  adorable 
providence  been.  since  1837,  unhappily  split  into  two  great  divisions; 
and  whereas,  it  is  believed  that  a  large  portion  of  ministers  aud  elders 
and  private  members,  in  each  of  these  divisions,  who  consider  these 
distinct  and  independent  organizations  of  Presbytery  and  Synods 
and  General  Assemblies,  as  uot  only  an  evil  and  schism,  but  also  a 
great  sin,  and  the  occasion  of  much  sin,  in  which  all  are.  more  or  less 
involved,  aud  which  has  a  most  unfriendly  influence  on  the  success 
of    the    gospel,  both   iu    our   own   and   foreign    lands.     Therefore, 


CHILL1C0THE    PRESBYTERY.  163 

Resolved;  That  mere  ecclesiastical  connection,  shall  not  hinder  tho 
members  of  this  Presbytery,  though  ecclesiastically  connected  with 
what  is  called  the  Old  School  organization,  from  cherishing  ministe- 
rial and  Christian  communion  as  God,  in  His  providence,  may  give 
us  opportunity,  with  all  ministers  and  private  members  who  are  in 
good  and  regular  ecclesiastical  standing  in  the  New  School  organiza- 
tion." When  the  book  went  up  to  Synod,  the  "  Record  was  approved, 
except  the  resolution  in  reference  to  '  doings  of  the  General  As- 
sembly in  protecting  such  daring  criminals,'  &c,  the  language  of 
which  was  declared  to  be  wtoo  severe  and  censorious:'  and  the 
representation  of  the  case  representing  the  individual  named,  as 
guilty  of  the  sin  of  kidnapping,  whereas,  if  the  statements  of  one 
of  their  own  members  which  must,  it  is  presumed,  have  been  before 
them,  be  true,  there  is  no  evidence  of  guilt  in  the  specified  case,  and 
thereforo  the  conduct  of  Presbytery  in  this  case  is  unkind  and 
worthy  of  condemnation.     Signed,  D.  K.  McDonald,  Moderator." 

In  Presbytery  at  Belfast,  April  2d  and  3d,  1844,  in  answer  to  a 
a  question,  it  was  resolved  that  the  ordination  of  Elders  and  Deacons 
should  be  performed  by  the  imposition  of  hands  and,  also,  "  Resolved ; 
That  it  be  recommended  to  the  members  of  this  Presbytery,  that 
ordinarily,  the  action  sermon  be  preached  by  the  minister  in  charge, 
on  sacramental  occasions." 

A  memorial  was  presented  from  Red  Oak,  and  a  committee 
reported  upon  it,  and  their  report,  which  is  as  follows,  was  adopted: 
"That  inasmuch  as  slaveholding,  for  the  sake  of  gain,  is,  in  our 
judgment,  utterly  inconsistent  with  the  law  of  God  and  totally 
irreconcilable  with  the  gospel  of  Christ,  it  is  of  vital  importance  that 
every  lawful  and  proper  means  should  be  used  for  purging  the 
church  of  this  enormous  sin.  The  committee  therefore  recommend 
that  the  action  contemplated  in  the  memorial,  be  encouraged  by  this 
Presbytery,  and  that  it  be  recommended  to  all  the  churches  under 
our  care,  to  forward  memorials  to  the  next  meeting  of  the  General 
Assembly,  and  also  to  the  ne ::t  meeting  of  the  Synod  of  Cincinnati." 
The  following  is  also  in  the  minutes  of  that  meeling:  "Presbytery 
then  proceeded  to  the  appointment  of  delegates  to  the  next  General 
Assembly,  whereupon  it  was  moved  to  postpone  the  appointment 
of  delegates  for  this  year,  which  motion  was  not  carried.  The  main 
question  was  then  proposed,  viz.:  Shall  one  minister  and  one  elder 
be  appointed  as  delegates  to  the  next  Assembly?  This  motion  was 
lost.  Dr.  R.  G.  Wilson  dissented  from,  and  protested  against,  this 
decision.  Thomas  Woodrow  gave  notice  that  he  should  complain  to 
Synod   because  of  this   decision,   for    the    following  ■  reasons,    viz. : 


16A  TUB    TTTSTORV    OF    TTTE 

1st.  It,  is  contrary  to  the  constitution,  which  we  hav*  solemnly 
ad  iplol  and  by  whicb  all  our  proceedings  ought  to  be  governed. 
[See   Form  of  Government.,  chap.  xii..  Bee.  2  ntiL,  sec.  1.] 

2nd.     By  this  decision  myself  and  con'-  are  virtually  cut  ofF 

f.-om   th  j  General  Assembly  of  the   Pr  an   church,  in  fchi 

United  States,  being  deprived  of  the  privilege  of  represent  at  inn  in 
our  supreme  judicatory.  3d.  Any  reasons  advanced  by  the  brethren, 
in  carrying  this  strange  decision,  appear  to  m^  wholly  unsatisfactory. 
because  they  militate  against  that,  fundamental  law.  in  our  con-titu- 
tion.  that  the  majority  ought  to  govern. 

Tn  this  Belfast  Presbytery  first  appear-  thy  Rev.  J.  A.  I.  Lowes, 
for  many  years  afterwards  a  member  of  thi*  Presbytery,  but  now 
belonging  to  the  Portsmouth  Presbytery.  He  was  and  is  in  every 
respect  most  excellent  and  worthy.  He  appears  in  the  following 
minute:  "  The  committee  to  employ  a  missionary  to  labor  within 
the  bounds  of  Presbytery,  reported  that  they  had  employed  3.  A  I. 
Lowes,  who  presented  a  report  of  missionary  services  rendered 
during  the  term  of  three  months.  The  report  was  accepted  and  the 
treasurer  was  authorized  to  pay  him.  at  the  rafe  of  ?33.30  per  month." 
In  the  same  meeting  it  was  ''  resolved  that  Mr.  Lowes  be  employed 
as  a  missionary  for  the  term  of  one  month  within  the  bounds  of 
the  Presbytery"  The  Rev.  Wm.  Burton  accepted  a  rail  from 
Piketon,  and  his  installation  was  appointed  for  the  third  Friday  in 
June,  R.  G.  Wilson  to  preside  and  Thomas  Woodrow  to  preach,  with 
H.  S.  Ful^erton  and  Wm  Gage,  alternate-. 

In  Presbytery  at  New  Market.  September  3d  and  4th.  1844, 
J.  A.  I  Lowes  accepted  a  call  from  New  Market,  wn  =  examined  and 
ordained,  and  installed  Wednesday,  September  4th  The  following 
is  from  the  minutes:  "Presbytery  had  reenss  unlil  candle-light; 
After  recess  Presbytery  met,  a  sermon  was  preached  by  Jacob  W. 
Eistman,  Wm.  Dickey  presided  and  gave  the  charge  to  Mr.  Lo-. 
ho  having  answered  the  questions  to  be  put  before  ordination,  which 
ordination  was  performed  by  the  laying  on  of  the  hands  of  the  Pres- 
bytery Chas.  Uanforth  gave  the  charge  to  the  church  over  which 
the  sail  Lowes  waj  iustalled  pastor.  J.  A.  1.  Lowes  was  then 
received  as  a  member  of  Presbytery,  and  his  name  entered  on 
the  roll.  The  church  of  Rass^lville  obtained  leave  to  empl<\v 
him  one-half  of  his  time.  Mr  Lowes1  trial  sermon  for  ordmf- 
tion  was  from  Enhesiaos,  2:8.  The  nomination  of  delegates  to  the 
Assembly  was  taken  up  and  the  following  adopted:  "  Whereas,  this 
Presbytery,  at  its  last  stated  meeting,  refnsed  t"»  send  commissioners 
to  the  General  Assembly,  thus  neglecting  bo  onmoly  with  the  form 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  165 

of  government:    Therefore,  Eesolved;  1st.    That  wo  hereby  express 
our  regret  on  account  of  said  delinquency.    2nd.  Resolved;  That  we 
now,  in  accordance  with  former  usage,  proceed  to  nominate  commis- 
sioners to  the  next  Assembly.     Whereupon,  William  Burton,  minister, 
and  H.  S.  Fullerton,  alternate;  Samuel  E.  Hibben,  elder,  principal, 
and  Jacob  Shepherd,  alternate,  were  nominated."     There  is  a  kind 
of  tradition  that  for  a  long  time  tht3  Chillicothe  Presbytery  refused 
to  send  delegates  to  the  General  Assembly.     I  am  glad  to  know  that 
the  truth  about  this  matter,  and  the  only  foundation  for  the  tradition 
is,  that  they  refused  this    one  time,  and  then  had  the  liaanhood  to 
express  their   regret.     Leave   was  granted    Bainbridge   church  "  to 
apply  to  either  Missionary  Board  for  some  assistance  "  in  the  support 
of   Mr.    Urmston,  whom   that   church   desired   to   employ    as    their 
missionary-    When  the  book  went  up  to  Synod  that  fall,  for  review, 
it  was  discovered  that,  at  the  Belfast  meeting,  April,  1814,  the  Rev. 
Joseph  T.  Irwin,  onw  of  the  excellent  of  earth,  had  been  invited  to  sit 
as  a  corresponding  member,  therefore,  for  that,  as  well  as  other  action, 
"  the  following  exceptions  were  taken   by  the  Synod   to   the  above 
proceedings  of  Presbytery,  viz ,  (page  135  of  Records),  'Joseph  T. 
Trwin,  of  Ripley  Presbytery,  being  present,  and  invited,  took  his  seat 
as  a  corresponding  member,'  which  Presbytery  is  only  known  to  us 
as  a  part  of  the  schism  which  took  place  a  few  years  past,  and  our 
General  Assembly,  not  having  opened  a  correspondence  with  them, 
it  was  highly  improper  to  invite  one  of  their  members  to  take  part  in 
the  deliberations  of  our  church  courts.     (Page  145  of  Records.)     This 
Presbytery   refused  to  appoint    commissioners  to  the   General   As- 
sembly.    This   was  a  violation  of  our  form  of  Government  and    a 
dangerous   precedent,  which,  if  carried  out  by  other  Presbyteries, 
would  destroy  the  existence  of   the  Assemblv.     The  action  therefore 
seems  to  demand  the  disapprobation  of  this  Synod,  and  the  Synod 
hereby  do  disapprove  of  this  action  of  Chillicothe  Presbytery,  and 
enjoin    it    upon    them    to    send  commissioners  to  the   Assembly." 
(Signed)  "J.  L.  Belville,  Moderator  Synod." 

Hillsborough.  December  18,  1844,  the  Rev.  N.  M.  Urmston,  from 
the  "Litchfield  Association  North,"  was  received  into  the  Presbytery, 
accepted  a  call  from  Bainbridge,  and  his  installation  wits  appointed 
for  Wednesday,  April  2nd,  1845,  Wm.  Dickey  to  preside,  Samuel 
Steel  to  preach,  S.  Crothers  and  Wm.  Gage  alternates.  In  Presby- 
tery at  Bainbridge,  April  1-2, 1845,  when  the  above  installation  was 
attended  to,  the  pastoral  relation  between  the  Rev.  Jacob  W.  East- 
man and  the  Rocky  Spring  church  was  dissolved,  also  that  between 
the    Rev.  John    Wright    McCormick    and    Greenland.     Mr.  Lowes 


166 


THE    HISTORT    Or    THE 


obtained  leave  to  labor  one-half  of  his  time,  which  New  Market  did 
not  claim,  either  in  or  out  of  bounds.  James  Dunlap  obtained 
leave  to  labor  out  of  bounds.  "The  following  notice  was  given, 
in  writing,  to  the  Presbytery,  viz.:  The  undersigned  respect- 
fully gives  notice,  that  he  intends  to  apply,  to  the  next  General 
Assembly,  for  such  an  alteration  of  the  bounds,  betwixt  the  Synods 
of  Cincinnati  and  Ohio,  as  will  place  the  churches  of  Chillicothe  and 
Union  within  the  bounds  of  the  Ohio  Synod. 

(Signed)        Thos.  Woodbow." 

The  following  committee  was  appointed  to  present  the  views  of 
this  Presbytery  before  the  General  Assembly  in  opposition  to  said 
contemplated  alteration,  viz.:  Messrs.  Samuel  Steel  and  Adrian  Aten. 
A  motion  was  made  to  indefinitely  postpone  the  appointment  of 
commissioners  to  the  General  Assembly;  Adrian  Aten  and  John  Shep- 
herd voter]  in  favor  of  it;  R.  G.  Wilson.  J.  W.  Eastman,  Samuel 
Steel,  Thos.  Woodrow,  John  P.  Vandj  ke,  Wm.  Gage,  H.  S.  Fuller- 
ton,  G.  A.  Hoyt,  X.  M.  Urinston,  Charles  Danforth,  James  McCoy 
James  Stewart,  Saml.  E.  Hibbeu,  Thomas  Carothers,  James  Wilson. 
Thomas  Wilson.  J.  W.  Blair,  J.  Donaldson,  A.  Wilson  and  Daniel 
John,  voted  against  it.  Then  the  indefinite  postponement  having 
failed,  the  motion  to  appoint  commissioners  was  renewed,  when 
Messrs.  Samuel  Crothers,  Thomas  McGarraugh,  Robert  Stewart, 
George  Brown,  J.  A.  I.  Lowes,  A.  B.  Wilson,  George  Adair,  James 
Dunlap  and  Wm.  Dickey  asked  to  be  excused  from  voting  on  this 
matter,   f<>r  the    following  reasons,  viz.:   1st.     Because  the  General 

□ably  is  annually  composed  in  part  of  those  who  now  hold  their 
fellow-men  as  property,  under  a  system  which  takes  from  them  their 
inalienable  rights  and  the  means  which  God  has  instituted  for  their 
salvation,  and  frequently  of  those  who  prostitute  the  word  of  God,  to 
the  defense  of  this  heinous  sin,  as  a  divine  institution.  2nd.  Because 
the  Assembly,  for  more  than  twenty  years,  have  utterly  refused  to 
hear  a  memorial  or  argument,  in  favor  of  universal  liberty  and  the 
universal  enjoyment  of  the  means  of  salvation.  3rd.  Because  while 
we  cannot  sit,  nor  vote  for  the  appointment  of  a  brother,  to  sit  dumb 
in  such  a  body,  yet  as  some  of  the  brethren  hope  that  the  next. 
Assembly  will  pursue  a  different  course  in  this  instance,  they  are 
unwilling  to  hinder  them  from  Bending  commissioners."  Presbytery 
then  appointed  commissioners,  those  who  had  been  nominated  at  the 
Fall  meeting.  "Against  this  action  the  following  protest  was  offered, 
viz:  we.  the  uudersigned,  members  of  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe, 
feel  it  to  be  our  duty  to  enter  our  solemn  protest  against  the  action 
of  the  Presbytery  by  which  they  determined  to  send  commissioners 


OHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTER!.  167 

to  the  next  General  Assembly,  for  the  following  reasons:  1st. 
Because  that  each  General  Assembly  has  forfeited  the  confidence  of 
this  Presbytery,  by  the  manner,  in  which  they  have,  every  year,  for 
the  last  twenty  years,  treated  the  memorials  and  petitions,  laid 
before  them  by  this  Presbytery  and  the  churches  under  its  care,  on 
the  subject  of  slavery.  2d.  Because  the  General  Assembly  having 
every  year,  during  the  last  twenty  years,  perseveringly  refused  to 
bear  testimony  against  slavery  and  to  exercise  the  power  belonging 
to  them,  of  deciding  controversies  respecting  doctrine  and  discipline, 
of  reproving,  warning  and  bearing  testimony  against  error  in  doc- 
trine, or  immorality  in  practice,  in  any  church,  Presbytery  or 
Synod;  and  having  virtually  denied  the  right  of  petition  to  this 
Presbytery  as  a  constituent  part  in  the  organization  of  that  body, 
has  violated,  on  their  part,  the  compact  by  which  the  body  exists 
each  year,  and  therefore  the  Presbytery  are  released  from  their 
obligation  to  comply  with  the  compact,  on  their  part.  3d.  Because 
the  action  of  the  Presbytery,  in  this  case,  is  mischievous  in  its 
tendency.  It  is  calculated  to  make  the  impression,  on  all  our 
churches,  that  this  Piesbytery  acquiesces  in  the  pro-slavery  views 
of  the  General  Assembly  indirectly  expressed  by  their  refusing,  for 
the  last  twenty  years,  to  bear  testimony  against  slavery  and 
declare  it  a  sin,  and  in  direct  conflict  with  the  Word  of  God  and 
and  the  constitution  of  the   Presbyterian  Church   in  these    United 

States."  (Signed,)      \  Adria^  Aten< 

v    °        '      (  John  Shepherd. 

''The  following  case  of  conscience  was  presented  to  Presby- 
tery for  their  advice  touching  it,  viz;  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian ^church,  who  has  ten  dollars  for  the  cause  of  Foreign 
Missions,  and  who  fears  that  funds,  sent  to  the  heathen,  in  the 
name  of  a  church  contenancing  slavery,  will  not  accomplish 
the  desired  object,  asks  the  advice  of  Chillicothe  Presbytery 
as  to  the  application  of  the  above  named  funds."  "In  answer  to 
the  above  the  Presbytery  advise  the  person  to  hand  the  amount 
to  brother  Steel,  to  be  forwarded  by  him,  to  aid  the  Foreign 
Missionary  Board  of  the  General  Assembly."  The  following 
was  also  adppted:  ''Whereas,  a  publication  has  appeared, 
in  several  papers  of  the  country,  unjustly  reflecting  on  the 
character  of  this  Presbytery,  by  stating  that  we  had  passed  a  reso- 
lution declaring  our  intention  to  cease  all  connection  with  the 
General  Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  unless  said  Assembly 
should,  at  the  next  meeting,  take  such  action  as  is  calculated  imme- 
diately to  free  the  church  from  slaveholding;  "Therefore,  Besolved; 


L6S  THE    HISTORX    OF   TH2 

That  we  hereby  disavow  the  charge  thus  made,  and  direct  our 
Stated  Clerk,  to  have  this  denial  inserted  in  such  of  the  public 
prints  as  he  may  think  proper.''  While  1  am  sincerely  thankful  that 
the  Presbytery  never  did  pass  any  such  resolution,  I  must  couf<-  ss 
that  I  wonder  that  they  did  not.  and  am  not  at  all  surprised  that 
it  was  reported  that  they  had.  When  the  book  wen:  to  Synod,  the 
following  exceptions  were  taken  and  put  upon  the  records:  "1st 
There  is  a  record  of  the  reception  of  a  minister,  from  a  Congrega 
tional  Association,  (the  Rev.  Mr.  Urmston,)  without  the  adoption  of 
the  constitution  of  our  church,  contrary  to  the  order  of  the  General 
Assembly  and  the  spirit  of  the  constitution  itself.  The  cormniitee 
therefore,  recommend  that  it  be  enjoined  on  the  Presbytery  of 
Chillicothe  still  to  require  the  adoption  of  our  standards,  in  this 
instance.  2ud.  There  is  a  record  of  the  dismissing  a  minister,  (the 
Rev.  J.  W.  McCormick,)  at  his  own  request,  to  unite  with  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Ripley,  which  body  is  not  in  our  com.-  The  testi- 
monials properly  given  in  such  a  case  should  not  be  a  dismission, 
but  a  certificate  of  standing.  3d.  There  are  several  imperfect 
minutes,  or  cases  of  imperfect  action.  A  committer  report,  and  no 
order  appears  to  have  been  taken  in  regard  to  their  report.  Several 
members  ask  to  be  excused  from  voting,  and  it  is  not  said  whether 
the  request  was  granted,  or  refused,  while  the  question  was  deemed 
of  high  importance,  inasmuch  as  a  number  of  weighty  reasons 
were  assigned  and  recorded,  why  they  asked  to  be  excused,  and  two 
members  entered  a  solemn  protest  which,  with  its  reason.-,  was 
recorded  on   the  minutes."     October  20th,  18 i-r>. 

(Signed.)  Thos.  J.  Biggs,  Moderator. 

In  Presbytery  at  Concord,  October  7-9,  1845,  the  pastoral  rela- 
tion between  the  Rev.  C.  A.  Hoyt  and  the  Wilmington  and  Bethel 
churches  was  dissolved,  and  Mr.  Hoyt  was  granted  leave  to  travel  out 
of  bounds  until  the  next  stated  meeting.  H.  S.  k'ullertou  and 
Samuel  Hibben  were  nominated  for  commissioners  to  the  General 
Assembly.  "'The  following  protest  was  then  offered  and  admitted  to 
record,  viz.:  The  undersigned  protest  against  the  decision  of  Presby- 
tery to  nominate  commissioners  to  the  next  General  Assembly  for 
the  following  reasons,  viz.:  1st.  Because,  according  to  the  declaration 
of  that  body  last  year,  the  next  Assembly  is  to  be  viewed  not  as  a 
judicatory  instituted  by  the  Head  of  the  church,  and  built  on  the 
foundation  of  the  apostles  and  prophets,  Jesus  Christ  himself  being 
the  chief  corner-stone,  but  as  a  body  organized  and  administered  on 
the  conceded  principle  that  men  who  steal,  or  take  forcibly  their 
neighbor's  person,  his  wife  and  children  and  all  the  fruits  of  his 


CH1LLI00THE   PRESBYTER?.  1G9 

labors,  and,  for  the  purpose  of  making  him  submit  to  his  brute 
condition,  take  from  him  the  Word  of  Life  and  compel  him  to  live  on 
the  popish  abomination,  "oral  instruction,"  are  not  to  be  bi  ought  to 
repentance  by  the  prompt  and  faithful  exercise  of  discipline,  as  in 
other  cases  of  liagrant  iniquity.  The  undersigned  believe  that  such 
a  body  exhibit  some  of  the  essential  marks  of  anti-Christ.  2d.  Be- 
cause, according  to  the  Word  of  God  and  the  constitution  and 
standards  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  th<>  discipline,  which  every 
minister  and  elder  is  bound  to  sustain,  is  the  exercise  of  that  authority 
and  the  application  of  that  system  of  laws  which  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  hath  instituted  in  His  church,  and  the  offences  of  which  they 
are  bound  to  take  cognizance,  are  these  things  in  the  principles  and 
practice  of  a  church  member  which  are  contrary  to  the  Word  of  God, 
and  which,  if  they  be  not  in  their  own  nature  sinful,  may  tempt 
others  to  sin,  or  hiuder  their  spiritual  edification;  and  therefore  the 
declaration  of  the  last  Assembly,  that  they  are  to  be  regulated  by  the 
bargain,  that  to  exercise  discipline  upon  slaveholders  is  neither  more 
nor  less  than  an  open  declaration  of  apostasy,  and  the  undersigned 
cannot  consent  to  be  partakers  with  them,  by  assisting  in  the  annual 
organization  of  such  a  body  for  such  a  purpose.  3d.  The  General 
Assembly  after  having  for  twenty  years,  refused  to  treat  respectfully, 
memorials  on  the  subject  of  slavery,  have  at  length  decided  that 
memorialists,  who  ask  that  body  to  make  the  holding  of  slaves  a 
matter  of  discipline,  are  to  be  viewed  as  persons  pursuing  a  course 
at  war  with  the  existence  of  the  Assembly  and  the  union  of  our 
beloved  country.  And  the  undersigned  have  no  wish  to  be  treateb  as 
traitors,  and  no  desire  for  a  seat  in  a  body  so  rncreant  to  its  own 
publicly  declared  conviction,  as  not  to  exercise  the  discipline  of  the 
church  for  the  sin  of  treason." 

(Signed,)         Samuel  Crothers,  Jas.  Duni.ae, 

John  Shepherd,  P.  Me  Williams. 

A.  Aten,  W.   Wilson, 

J.  A.  I.  Lowes,  D.  Matthews, 

J.  Henry,  J.  P.  Smith 

Some  resolutions  were  also  offered,  recommending  the  churches 
to  take  up  a  collection  for  the  Board  of  Domestic  Missions,  under 
the  care  of  the  General  Assembly,  and  appointing  the  first  Sabbath 
of  November  as  the  time  for  the  collection,  and,  "whereas,  some 
of  our  churches  have  conscientious  scruples  respecting  the  propriety 
of  contributing  to  this  Board,  on  the  ground  that  it  is  pledged  to 
support  missionaries  in  the  South,  who  are  known  to  yield  obedience 
to  these  wicked  laws,  which  will  allow  of  no  instruction  to  slaves, 

22 


170  WE    HI8TOHY    (»    THE 

excepting  oral  instruction.     Therefor*',  Resolved;  That  it  be  recom- 
mended, t<>  such  churches,  to  contribute  on  the  expi  dition 
that  the  funds  given  by  them  shall  he  expend. m1   in    the   free   Si 
There  was  also  a  long  report  on  the  Bubjecl   of  a  minister  of  the 
gospel  exercising  the  office  of  a  civil  magistrate,  which  w:i-  adopted. 
It  concluded  thus:    "Resolved;   That  when  a  minister  of  the  g< 
not  regularly  released  from  the  obligation   imposed   by   the   Word 
of  God  and  his  own  ordination   vow-,  to  .1                  diligently  and 
faithfully   the  duties  of   the  gospel  ministry,   lakes   an   oath   to  dis 
charge  the  duties  uf  a  civil  magistrate,  he  is   chargeable   with   an 
irregularity  and  dereliction  of  office   which   the  Presbyter]    cannot 
countenance." 

In    Presbytery  at  Chillicothe.  April  t",  -S,  L846,  "a  petition  for  the 
organization  ot  a  church  in  Cynthiana  was  presented  to  Presbyt  >ryj 
whereupon  Messrs.  Steel,  Urinston  and  P.  Taylor  were  appointed  to 
visit  said  place  and  inquire  into  the  expediency  of  organizing  said 
petitioners  into  a  church,  and  to  organize  them,  if  in  their  judgment 
it    was  proper  to   be   done."     This  committee,   at    the    next    meeting 
of  Presbytery,  reported  that  they  had  organized  a  church  there,  to  I"' 
called  Cynthiana.     John  Huston  and  -J.  S.   Fullerton  were  granted 
leave  to  travel  out  of  bounds  until  the  next  stated  meeting  of  Presby- 
tery.    They  warmed  up  again  on  shivery  and  adopted  the  following: 
••Whereas,   the  General  Assembly   of    the  Presbyterian  church,    in 
these  United  States,  has,  for  many  years  past,  refused  to  bear  testi- 
mony against  slaveholding.  as  a  censurable  offense,  ami  whereas,  the 
last  General  Assembly   did   set    Forth  and  sanction  the  sentiment  that 
the  holding  of  slaves,  under  some  circumstance-,  is  uol  a  sin.  and  that 
the  renunciation  of  it  ought  not  to  be  made  a  condition  of  member- 
ship  in   the  church  of  Christ;    Therefore,    Resolved:    That    if    by 
slaveholding  the  Assembly  meant  the  conduct  of  the  man  who  takes 
advantage  of  the  slave  laws  to  hold  his  fellow-men  as  his  property,  to 
be  used    for  their  master's  profit,  we  would  solemnly  protest  against 
the  declaration  of  the  Assembly.     Resolved,    2d;  Thai  ir  by  slave- 
holding  the  Assembly  meant  (he  conduct    of  the  man  who.  according 
to  law,  may  be  considered  a  slaveholder,  but  does  not  assume  the 
power  which  the  slave  code  gives  him,  further  than   is    necessary  to 
emancipate    his    slaves  as   soon   as    practicable,   we    highly     approve 
of  their  decision.     Such  a  case  implies  qo  guilt  on  the  part  o\'  the 
individual."     The   paper   that    was   tirst    presented    was    as   follows: 
"  Whereas,  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  in  the 
United  States  of  America,  has,  for  many  years,  refused  to  beat   ti  sti- 
mony  against  slaveholding  as  a  censurable  practice,  and,  whereas,  the 


CHILLIOOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  171 

last   Assembly  did  set  forth   and   sanction   the  sentiment   that    the 
holding  of  slaves,  under  some  circumstances,  is  not  a  sin,  and  that 
the  renunciation  of  it  ought  not  to  be  made  a  condition  of  member- 
ship in  the  church  of  Christ;  and  whereas,  the  Synod  of  Cincinnati 
did,  at  its  meeting  in  October  last,  declare  that  they  cordially  approve 
of  the  action  of  the  General  Assembly,  in  refusing  to  make  slave- 
holding,  in  itself,  without  regard  to  circumstances,  a  bar  to  Christian 
communion;  Therefore,  1st.  Resolved;  That  the  Presbytery  solemnly 
protests    against  those   declarations   of   the    Assembly    and    Synod 
of  Cincinnati,    as    being    contrary    to    the  Word    of  God    and  the 
constitution  of  the  Presbyterian  church.     2d.     Resolved;  That   this 
Presbytery  will  henceforth  dissolve  the  connection  with  the  General 
Assembly  and  Synod  of  Cincinnati,  until  they  shall  return  unto  the 
principle   of   the  Word  of  God  and  the  constitution  of  the  Presby- 
terian church  in  relation  to  slavery."     This,  however,  did  not  carry, 
but  was  adopted  as  above,  though  at  one  time  they  came  perilously 
near  the  e  Ige  of  the  precipice,  for  they  adopted  the  preamble  and  the 
first  resolution,  when  "  Messrs.  Crothers,  Dickey  and  Vandyke  were 
appointed   to  prepare  a   minute  explanatory  of  the  views   of   those 
who  voted  in  favor  of  the  preamble  and  resolution,  with  the  hope 
that  some  who  voted  in  the  negative  might  be  able  to  vote  in  the 
affirmative."     But  when  the  explanation  was  made,  the  whole  was 
voted  down,  and  the  modified  and  mollified  form  above  was  adopted. 
The  following  paper   was    presented   to    Presbytery,    and,  on 
motion,  was  admitted  to  Record:     "Whereas,  the  General  Assembly 
of    the  Presbyterian  church,  in   the  United    States,    has    for  many 
years   past  refused  to   bear   testimony   against  slaveholding,   as   a 
censurable   practice:  and  whereas  the  General  Assembly    did,  at  its 
meeting,    in  May    last,  set   forth   and  sanction   the  sentiment  that 
the  holding  of  slaves,  under  some  circumstances  is  not  a  sin,   and 
that  the  renunciation  of  it  ought   not  to    be    made   a  condition  of 
membership,    in  the  church  of    Christ;  and  whereas  the  Synod  of 
Cincinnati  did,  at  its   meeting  in    October  last,  declare    that   they 
cordially  approve  the  diction  of  the  General  Assembly,  in  refusing  to 
make  slaveholding  in  itself,   without  regard  to  circumstances,  a  bar 
to  Christian  communion;     and,   whereas  the  Presbytery  of  Chilli- 
cothe  has,   at   its   present   meeting,   refused  to   protest  against   this 
action  of   the  General    Assembly   and   Synod  of  Cincinnati,  and   to 
decide  on  the  character  of  slaveholding;  Therefore,   the  undersigned 
believing  that  the  General  Assembly  and  Synod   of  Cincinnati,   in 
this  action  have   departed  from  the  Word  of  God  and  the  constitu- 
tion of  the  Presbyterian   church,  in   a   vital   and  fundamental  pnn- 


172  THE    HISTORY   OF   THE 

ciple;  and  that  the  Presbytery  of  Chillieothe,  in  this  matter,  recreant 
to  thp  trust  committed  to  them,  by  the  Head  of  the  Church,  does 
hereby,  in  the  fear  of  God  and  the  conscientious  discharge  of  duty. 
decline  the  jurisdiction  of  said  Presbytery  until  they  shall  come  to 
what  he  believes  to  be  the  principles  of  the  Word  of  God  and  the 
Constitution  of  tbo  Presbyterian  church,  in  regard  to  slaveholding  " 
(Signed.)  Adrian  Ateh. 

"The  older  from  the  lied  Oak  Church,  was  requested  to  inform 
said  church,  of  the  course  taken  by  their  pastor,  with  the  expectation 
that,  in  due  time,  the  church  would  inform  the  Presbytery  whether 
they  approve  the  course,  or  otherwise.  The  constitutional  questions, 
as  directed  by  Synod,  were  proposed  to  Mr.  Ormston,  who  answered 
them  satisfactorily,  A  certificate  of  character  and  ministerial  stand- 
ing was  given  to  Adrian  Aten,  at  his  request  It  was  'Resolved; 
That  while,  in  the  judgment  of  this  Presbytery,  a  minister  of  the 
gospel  may  l>e  justifiable  in  devoting  part  of  his  time  to  literary 
institutions,  or  to  some  labor  necessary  to  the  support  of  himself  and 
family,  yet  as  a  general  principle  they  will  consider  it  irregular  for 
one  under  their  care,  to  engage  in  secular  employments,  without 
first  applying  for  the  advice  of  Presbytery."  " 

In  Presbytery  at  Sinking  Spring,  September  8  10,  1846,  the 
following  was  found  in  the  Session  Records  of  Greenfield:  "August 
15,  1846,  Session  met  agreeably  to  adjournment:  opened  with 
prayer:  members  all  present.  The  committee  appointed  at  the  last 
meeting  of  the  session  reported.  Their  report  was  received,  and 
after  deliberation  and  discussion,  was  unanimously  adopted,  and  is. 
as  follows:  Whereas,  The  General  Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian 
church,  and  the  Synod  of  Cincinnati  continue  to  be  composed  in 
part,  of  those  who  hold,  and  by  their  example  persuade  others  to 
hold,  their  fellow-men  as  slaves,  under  a  system  which  declares 
them  to  be  mere  'chattels  personal  in  the  hands  of  the  owners :' 
under  a  system  which  strips  one-eighth  of  the  population  of  these 
States  of  those  personal  and  inalienable  rights  which  God  has  given 
to  every  human  being:  a  system  which  robs  them  of  all  the  fruits  of 
their  labor,  excepting  so  much  as  may  be  necessary  to  enable  them 
to  endure  oppression:  a  system  which  interferes  with  all  the  divinely 
constituted  relations,  and  sunders  the  strongest  and  tenderest  ties, 
whenever  the  covetousness  of  the  master  may  demand  it:  a  system 
which  forbids  the  discharge  of  any  and  every  duty  which  they  owe  to 
God  and  man,  excepting  so  far  as  a  fellow-man  may  please  to  grant 
indulgence;  a  system  which  substitutes  a  filthy  state  of  concubinage 


OHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  173 

for  marriage  and  compels  females  to  submit,  to  the  demands  of 
unprincipled  white  men;  a  system  which  in  disregard  of  the  life  of 
their  souls,  takes  from  them  the  Word  of  God  and  substitutes  oral 
instruction,  and  such  oral  instruction  only  as  their  drivers  may 
consider  favorable  to  the  safety  and  perpetuity  of  their  enslavement. 
The  sins  which  constitute  the  slaveholder  s  crime,  to  wit:  covet- 
ousness  and  extortion,  (or  taking,  by  force,  that  which  is  another's,) 
were  considered,  in  the  apostolic  churches,  so  repugnant  to  Christian 
character  that  the  apostle  speaks  of  it  as  a  well  known  fact,  as  a 
matter  of  course,  that  christians  who  had  been  guilty  of  them,  had 
repented  and  tied  to  Jesus  Christ  for  pardun :  'Such  were  some  of 
you,  but  ye  are  washed,  but  ye  are  sanctified,  but  ye  are  justified,  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  and  by  the  Spirit  of  our  God.'  He 
classes  these  sins  with  the  most  scandalous  breaches  of  God's  law. 
and  declares  that  those  who  live  in  them  shall  not  inherit  the  king- 
dom of  God.  He  records  as  the  standing  injunction  of  Heaven,  for 
all  generations,  "not  to  keep  company  if  any  man  that  is  called  a 
brother  be  a  fornicator,  or  covetous,  or  an  idolator,  or  a  railer,  or  a 
drunkard  or  an  extortioner,  with  such  an  one  not  to  eat."  Vide  ls-t. 
Cor.  6:  9-ll"and  5:  11.  We  have  no  disposition  to  leave  the  church 
of  God,  God  forbid— but  whether  it  be  a  duty  to  withdraw  fellow- 
ship from  those  who,  after  years  of  expostulation,  will  persevere  in 
practicing,  or  defending,  so  gross  a  sin  as  slaveholding  and  the 
abominations  inseparable  from  it,  is  a  question  settled  by  the  exam- 
ple of  our  Lord,  and  His  forerunner  and  disciples.  Tbey  did  not 
leave  the  church  of  God;  but,  by  baptism  they  drew  the  line  be- 
tween those  who  repented  and  those  who.  in  addition  to  other  sins, 
held  on  in  making  God's  house  of  prayer  a  den  of  thieves.  Beyond 
that  time  they  held  no  communion  which  would  imply  a  re  cognition 
of  them  as  obedient  children  of  God,  no  communion  whicn  was  not 
common  to  all  who  were  ceremonially  clean  enough  to  enter  the 
courts  of  God's  house.  Our  Saviour  urged  his  disciples  to  evince 
their  faith  and  obedience  to  Him  by  pursuing  this  course,  even  at 
the  hazard  of  being  deprived  of  the  privilege  of  hearing  the  Scrip- 
tures publicly  read  in  the  Synagogue,  on  the  Sabbath  day,  and  of 
being  deprived  of  all  the  privileges,  civil,  or  religious,  the  loss  of 
which  is  implied  in  being  put  out  of  the  Synagogue,  The  General 
Assembly  has  put  the  extinguisher  on  the  hope  of  seeing  the  Presby- 
terian church  purified  from  this  iniquitous  system,  by  the  exercise 
of  discipline;  and  without  discipline  the  church  never  whs  and  never 
will  be  purified,  from  any  gross  sin  of  long  standing.  Tbey  refused 
to  rebuke  those  ministers  and  theological  professors  who  prostituted 


174 


THE    HISTORY   OF   THE 


thn  Word  of  God,  to  the  defense  of  slaveholding  and  even  those  live 
ways  of  slave-making,  (by  birth,  captivity,  etc.,)  so  revolting  to 
common  sense  and  common  decency  that  they  never  were  tolerated 
without  limitation,  even  by  pagans  on  the  coast  of  Africa.  The 
Assembly  declare  'that  neither  the  Scriptures  nor  our  constitution 
authorize  them  to  present  any  particular  course  to  be  pursued,  by 
the  churches  under  their  care,  for  removing  slavery;'  that  'slave- 
holders were  admitted  to  churches  organized  by  the  Apostles;'  that, 
Christ  and  His  apostles  did  not  make  slaveholding  a  b«r  to  com- 
munion; that  they,  'as  a  Court  of  Christ,  have  no  authority  to  do 
it,,'  and  that  to  exercise  discipline  for  this  sin  would  be  inconsistent 
with  the  conceded  principle  on  which  the  Ass<  mbly  was  originally 
organized,  and  would  be  virtually  dissolving  itself.  They  have, 
even  recently  furnished  additional  proof,  if  any  were  wanting,  that 
hope  of  any  speedy  change  of  sentiment  or  purpose,  respecting  this 
crying  iniquity,  is  delusive.  They  have  required  the  churches  in 
their  future  statistical  tables  to  exhibit,  in  a  column  separate  from 
that  of  the  whites,  the  number  of  pious  slaves.  It  is  difficult  to 
conceive  what  could  be  the  design,  but  the  probable  effect  is 
obvious.  Such  tables  will  be  neither  more  nor  less  than  a  shameless 
proclamation  of  the  extent  to  which  the  Presbyterian  church  is 
engaged,  in  holding  the  members  of  the  Saviour's  body  in  the  condi- 
tion of  chattels  personal.  It  will  help  to  confirm  every  infidel 
who  has  intelligence  enough  to  know  that  religion,  to  be  worth 
anything,  must  make  its  possessor  an  honest  man.  It  will  help  to 
cheer  np  the  spirits  of  many  an  ignorant  slaveholder,  when 
troubled  at  the  thought  of  going  to  judgment,  rioting  on  the 
unpaid  labors  of  the  fatherless,  the  widow  and  the  stranger.  He 
will  rejoice  when  he  sees  the  extent  to  which  Christians,  engaged 
in  the  same  business,  profess  to  be  going  to  heaven.  And  if  the 
Spirit  of  Cod  should  be  pleading  with  some  oppressor,  to  break  the 
chains  and  let  his  "little  ones"  go  free,  what  will  be  the  effect  when 
our  statistical  reports  inform  him  that  the  practice  about  which  he  is 
permitting  his  mind  to  be  troubled,  is  no  bar  to  communion  among 
the  wisest  and  best  men,  in  one  of  the  largest  denominations  in  our 
land?  The  command  of  our  Saviour  is  "Let  your  light  shine,"  but 
the  General  Assembly  must  have  had  some  mysterious  object  in 
view,  when  they  command  the  churches  to  let  their  wickedness  shine. 
It  evinces  a  bold  determination  to  sustain  slavery.  They  have  pro- 
cl aimed  it  on  their  minutes  that  the  testimony  against  slavery, 
issued  in  1818.  declaring  it  to  be  utterly  inconsistent  with  the  law 
of  God,  and  totally  irreconcilable  with  the  Spirit  and  principles  of 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTERY.  175 

the  gospel,  as  interpreted  by  them,  accords  with  their  own  decision 
in  1845,  which  makes  it  a  sin,  so  entirely  harmless  and  venial,  that 
it  was  no  bar  to  communion  with  Jesus  Christ  and  his  Apostles. 
We  need  not  be  told  that,  at  the  last  meeting  our  commissioners 
were  permitted  to  speak  out  their  sentiments.  The  amount  of  it  is 
that,  for  once,  they  did  not  take  from  them  a  right  which  the 
ascended  Saviour  has  guaranteed  to  the  humblest  officer  in  the 
house  of  God,  and  one  which  no  body  of  men  can  take  away,  but 
at  the  risk  of  incurring  the  divine  displeasure.  And  it  is  to  be 
feared  that  this  rare  condescension  will  be  considered  as  imposing  a 
lasting  obligation  to  silence  and  submission.  It  is  a  humiliating  fact 
that  we  have  been  so  long  familiar  with  appeals  to  the  Scriptures, 
and  other  efforts  of  that  body  to  defend  those  who  are  degra  ling 
and  plundering  millions  of  men  and  women  and  little  children,  that 
we  are  beginning  to  feel  patient  and  thankful,  if  our  own  commis- 
sioners are  permitted  to  escape.  But  the  repose  of  the  oppressor  will 
not  be  disturbed  next  year.  We  have  adjourned,  to  meet  in  one  of 
those  slave  regions,  where  the  man  who  opens  his  mouth  against  the 
sin  of  slaveholding,  must  make  up  his  mind  to  abide  the  conse- 
quences. In  the  meantime,  the  Synod  of  Cincinnati  are  far  gone  from 
the  ground  they  once  occupied.  They  have  repented  of  tbeir 
refusal  to  receive  a  minister  because  he  had  sold  a  woman ;  of  their 
forbidding  one  of  their  churches  to  call  a  minister,  from  another 
state,  because  he  was  a  slaveholder;  of  their  proclamation  to  the 
South  that  those  who  wish  to  be  received  must  wash  their  hands  of 
this  iniquity;  of  their  day  of  fasting,  on  account  of  this  am;  of  tbeir 
earnest  exhortation  to  the  people  under  their  care,  to  assemble  in 
their  respective  churches,  and  cry  mightily  to  Cod  for  forgiveness, 
and  plead  with  him  to  avert  from  us  His  wrath.  As  an  unequivocal 
pi-oof  of  their  having  taken  back  their  repentance  and  prayers  for 
pardon,  they  have,  within  the  last  two  years,  received  a  slaveholding 
minister  who,  at  the  time  of  his  reception,  avowed  it  that  he  had 
bought,  sold  and  held  human  beings,  as  slaves,  and  that  he  then 
held  a  man  whom  he  would  probably  sell.  Thus,  as  to  their  future 
course,  they  have  settled  their  principles.  Thus  the  churches,  of  the 
South,  are  informed  that  if  any  one  is  willing  to  leave  his  slaves  in 
the  hands  of  the  overseer,  and  seek  a  region  where  he  can  live  on 
the  gains  of  oppression,  undisturbed  by  the  cries  and  tears  of  the 
oppressed,  the  door  of  Synod  stands  open,  and  he  may  calculate  on 
the  government  and  discipline  of  the  Church  being  employed,  not  to 
bring  him  to  repentance  of  his  sin ,  but  to  defend  him  as  a  brother  in 
good    standing.     It  is    painfully   manifest  that  the   various  means 


170  THE    HISTOKY    OF    THE 

employed,  during  a  period  of  from  sixteen  to  twenty-five  yean  past, 
to  induce  those  bodies  to  change  their  course,  have  beennol  only 
unavailing,  but  have  been  made  the  occasion  for  a  more  settled 
determination  to  persevere,  and  for  the  propagation  of  principles, 
by  way  of  apology,  which  are  subversive  of  the  Scriptures  and  the 
declared  faith  of  til*'  Presbyterian  Church." 

This    long   preamble  was   followed  by    a   resolution    which    is 
quoted  in  the   report  of   N.   M.   Urmston  ami   Samuel    E.    Bibben, 
committee  to  examine  the  records  of  the  session  of  Greenfield  Church, 
which    report  is,   as  follows:    "Your  committee  have  examined   with 
rare  these  records  aforesaid   and  do  hereby  recommend  the    approval 
thereof,   with   the   exception    of   a   declaration  upon   the  subject    of 
slavery  found  on  page  90  %  inclusive,  together  with  a  resolution  and 
further  declaration,  at  the  close    of  said  document,  which    resolution 
and  subsequent  declaration  are  as  follows:    "Resolved;  That  this 
session  cannot   in  future,  hold  fellowship  with  the  Genera]  Assembly 
or  the  Synod  of  Cincinnati,   till  they   repent  and   bring  forth    funis 
worthy   of  repentance,    and  in  the   language  of  the    Presbyters    of 
Chillicothe,    in   1839,    they   further   declare    that    they   cannot    hold 
fellowship  with  any  Presbytery,  Synod,  or  other  ecclesiastical  body, 
while  it  tolerates  under  its  jurisdiction,  either  the  sin  of  slaveholding. 
or   the  justification  of   the  sin  of  slavehol  ling,  and  especially,  the 
justification  of  it  by   appeal  to  the  Scriptures,   which  in  their  judg- 
ment, is   blasphemy   of   Almighty  God  and  a   shucking   prostitution 
of    His    Word.      Your   committee   would   by  no   means    impugn   the 
the  motives  of  the  brethren  who  passed  this  resolution  and.  by  their 
subsequent   declaration,    charge   the   Synod   of   Cincinnati  and   the 
General  Assembly  with  blasphemy  of  Almighty  God,  still,  a  proa 
ing   so  novel  in  its  character,  so  entirely  unauthorized  by    anything 
in  the  system  of  Church  Government,  to  the  observance  of  which  all 
ministers  and  elders  are  bound  by  their  ordination  vows,  and  one 
which    involves  in   it  the  exercise  of  a  power  incompatible  with   the 
rights  of  church   members,   demands,  of  course,   the  prompt   inter- 
ference of   the  superior  judicatories,  and    in   view   of  the   aforesaid 
declaration   and   resolution  your    committee   recommend  for  your 
adoption  the  following  resolutions:    1st.     Resolved ;  That  the  fellow- 
ship, or  connection  of  a  church   session  with  the  General  Assembly, 
is  of  an  indirect  character,  and  chiefly  through   the  medium  of  Pres- 
bytery:  hence   so   long   as   the   session  retains  its  connection  with 
Presbytery,    and    Presbytery    with   the  Assembly,     the   link   which 
binds  the  first  to  the  last  remains  necessarily  unbroken,  any  resolution, 
or  declaration  of  the  session,  to  the  contrary,  notwithstanding.     The 


OHlLLlCOTHtE    PRESBYTERY.  177 

act  of  the  Greenfield  session,  so  far  as  the  Assembly  is  concerned,  is 
therefore  delusory  in  its  character,  and  inoperative  in  its  nature. 
2nd.  Kesolved;  That  so  far  as  the  matter  relates  to  Synod,  the 
aforesaid  resolution  of  Greenfield  Church  Session,  being  directly 
subversive  of  Chap.  VIII,  Sec.  1st,  of  the  Form  of  Government,  v.'hero 
it  is  declared  to  be  agreeable  to  Scripture  and  the  practice  of 
primitive  Christians,  that  the  church  be  governed  oy  congregational, 
presbyterial  and  synodical  assemblies,  and  Chap.  IX,  Sec.  6th,  which 
provides  for  the  election  of  delegates  by  the  session,  to  the 
higher  judicatories;  and  indirectly  subversive  of  Chap.  XI,  which 
provides  for  the  existence  of  Synod,  and  declares  that  it  shall 
convene  at  least  once  in  a  year;  and  a  departure  from  the  principles 
avowed  and  constitutionally  required  to  be  avowed  at  the  time  of 
their  ordination;  is  evidently  unconstitutional  and  therefore  null  and 
void.  3d.  Resolved  further;  That  no  church  session  has  power  to 
release  itself  from  a  plain,  constitutional  obligation,  so  long  as  it 
retains  its  connection  with  the  body  of  which  it  forms  a  part,  nor 
can  it,  by  any  vote,  resolution,  or  declaration,  change  the  relation  of 
a  particular  church  to  the  body,  either  in  whole,  or  in  part,  without 
the  sanction  of  the  members  of  said  church.  4th.  Resolved;  That 
acts,  or  resolutions  of  this  character,  being  destitute  of  legal  author- 
ity, and  also  destructive  of  the  rights  of  church  members,  possess  no 
binding  force  whatever."  What  could  have  been  meant,  by  the  fol- 
lowing, which,  however,  failed  to  pass,  I  cannot  comprehend. 

"The  following  preamble  and  resolution  was  presented  to 
Presbytery  by  the  session  of  Red  Oak  church,  viz.:  Whereas,  the 
Presbytery  of  Chillicothe  did,  in  1839,  declare  that  they  cannot  hold 
fellowship  with  any  Presbytery,  Synod,  or  other  ecclesiastical  body, 
-while  it  tolerates  under  its  jurisdiction,  either  the  sin  of  slave- 
holding  or  the  justification  of  the  sin  of  slaveholding,  and,  whereas, 
in  our  judgment,  the  General  Assembly  does  tolerate  under  its 
jurisdiction,  the  sin  of  slaveholding  and  justifies  this  sin  by  appeals 
to  the  Word  of  God,  in  declaring  that  Christ  and  the  inspired 
apostles  did  not  denounce  the  relation  as  sinful,  in  itself,  or  incon- 
aistent  with  Christianity,  and  that  slaveholders  were  admitted  to 
membership  in  the  churches  organized  by  the  apostles;  and, 
whereas,  the  Synod  of  Cincinnati  declared  its  cordial  approbation 
of  the  action  of  the  Assembly,  in  refusing  to  make  slaveholding, 
in  itself,  a  bar  to  Christian  communion,  said  Synod  does  equally, 
in  our  judgment,  tolerate  and  justify  the  sin  of  slaveholding.  And 
whereas,  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe  does  hold  fellowship  with 
the  Assembly  and  Synod   of   Cincinnati,  by  continuing  their   con- 

23 


17*S  THE    HISTORY    UP    THE 

nection  in  the  said   bodie-,;  thererefore,   K  Dhal  as  long  as 

the  Presbytery  of  Chill  icothe  continues  to  bold  fellowship  with 
Assembly  and  Synod,  we  oaaaol  hold  Fellowship  witb  the  said 
Presbytery,  without  violating  the  resolution  of  1839.  After  some 
discussion  of  the  foregoing  preamble  and  resolution,"  the  vote  was 
taken  by  yeas  and  nays — 4  yeas  and  22  nays. 

A  call  from  Rocky  Spring  for  bis  pastoral  labors  was  put  into 
the  hands  of  Joseph  51.  Gillespie,  which  he  agreed  to  accept,  and 
Romans,  5:  1U.  was  given  him  as  a  text  for  trial  sermon  for  ordina- 
tion, but  iu  Presbytery,  the  next  January,  at  Rocky  Spring,  on 
account  of  continued  ill  health.  Mr.  Gillespie  returned  the  call.  The 
relation  between  the  Rev.  J.  A.  I.  Lowes  and  New  Market  was  dis- 
solved, and  Mr.  Lowes  was  granted  leave  to  travel  out  of  bound--  until 
the  next  stated  meeting.  Mr.  Charles  Thayer  was  dismissed  to  the 
care  of  Marion  Presbytery.  Mr.  John  Cromwell,  a  licentiate  of  the 
Manhattan  Congregational  Association,  was  taken  an  ler  care  of 
Presbytery.  Mr.  Emilius  Grand  Girard  was  licensed  the  last  day 
of  the  meeting,  Thursday,  September  10.  1846.  Mr.  Grand  Girard 
had  been  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  at  New  Market,  September 
3d  and  4th,  1841,  and  had  read  his  exegesis,  and  a  critical  exercise  uu 
Rom.  8:  1-4,  at  the  intervening  meetings,  and  now  preached  his 
popular  sermon  on  Isaiah.  5:  1,  and  was  licensed.  "It  was  resolved, 
that  a  certified  copy  of  the  proceedings  of  Presbytery  on  the  subject 
of  slavery,  on  which  A.  Aten's  declination  is  predicated,  be  trans- 
mitted to  thw  session  of  Red  Oak  church,  that  they  may  be  informed 
as  to  the  course  pursued  by  their  pastor,  in  declining  his  connection 
with  Presbytery,  and  that  said  church  be  requested  to  inform  the 
Presbytery  whether  they  concur  with  theii  pastor  in  said  declina- 
tion." At  the  next  meeting  of  Presbytery,  which  was  at  Rocky 
Spring.  November  24,  184(>,  "the  elder  from  Reel  Oak  church 
informed  the  Presbytery  that  their  late  pastor  hi  1  ce  tse  1  preaching 
to  said  church,  and  consequently  they  asked  permission  to  engage 
supplies  until  the  next  stated  meeting  of  Presbytery:  wherefore,  it 
was  resolved,  l9t.  That  inasmuch  as  the  Rev.  Adrian  Aten  has 
declined  the  jurisdiction  of  this  Presbytery,  and  withdrawn  his  con- 
nection, as  pastor,  from  Red  Oak  church,  said  church  is  hereby 
declared  vacant.  2nd.  That  the  session  of  Red  Oak  be  authorized  to 
obtain  supplies  until  the  April  meeting.  Johu  Huston  was  disnii- 
to  the  Presbytery  of  Logansport,  and  James  S.  Fullerton  to  the 
Presbytery  of  Iowa.  Mr.  Fullerton  was  born  iu  the  vicinity  of 
Chillicothe.  Ohio,  July  4,  1819,  educated  at  Ohio  University,  Athens, 
and  at  the  Western  Theological  Seminary,  Alleghany.     When  he  left 


CHILLICOTHE    PBESBYTERT.  179 

our  Presbytery  he  began  preaching  at  West  Point,  Lee  county,  Iowa, 
and   was  ordained  by  Iowa  Presbytery,   the   only"  one  then  in   the' 
State.     Three  years  later  he  went  to  Marion,  in  Linn  county,  October 
1,  1849,  and  preached  also  to  the  Linn  Grove  church,  to  which  place 
he  removed  with  his  family  in  May,  1855,  having  resigned  his  charge 
at  Marion.     Before  1860  he  gave   up  his  charge  at  Linn  Grove  on 
account  of  ill  health,  suffering  greatly  from  curvature  of  the  spine, 
but  continued  to  preach  whenever  health  and  opportunity  permitted. 
But  three  Sabbaths  before  his  death  he  assisted  at  the  communion. 
He  continued  to  reside  at  Linn  Grove,  near  Mount  Vernon,  Iowa, 
until  his  death.     He  was  consistent  and  conscientious  in  life  and 
conduct,  much  beloved  by  the  people  among  whom  he  lived,   and 
remarkably  patient  in  his  long  and  severe  affliction,  bearing  all  that 
came  upon  him  with  Christian  submission.     He  died  May  13,  1874: 
The  Rev.  J.  L.  Wilson  preached  at  his  funeral,   from  the  text,  Prov. 
14:  32,  "The  righteous  hath  hope  in  His  deatb;"  a  text  suggested  by 
his  death-bed  exercises  and  conversation,  as  most  appropriate.     Mr. 
Huston  is  still  living.     He  was  born  November  14,  1816,  in  or  near 
Circleville,  Ohio,  and  joined  the  church  at  South  Salem  when  about 
fourteen  years  of  age.     He  studied  theology  with  Dr.  Crothers,  and 
the  Rev.  H.  S.  Fullerton;  was  ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  Logans- 
port.     He  has  preached  also  in  Ohio.  Illinois  and  Missouri,  and  is 
now  in  Nebraska;  and  in  the  Minutes  for  1888,  his  address  is  given 
at  Atkinson,  Nebraska.     He  is  stated  supply  of  Green  Valley  church. 
The  next    meeting  of  Presbytery  was   also   at  Rocky   Spring, 
January  26th,  1847.    At  this  meeting  James  Gilliland  Hopkins  was 
licensed.     He  had  been  under  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ripley, 
and  had  passed  parts  of  his  trial  for  licensure,  but  when  taken  under 
care  of  our  Presbytery  at  Rocky  Spring,  November  24, 1846,  "Presby- 
tery deemed  it  advisable,  inasmuch  as  he  came  from  another  body,  to 
carry  him  through  all  the  trials  prescribed  in  the  Form  of  Govern- 
ment;" so  he  was  examined  and  read  a  critical  exercise  on  Hebrews, 
6:  4,  5;  had  a  subject  for  Latin  exegesis  assigned  him;  the  Epistle  to 
Philemon  for  a  popular  lecture,  and  Hebrews,  1:8,  for  a  popular 
sermon:   and  at  this   meeting  delivered    them,   was   examined    and 
licensed.     Presbytery  also  resolved  to  take  measures  for  the  ordina- 
tion of  E.  Grand  Girard,   as   evangelist,   with   a   special    view    of 
supplying    a    French  settlement    within   our    bounds;    whereupon, 
Psalms,  25: 11,  was  assigned  him  as  the  subject  for  a  sermoo.    In 
Presbytery  at  Pisgah,  April  6th  and  7th,  1847,  Mr.  Lowes  had  leave 
to  travel  out  of  bounds  until  the  next  meeting  of  Presbytery.      The 
.Rev.  Samuel  J.  Miller,  of  Cincinnati  Presbytery,  asked  permission  to 


ISO  THK    HISTORY    OF    THE 

labor  in  the  cburch  of  Wilmington,  as  a  slat ed  *-n f»i»l.v-  His  request 
was  granted.  Washington  had  leave  to  employ  James  G.  Hopkins, 
licentiate,  as  a  stated  supply  for  one  year.  Mr.  Grand  Girard  was 
ordained  as  an  evangelist;  H.  S.  Fullerton  preached  the  ordination 
sermon,  and  Samuel  Steel  gave  the  charge.  The  date  of  the  ordina- 
tion was  Thursday,  April  7,  1847.  Messrs.  Steel  and  Grand  Girard, 
ministers,  and  J.  M.  Johnston,  elder,  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
organize  a  cburch  in  Mowrytown,  if  they  should  find  it  expedient, 
burch  of  Cyntbiaua  bad  leave  to  apply  to  the  church  extension 
fund,  for  assistance  in  building  a  new  church.  J.  M.  Gillespie  had 
leave  to  travel  out  of  bounds  until  the  next  mooting  of  Presbytery, 
olio  wing  was  put  on  record:  "Presbyterj  would  record,  with 
humble  submission  to  the  wise  arrangements  of  Heaven,  in  the  <1«  atb 
of  brother  John  Cromwell,  whom  they  received,  at  the  last  Rtated 
meeting,  as  a  licentiate,  under  their  care.  He  went  the  way  of  all  the 
6arth,  on  the  fifth  day  of  October,  1846,  resting  on  that  Savior  whom 
he  preached.  Presbytery  would  bear  and  feel  the  admonition  that 
we,  in  like  mauner,  must,  soon  give  a. -count  of  our  stewardship." 

In  Presbytery,  at  Red  Oak.  September  7th  and  Sth,  1847,  tie 
Rocky  Spring  Cburch  presented  a  call  for  the  Rev.  James  Duulap, 
which,  however,  be  did  not  accept.  Mr.  Lowes  had  leave  to  travel 
out  of  bounds,  until  the  next  meeting.  The  Rev.  S.  J.  Miller  was 
received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati.  The  committee 
appointed  at  the  last  meeting,  to  visit  Mowrytown  reported  that 
they  had  organized  a  church  there,  "to  be  known  and  designated  by 
the  name  of  White  Oak  "  "Sundry  members  of  Mount  Leigh  church 
mted  a  request  to  he  recognized  as  under  the  care  of  Chillicothe 
Presbytery,  and  wishing  their  organization  completed  by  the  elec- 
tion and  ordination  of  elders.  (Their  former  elders  having  withdrawn, 
to  unite  with  another  denomination.)  Whereupon  it  was  resolved 
that  a  committee  lie  appointed  to  visit  them  and,  if  expedient,  to 
attend  at  the  election  and  ordination  of  elders  among  them." 
.!.  P.  Vandyke,  James  Dunlap  and  Daniel  John,  were  appointed 
this  committea  It  was  also  thought  to  be  time  for  another  resolu- 
on  slaverv.  Therefore,  it  was  "Resolved;  That  the  system  of 
slavery,  as  warranted  by  law  and  sustained  by  some  portions  of  the 
church,  is  at  variance  with  the  Scriptures,  and  this  Presbytery  is 
still  impressed  with  the  conviction  that  to  make  this  appear,  is  a  debt 
we  owe  to  the  purity  of  our  religion."  The  following  was  also 
adopted:  "Whereas,  The  Rev.  Win.  Graham  has  published  pro- 
slavery  sentiments  for  which  he  had  been  suBpeo  led  and  has  since 
been    received    into   the   Presbytery    of    Philadelphia;    Therefore, 


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Resolved;  That,  a  committee  be  appointed  to  prepare  a  memorial  to 
the  Synod  of  Philadelphia,  to  be  laid  before  the  Presbytery,  at  its 
present  meeting."  S.  Crothers  and  H.  S.  Fnllerton  were  appointed 
that  committee  and  reported  the  following  which  was  adopted,  and 
the  Stated  Clerk  was  directed  to  forward  it  to  the  Synod  of  Phila- 
delphia: "The  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe  would  ask  leave  to  call 
your  attention  to  the  fact  that  the  Philadelphia  Presbytery  has 
received,  as  a  member  in  good  and  regular  standing,  Rev.  Wm. 
Graham  and  to  express  our  hope  that  you  would  take  such  measures 
as  you,  in  your  wisdom,  may  think  proper,  to  correct  the  action  of 
said  Presbytery  which  we,  for  the  following  reasons,  believe  to  be 
improper  and  irregular:  First,  said  Rev.  Wm.  Graham  was  sus- 
pended by  the  Synod  of  Cincinnati,  New  School,  on  the  charge  of 
teaching  great  and  dangerous  errors,  and  this  decision  has  never 
been  reversed.  Second,  by  receiving  him,  under  these  circum- 
stances, into  our  body,  we  not  only  treat  with  contempt  the  Synod  of 
a  sister  church,  but  give  our  sanction  to  the  doctrines  which  that 
Synod  had  condemned."  In  Presbytery,  at  South  Salem,  April  4th 
and  5th,  1848,  a  memorial  on  slavery  was  forwarded  to  the  General 
Assembly.  "A  request  from  sundry  persons,  in  the  French  settle- 
ment on  Bell's  run,  was  presented  to  Presbytery,  praying  to  be 
organized  into  a  church,  in  case  they  shall  find  it  expedient." 
Thomas  Woodrow,  on  account  of  feeble  health,  resigned  his  pas- 
torate at  Chillicothe  and  the  church  was  declared  vacant.  Dr. 
Woodrow  was  born  in  Paisley,  Scotland,  in  1791,  graduated  at 
Glasgow  University,  and  studied  theology  with  Drs,  Wardlaw  and 
Ewing.  He  did  missionary  work  for  a  time  in  the  Orkney  Islands, 
and  in  1821,  settled  in  Carlisle,  England,  pastor  cf  the  Independent 
Church.  He  removed  to  America  in  1835,  and  settled  in  Brockviile, 
Canada,  whence  he  came  to  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  After  resigning  the 
pastorate  of  the  First  church.  Chillicothe,  he  supplied  Dr  Hoge's 
pulpit,  Columbus,  Ohio,  for  a  time  and  was  received  into  that  Pres- 
bytery, April  17,  1849.  He  then  preached  at  Worthington,  Ohio, 
from  which  charge  he  was  released  April  27,  1857.  He  then  became 
pastor  at  Nicholasville,  Kentucky,  where  he  remained  until  1861;  the 
16th  of  December  of  that  year  he  was  again  received  into  the 
Presbytery  of  Columbus,  and  June  1st,  1863,  was  installed  at  Scioto, 
from  which  charge  he  was  released  May  8,  1865.  He  died  in  April 
1877,  at  his  home  near  Columbus.  Dr.  Woodrow  was  a  line  scholar, 
a  good  preacher  and  specially  powerful  in  prayer.  He  was  conserv- 
ative in  his  views  and  thoroughly  Presbyterian  in  his  belief.  "His 
sermons  were  always  instructive  and  pointed.      He  loved  to  dwell  on 


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THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 


the  great  cardinal  doctrines  of  the  Gospel,  and  to  proclaim  theiu  in 
their  simplicity  and  fullness."  The  Rev.  Joseph  T.  Irwin  was 
received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Ripley,  and  Win.  P.  Eastman  from 
the  Presbytery  of  Tuscarawas.  Mr.  Eastman  was  appointed  stated 
supply  at  Union  and  Greenland.  S.  P.  Dunham  was  received  from 
the  Pn-d.ytery  of  Athens  and  made  stated  supply,  at  Rocky  Spring. 
for  six  months.  Wm.  C.  Kniffen  was  received  from  the  Presbytery 
of  Richland,  and  the  Red  Oak  church  had  leave  granted  to  employ 
him  as  stated  supply,  until  the  next  stated  meeting  of  Presbytery. 
Mr.  Grand  Girard  was  made  stated  supply  at  Brush  Creek;  James 
G.  Hopkins,  at  Washington,  and  S.  J.  Miller  at  Wilmington,  all  for 
the  same  time.  The  Mt.  Leigh  committee  reported  that  they  had 
completed  the  organization  of  that  church. 

In  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough,  September  6th  and  7th,  1848, 
the  committee  to  visit  the  French  settlement,  reported  that  they  had 
attended  to  the  duty  assigned  them,  and  that  they  organized  a 
church,  to  be  known  as  the  French  Church;  the  report  was  accepted 
and  adopted,  and  the  name  of  the  church  put  on  the  list  of  churches 
under  the  care  of  this  Presbytery.  Thomas  "Woodrow  had  leave  to 
travel  out  of  bounds,  and  Charles  Danforth  was  dismissed  to  the 
Presbytery  of  Scioto,  New  School.  The  church  at  Washington  had 
leave  to  employ  J.  G.  Hopkins,  for  six  months;  Chillicothe  to  employ 
Irwin  Carson,  of  the  Presbytery  of  Washington;  Greenland  and 
Union.  W.  P.  Eastman;  Rocky  Spring,  S.  P.  Dunham;  Wilmington, 
S.  J.  Miller;  Brush  Creek  and  White  Oak,  E.  Grand  Girard;  and  New 
Market  and  Mount  Leigh,  James  Dunlap,  all  until  the  next  stated 
meeting.  '"Sundry  memorials,  from  different  churches,  were  pre- 
sented asking  the  Presbytery  to  utter  its  decided  testimony,  on  the 
subject  of  slavery,  "  and  not  to  neglect  so  good  an  opportunity,  "the 
memorials  were  put  into  the  hands  of  Crotbers,  Steel.  Miller, 
and  G.  Hopkins  to  report  to  this  Presbytery:"  they  reported  and  the 
following  was  adopted:  "1st.  That  this  Presbytery  adhere  to  the 
declaration  made  by  the  General  Assembly  of  1818,  and  often 
reiterated  by  us.  iu  a  variety  of  forms,  during  the  last  twenty  years, 
viz:  That  the  enslaving  of  one  part  of  the  human  race,  by  another,  is 
viewed  by  us,  as  a  gross  violation  of  the  most  precious  and  sacred 
rights  of  human  nature;  utterly  inconsistent  with  the  law  of  God, 
and  totally  irreconcilable  with  the  spirit  and  principles  of  the  Gospel. 
2nd.  That,  as  a  Presbytery,  we  are  determined  to  license  no  one  to 
preach  the  gospel,  and  to  invite  no  one  into  our  pulpits,  or  into 
fellowship,  as  a  member  of  Presbytery,  who.  according  to  the  Word 
of   God,   and  the  principles  of  our  Confession  of  Faith,  is  guilty  of 


OHILLICOTHK    PRESBYTEKT.  2b3 

the   sin   of  oppression;   or   who  perverts   the    Word  of   God  to  its 
defence.     3d.     That   in  the  exercise   of  discipline,  the  avowed  slave- 
holder, for  the   sake  of  gain,  ought   not  to  be  considered  the  only 
offender;  for    our    Book    of    Discipline    defines    an   offence    to   be 
'anything  in  the  principles  or  practice  of  a  church  member  which  is 
contrary  to  the  Word   of   God,  or  which,  if  not  in  itself  sinful,  may 
tempt  others  to  sin,  or  mar  their  spiritual  edification.'   4th.  Resolved  - 
That  while  we   thus  strenuously  guard  ourselves  against  aiding  and 
abetting  the  sin  of  slavery,  we  cannot  but  disapprove  the  practice  of 
those,    who    separate    themselves,    and     exclude    from    fellowship, 
in    the    Lord's    Supper,     credible      professors     of     faith     in     the 
Redeemer,    confessedly  as  sound  in   regard  to    the  sin  in  question 
as    themselves,   because   they   retain   membership   in   a  church  not 
as  yet  purified  from  this   sin,  and  who    entertain  different  views  as 
to  some  of  the  means  necessary  for  its  removal.     The  tendency  of 
such  a  course  is  as   disastrous,  in  its   results,  as  it   is  unscriptural 
and  schismatical  in  principle."     A  very  mild  deliverance   indeed      I 
think   that    the  Free    Church  movement   was    beginning    to  make 
itself    felt    and   the  Presbytery  were  shrinking    from  the  result  of 
their  deliverances,  which  had  taught    many  of  the  people  to  believe 
that  the  proper  thing  to  do,  was  to  withdraw  from  their  connection 
with  Presbytery,   Synod,   and  General   Assembly,    and  effect  a  new 
organization;   at  least  I   can   account  for  the  change  in  their  utter- 
ances in  no  other  way. 

In  Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  April  3d  ami  4th,  1849,  "The 
following  overture,  from  the  session  of  Greenfield,  was  presented- 
"Does  membership  in  an  Odd  Fellows  Society,  require  the  cognizance 
of  the  church  judicatories?"  It  was  answered:  "That  as  it  respects 
the  propriety  of  Church  judicatories  discountenancing  the  formation 
of  Odd  Fellows  Societies,  and  advising  their  members  to  have  no 
fellowship  with  them,  we  have  no  doubt,  and,  in  case  such  advice 
is  disregarded,  it  is,  in  the  opinion  of  this  Presbytery,  the  duty  of 
the  judicatory  to  proceed  as  directed  by  our  Discipline."  AVash- 
ington  presented  a  call  for  two-thirds  of  the  labors  of  James 
G  Hopkins,  which  call  he  did  not  accept;  he  was  appointed  to 
labor  as  a  missionary,  in  the  Presbytery  for  one  month.  S.  J 
Miller  was  continued  at  Wilmington;  James  Dunlap,  at  New 
Market  and  Mt.  Leigh;  and  James  Huston  was  licensed.  Mr. 
Huston  had  been  given  the  subject  for  his  Latin  exegesis  in 
Presbytery,  at  Pisgah,  April  6th  and  7th,  1847,  and  at  the  various 
succeeding  meetings  had  read  that,  and  a  critical  exercise  on 
Romans,  1:  3,  delivered  a  popular   lecture  on  Psalms   130,  and,  at 


|84  '111.    SISTOBJ     "i    THE 

Greenfield,  after  ln^  popular  Bermon  <>n  2nd  Corinthians,  5:  11.  12,  be 
was  licensed,  Wednesday,  April  1.  IM'.t.  In  Presbyter}  at  Chil- 
licotbe.    May   St U    and    '.»rh.    1849,  the  Rev    Irwin   Carson    wa 

I  f|(llll  the  Presbytery  of  Washington,  and  accepted  a  call 
[rom  the  First  Church  of  Chillicothe,  and  was  installed  Wed- 
nesday, May  9th,  1849;  Wm.  Dickej  presided  and  proposed  the 
constitutional  questions,  Wm.  Burton  preached,  Samuel  Steel  gaye 
the  charge  to  the  pastor,  and  Wm.  C.  Kniti'm  to  tlie  people.  Charles 
Danforth  returned  his  certificate  of  dismission,  and  was  granted 
to  travel  out  of  bounds.  James  G  Hopkins  accepted  a  call 
from  Washington,  and  2nd  Corinthians,  4:19, 20,  was  given  him  hh 
text  for  trial  Bermon  for  ordination,  and  Presbyterj  agreed  to  meet 
in  Washington,  the  first  Tuesday  of  June.  Wh<  d  the  time  had  come 
and  Presbytery  was  assembled,  June  5,  L849,  "a  paper  was  pre- 
sented signed  by  some  members  of  Washington  Church,  purporting 
lobe  a  remonstrance  against  the  installation  of  .lames  G.  Hopkins, 
as  pastor  of  that  church,  when,  on  the  question  of  its  reception, 
and  after  a  free  discussion  the  following  resolution  was  adopted: 
Resolved;  That  the  paper  presented  by  the  members  who  abstained 
from  voting  at  the  moderation  of  the  call  for  J.  G.  Hopkins,  cannot 
be  entertained.  1st.  Because  it  expressly,  and  by  insinuation, 
prefers  charges  which  cannot  be  received  but  in  a  regular  way. 
2nd  \\'e  cannot  encourage  church  members,  in  voluntarily  absent- 
ing themselves,  when  calls  are  to  be  made  out  for  pastors,  by  listen- 
ing to  after  complaints."  After  having  made  the  above  most 
righteous  decision.  Presbytery  proceeded  with  the  examination  of 
Mr  Hopkins  and  heard  his  sermon  and  sustained  his  parts  of  trial. 
But  "in  view  of  some  supposed  informalities  in  the  call  from  \\  ash- 
iugton  Church,  it  was  agreed  to  postpone,  for  the  present,  the  con- 
sideration of  ordaining  and  installing  Brother  Hopkins;  and  the 
Washington  Church  was  directed  to  hold  a  congregational  meeting, 
on  Monday  next,  at  ten  o'clock  A.  M.,  and  should  the  way  be  open, 
to  make  out  a  call  for  J.  G.  Hopkins  as  their  Psjstor;  at  which 
meeting  Wm.  Dickey  was  appointed  to  preside."  This  meeting 
was  held  and  the  call  made  out,  and  the  moderator  of  Presbytery, 
Wm.  C.  KuilVen.  issued  a  call  June  21st.  1849,  for  a  meeting  of 
Presbytery  at  Washington,  on  the  third  of  J  uly.  at  11  o'clock,  "for 
the  purpose  of  ordaining  and  installing  James  G.  Hopkins."  Mr. 
Hopkins  was  therefore  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  Washington 
Church,  July  3d,  1S4<).  Samuel  Crothers  preached.  Wm.  Dickey 
presided  and  gave  the  charge  to  the  pastor  and  Wm.  Gage  ad- 
dressed   the    people.     In    Presbytery   at   Eckmansville,   September 


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4th  and  5th,  1849.  a  memorial  was  presented  from  the  deacons  of 
Rocky  Spring  Chnrch,  and  Wiu.  Gage,  H.  S.  Fullerton,  S.  J.  Miller 
and  Wui.  A.  Ustick  were  appointed  a  committee  to  report  thereon, 
aud  presented  the  following,  which  was  adopted:  "  In  reply  to  the 
request  of  the  memorialists,  the  Presbytery  present  the  following 
statements  and  advice:  It  is  no  doubt  proper,  and  required  by 
Christian  courtesy,  that  our  churches  be  opened  to  any  evangelical 
minister,  of  good  standiug  in  his  own  body,  to  preach  occasionally, 
for  the  accommodation  of  any  who  may  be  members  of,  or  favorable 
to  the  church  with  which  he  is  connected,  when  he  comes  as  a 
peaceable  ambassador  for  Christ,  to  promote  the  cause  of  our 
common  Lord.  But  should  there  be  good  reason  to  believe  that 
the  intention  is  to  stir  up  contention,  and  produce  division  and  form 
separate  organizations,  unscriptural  in  nature  and  injurious  in 
operation,  then  and  in  that  case,  it  is  not  only  the  privilege  but  the 
bounden  duty  of  the  church  session  to  withhold  from  such  the  use 
of  their  house  of  worship."  According  to  our  Form  of  Government 
Chap,  ix,  Sec.  6.  the  session  is  required,  "to  concert  the  best  measures 
for  promoting  the  spiritual  interests  of  the  congregation"  and, 
according  to  their  ordination  vows  they  are  bound  to  study  the 
peace,  unity  and  purity  of  the  church.  (See  Form  of  Government, 
Chap.  xiii.  Sec.  4,  5.)  From  the  knowledge  which  Presbytery  have  of 
the  state  of  things,  in  the  Church  of  Rocky  Spring,  they  do  not 
hesitate  to  say,  that  in  iheir  judgment,  it  would  be  highly  improper, 
for  the  session  of  said  church,  to  grant  the  use  of  the  house  to  any 
person  who  may  desire  it,  when  the  presumption  is  that  division 
and  separate  organization  will  follow.  And  further,  in  the 
Directory  for  worship,  chap,  vi,  see.  6,  we  are  taught,  "It  is  expe- 
dient that  no  person  be  introduced  to  preach,  in  any  of  the 
churches,  under  our  care,  unless  by  consent  of  the  pastor,  or  church 
session,  and  further,  that  it  is  irregular,  for  the  session  of  a  vacant 
church,  to  invite  a  minister  to  supply  them,  statedly,  without  the 
consent  of  Presbytery."  This  was  an  eminently  wise  and  proper 
decision,  but  they  came  pretty  near  being  too  late  in  shutting  up 
the  fold  to  protect  the  Old  School  lambs  from  the  Free  Chnrch 
wolves.  The  relation  between  Wm.  Burton  and  the  Piketon  Church 
was  dissolved  and  Mr.  Burton's  "request  to  be  dismissed  from  this 
Presbytery  to  become  united  with  another  body"  was  granted  and 
"the  Stated  Clerk  was  directed  to  furnish  him  the  testimonials  usual  in 
such  cases,  viz:  A  mere  certificate  of  standing."  Win.  C.  Kniffen 
was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Michigan.  Mr.  Kniffen  studied 
theology  one  year  at   Princeton,  N.   J.,  was  pastor  at  Reading,  Ct 

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ISO"  IHK    HISTORY    OF    THE 

Slay's  Lick,  K>..  Orangeville,  X.  V..  Bast  Nankin.  Mich,  clear 
v  reek,  O.  and  Hopewell,  Kv..  ami  died  ls.~>7.  He  was  at  Princeton 
the  winter  of  L822  3.  The  church  at  Brush  (.'nek  obtained  lease 
to  apply  t<>  the  Church  Extension  Committee  for  aid  to  build  a 
house  of  worship.  A  member  of  the  Greenfield  Chnrch  appealed 
From  the  action  of  the  session,   in  suspending  him  because  he  was 

air  Odd  Fellow:  the  session  was  sustained,   and    he  gave  notice  of   an 

appeal  to  Synod.  The  death  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  Taylor  Irwin  was 
recorded.  Mr.  Irwin  was  horn  near  Greenfield,  Ohio,  ftfaj  15,  1805. 
ih'  wenl  t-  Athens  to  prosecute  his  studies  in  the  University  of 
Ohio,  in  January  1S25,  and  graduated  in  September  1833.  He 
studied  theology  with  Dr.  Crothers,  in  Greenfield,  in  company  with 
George  C.  Poage  of  Ripley,  Ohio.  After  he  ceased  preaching  in 
W  ilmington,  he  accepted  a  call  to  Felicity.  Clennpnt  County.  Ohio, 
where  he  preached  from  1838  to  1843,  when  on  account  of  failing 
health  he  was  compelled  to  resign  his  charge.  In  August  of  the 
same  year,  being  somewhat  better,  he  began  to  teach,  in  Salem  Acad- 
emy. He  died  May  23d,  1849.  1  knew  Mr.  Irwin  well,  as  a  boy  Knows 
his  teacher.  1  began  the  study  of  Latin  and  read  the  Reader  and 
Caesar  with  him.  when  he  taught  in  Salem  Academy.  He  was  in  poor 
health,  having  had  to  quit  the  active  duties  of  the  ministry,  on  that 
account,  as  he  soon  had  also,  to  quit  teaching.  He  was  ready  in 
speech  and  had  many  of  the  qualities  of  an  excellent  extei 
speaker,  and  I  am  sure,  that  but  for  his  health  he  would  have  been  ;t 
man  of  much  more  than  ordinary  reputation,  as  he  was  of  more  than 
ordinary  ability,  as  a  preacher.  A  fine  scholar  and  of  excellent 
literary  taste  and  pleasant  gentlemanly  manners,  of  kind  heart. 
taking  a  warm  interest  in  the  boys  and  girls  who  were  his  pupils 
and  showing  it  by  words  of  cheer  as  well  as  of  kindly  when 

necessary,  he  made  an  impression  upon  me  that  willnever  pass  away. 
Mr.  ETullerton,  we  thought,  and  rightly,  a  prince  of  preachers,  but 
when,  at  rare  intervals,  Mr.  Irwin,  whose  manner  of  preaching  was 
entirely  different,  preached,  he  had  no  cause  to  be  ashamed  of  his 
sermon,  nor  had  the  congregation  reason  for  regret.  I  remember 
well.  too.  the  solemn  husli  and  stillness  that  came  over  the  village  of 
South  Salem,  the  day  that  Mr.  Irwin  died.  It  was  adayofgloom 
and  darknesH  and  real  Borrow,  for  lie  was  the  friend  of  everj  man 
who  knew  him.  All  knew  that  a  good  mau  had  departed,  and  every 
man  felt  that  he  had  lost  a  personal  friend  and  so  without  blot  or 
stain,  or  suspicion  of  either,  upon  his  character,  having  tiad  wrought 
into  him,  and  upon  him.  meetness  and  fitness  tor  heaven,  he  went  to 
the  place   that    his   Lord   had  prepared   for   him,   even   as  he  had 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  187 

prepared  him  for  it.  James  Huston  accepted  a  call  from  Sinking 
Spring,  and  Kom.  12:1,  was  given  him  as  text,  for  his  trial  sermon, 
which  he  preached,  in  Presbytery,  at  Sinking  Spring,  November  1st, 
1849,  and  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  that  church,  John  P. 
Vandyke  preached  the  ordination  sermon,  N.  M.  Urmston  presided 
and  Irwin  Carson  gave  the  charge. 

In  1849  the  Old  School  Church  had  1,860  ministers,  2,512 
churches;  received  during  the  year  8,976  members  on  confession 
of  faith,  and  had  200,830  communicants.  The  New  School  Church 
had  1,453  ministers,  1,555  churches;  received  during  they  year 
10,190  members  on  confession  of  faith  and  had  139,047  commu- 
nicants. 


CHAPTER  VII 
When  Presbytery  mpt  at  Bloomingburgh,  April  2d  and  3d.  ls"0. 
it  had  pastors  Wm.  Dickey,  at  Bloomingburgh;  Samuel  Crothers,  at. 
Greenfield;  Samuel  Steel,  at  Hillsborough;  N  M.  Qrmston,  at 
abridge;  Hugh  S.  Fullerton,  at  South  Salem;  Irwin  Carson,  at 
Chillicothe;  J.  P.  Vandyke,  at  West  Union;  I  Q  Hopkins  at  Wash- 
ington; Win,  Gage,  at  Concord,  and  Pisgah;  and  .lamps  Huston,  at 
Sinking  Spring;  Robert  G.  Wilson.  D  D.,  now  an  ■ » 1  ■  1  man.  was 
without  charge,  living  with  his  daughter,  Mrs  Irwin,  at  South 
Salem;  E.  Grand  Girard  was  still  supplying  Brush  Creek,  White 
Oak  and  French  Church;  J.  W.  Eastman  was  without  charge: 
C  Danforth  had  leave  to  travel  out  of  bounds;  W.  P.  Eastman  sup- 
plying Onion;  James  Dunlap  supplying  New  Market  and  Mount 
Leigh;  Samuel  0.  Miller  supplying  Wilmington;  S.  P.  Dunham. 
Rocky  Spring,  and  J.  A.  I.  Lowes,  Principal  of  South  Salem 
i  >my.  "'  An  application,  on  behalf  of  that  portion  of  West  Union 
church  which  usually  meets  at  Eckmansville,  f>>r  their  organization 

ite  church,  was  presented  and  read,   whereupon  Pres- 

-  lived   to   grant   sail   request,"  and  "James   Hnston  and 
J  i  a  >     i")  ml  and  G.  Hopkins  and  A.  W.  Young,  elders, 

v  »  ap  »ointed  a  committee  to  effect  said  organization,  if  expe- 
dient." It  was  resolved  that  the  movement  in  favor  of  establishing 
a  new  Theological  Seminary  at  Cincinnati,  "is  inexpedient  and 
unneces  ary,  not  called  for  by  the  present  exigencies  of  the  church." 
v  M  irket  and  Mount  Leigh  had  leave  to  continue  James  Dunlap, 
as  supply,  until  next  stated  meeting.  J  M.  Gillespie  had  leave 
to  travel  out  of  bounds.  Robert  S.  Fullerton.  who  had  been  taken 
under  care  of  Presbytery  as  a  candidate  for  the  ministry,  in  Pres- 
bytery at  Red  Oak.  September  7th  and  8th,  LS47.  and  who  had 
read  hi--   Latin  <  and  critical  exercise  on  1st  Peter.  2:6,  and 

attende  I  Theological  Seminary  at  Alleghany,  delivered  his  popular 
lecture  on  Phil.  3:  8-11,  popular  sermon  on  2nd  Cor.  5:  17,  and  was 
licensed  Wednesday,  April  3,  bso<>.  with  a  view  to  his  ordination  as 
an  evangelist,  which  ordination  took  place  at  South  Sal^m.  April  23, 
18"»(l  Wm.  Dickey  preached  the  sermon.  Win.  Gage  proposed  the 
constitutional  questions  and  offered  the  consecrating  prayer.  Mr. 
Fullerton  was  born  in  Bloomingburgh,  Ohio.    November  23,   1821. 


CHILLIOOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  189 

He  was  educated  at  Miami  University,  Oxford,  Ohio,  studied  divinity 
at  the  Western  Theological  Seminary,  Alleghany,  Pennsylvania.  He 
entered  upon  the  service  of  his  Master  as  a  foreign  missionary, 
under  the  care  of  the  Presbyterian  Board  of  Foreign  Missions. 
He  was  stationed  at  Minpoorhee,  Agra,  Futtehgurgh,  Dehra,  &c, 
in  Northern  India.  He  was  a  most  devoted  missionary,  and  his 
brethren  held  him  in  high  esteem.  He  died  October  4,  1865,  of 
cancer,  at  Landour,  on  the  Himalaya  Mountains.  He  was  buried 
in  the  Mission  Cemetery,  at  Dehra,  the  station  to  which  he  belonged. 
But  a  few  weeks  before  his  death,  and  when  the  fatal  nature  of  his 
disease  was  ascertained,  he  wrote  in  a  letter:  "All  I  have  to  do  is  to 
wait  till  my  Heavenly  Father  calls  me  home.  The  thought  of  dying 
in  India  does  not  trouble  me.  For  the  past  fifteen  years  I  have  gone 
forth  bearing  precious  seed,  which  I  have  sown  broadcast  among  this 
people,  and  in  the  great  harvest  I  should  like  to  awake  among  my 
sheaves.  But  it  matters  not  where  I  end  my  days.  I  have  had  many 
sleepless  nights  and  suffered  a  great  deal  of  pain  during  the  last 
month,  but  my  mind  has  enjoyed  perfect  peace.  I  know  whom  I 
have  believed.  I  have  no  fear  of  death.  I  cannot  tell  you  how 
grateful  I  am  for  this  evidence  that  the  religion  which  I  have 
preached  to  others  is  founded  on  a  rock,  the  Rock  of  Ages,"  He 
was  of  a  cheerful,  happy  disposition,  and  in  the  Sepoy  rebellion 
also  showed  himself  to  be  most  manly  and  courageous. 

Henry  W.  Taylor,  a  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of  New  Bruns- 
wick, was  received  to  the  care  of  Presbytery  at  the  Bloomingburgh 
meeting,  accepted  a  call  from  Piketon,  and  was  assigned  John  4:  14, 
for  his  trial  sermon  for  ordination.  He  was  ordained  and  installed 
pastor  at  Piketon,  -Tune  4th.  1850;  Wm.  P.  Eastman  preached,  Irwin 
Carson  proposed  the  constitutional  questions  and  gave  the  charge  to 
the  pastor;  H.  S.  Fullerton  gave  the  charge  to  the  people  and 
Wm.  Gage  offered  the  ordaining  prayer. 

In  Presbytery  at  Cynthiana,  September  3d  and  4th,  1850,  a 
petition  for  the  organization  of  a  church  in  Brush  Creek  township. 
Scioto  county,  was  presented,  and  John  P.  Vandyke  and  James 
Huston,  ministers,  and  S.  Williams,  elder,  were  appointed  a  com- 
mittee "to  visit  the  neighborhood,  inquire  into  its  locality  and  the 
expediency  of  organizing  a  church  there."  The  committee  before 
appointed  to  visit  Eekmansville,  reported  that  they  had  organized  a 
church  there,  to  be  called  Eekmansville.  This  new  church  presented 
a  call  for  one-half  of  the  time  of  J.  P.  Vandyke.  It  was.  however, 
determined  to  retain  this  call  until  West  Union  should  have  regular 
notice  of  the  application,  and  give  Presbytery  the  information  neces- 


100  THE    HISTORY    OF   THE 

sary  for  regular  action  in  ir<  disposition.  The  pastoral  relation 
between  the  Rev.  V  M.  Urmston  and  Bainbridge  was  dissolved, 
also  thai  between  -J.  G.  Hopkins  and  Washington.  The  time  was 
changed  Eor  Dominating  commissioners  to  the  General  Assembly. 
From  the  fall  to  the  spring  meeting.  John  McLean,  who  had  been  a 
student  at  Salem  Academy,  preached  his  popular  sermon,  and  was 

jed,  Wednesday,  September  4th,  1850.  Mr.  McLean,  in  Presby- 
tery al  Red  Oak,  September  6th  and  7th.  1817,  had  been  examined 
and  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  a1-  a  candidate,  and  had.  at  the 
different  meetings,  passed  his  parts  of  trial,  having  had  assigned  him 
Heb.  i :  •"■.  for  critical  exercise.  Eph.  2:4-7,  for  popular  lecture,  and 
John,  1:  '-".,.  for  popular  sermon.  He  had.  also,  for  a  time,  attended 
Semi i  \lleghany  and  studied  theology  with  Dr.  Crothers  and 

H.  S.  Fuller  ton.  He  made  a  popular  and  useful  minister.  The  Rev. 
If.  S.  Fullerton  was  elected  Moderator  of  Synod  in  the  fall  of  1860. 

In  Presbytery  at  Manchester.  April  1st  and  2d,  1851,  thirty- 
four  members  of  Hillsborough  church  requested  to  be  organized  into 
a  separate  church.  This  request  was  granted,  and  Samuel  Steel. 
E.  (hand  Grirard  and  elder  X.  Murphy  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  organize  them.  The  committee  on  the  church  in  Brush  Creek 
township,  Scioto  county,  reported  that  they  had  organized  a  church 
there  called  Palace  Hill.  It  was  resolved  that  this  Presbytery 
vor  to  support  the  Rev.  Robert  S.  Fullerton,  missionary  to 
ludia.  H.  \V.  Taylor,  on  account  of  continued  ill  health,  resigned 
his  charge  ;,t  Eiketon.  James  Huston  resigned  at  Sinking  Spring 
and  accepted  a  call  to  Piketon,  and  the  first  Tuesday  of  June 
was  appointed  for  his  installation:  Irwin  Carson  to  preach  and 
W.  I'.  Eastman  to  give  the  charge.  The  Saturday  before  the  third 
Sabbath  of  April  was  appointed  for  the  installation  of  J.  P.  Vandyke, 
at  Eckmansville,  and  James  Duulap  was  apppointed  to  conduct  all 
the  se 

At    the    next    i  at  Union,   September  2d  and  3d.  John 

ry  was  licensed.     Mr.  Kingery  had  beeti  taken  uuder 

candidate,   in  Presbytery  at  Eckmansville, 

•tli  and  5th.  181!).  and  at  the  different   meetings  had  gone 

through  with   his  parts  of  trial    -a  Latin  exe  critical  exercise 

on  First  Thes.  5:  7.  popular  lecture  on    ;  125— and  now  was 

>•    Union,  Wednesday,  September  3,  L85L     He  had  been  a 

Btnd<  lemy.     The  Rev.  Robert   \V.   Wilson,  of  the 

'  Oxford,  was  received  into  this  Presbytery.     Mr.  Wilson 

came  to   be  a  teacher   in  Salem  Academy.     Charles   Danforth   had 

leave  to  travel  out  of  hounds,  until  the  next  stated  meeting.     Trav- 


CHILLICOTHE   PKE8BYTERY.  191 

eling  out  of  bounds  seems  to  have  become  a  regular  business  with 
him.  H.  W.  Taylor  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Miami. 
Mr.  Taylor  was  born  at  Athens,  Ohio,  December  21,  1822.  He  united 
with  the  church  at  Athens  when  fourteen  years  old.  He  graduated 
at  the  University  of  Ohio,  in  the  same  place,  in  August,  1842,  and 
at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  in  1849,  was  licensed  by  the 
Presbytery  of  New  Brunswick,  April  26th,  1848.  After  his  gradua- 
tion at  Princeton  he  supplied  the  Presbyterian  church  at  Lancaster, 
Ohio,  for  six  months,  during  the  illness  of  the  pastor,  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Cox.  In  October,  1849,  he  took  charge  of  the  churches  of 
Piketon  and  Waverly.  Upon  leaving  our  Presbytery  .  he  went  to 
Xenia,  Ohio,  where  he  was  pastor  from  May,  1851,  to  May,  1855.  He 
then  was  stated  supply  of  the  churches  of  Eaton  and  Camden,  in  the 
Presbytery  of  Oxford,  from  July,  1855,  to  July,  1860.  He  became 
pastor  of  the  church  of  Franklin,  in  the  Presbytery  of  Miami,  in 
July,  1860,  and  remained  in  that  relation  until  July,  1870.  In  that 
year  he  received  a  call  to  the  Columbia  street  church,  in  Newport, 
Kentucky,  where  he  was  pastor  from  September,  1870,  to  September, 
1876.  •  He  then  was  stated  supply  to  the  church  in  Falmouth,  Ken- 
tucky, in  the  Presbytery  of  Ebenezer,  until  September,  1882,  since 
which  time  he  has  resided  in  Walnut  Hills,  Cincinnati,  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  and  has  been  engaged  in 
supplying  vacant  churches  and  doing  missionary  work  among  the 
weak  churches.  • 

J.  M.  Gillespie  returned  his  license  and  ceased  from  the  work 
of  the  ministry,  on  account  of  his  continued  ill  health.  He  after- 
wards studied  medicine  and  is  now  a  practicing  physician  in 
the  village  of  Bloomingbnrgh  and  an  elder  in  the  church  there. 
S.  J.  Miller  accepted  a  call  from  Washington,  and  the  Friday  before 
the  last  Sabbath  of  October  was  appointed  as  the  time  of  his  installa- 
tion, Samuel  Steel  to  preach,  Wm.  Dickey  to  give  the  charge,  and 
Irwin  Carson  the  alternate  of  either.  The  committee  to  organize  a 
church  at  Marshall  reported  that  they  had  done  so,  and  the  Marshall 
church  presented  a  call  for  the  Rev.  E.  Grand  Girard,  which  was  put 
into  his  hands  and  accepted,  when  the  Saturday  before  the  first 
Sabbath  in  November  was  fixed  as  the  time  for  his  installation, 
Samuel  Steel  to  preach  and  Samuel  Crothers  to  preside  and  give  the 
charge.  James  Dunlap  was  made  stated  supply  at  Mount  Leigh ; 
John  McLean  at  New  Market;  W.  P.  Eastman  at  Union,  and 
N.  M.  Urmston  at  Sinking  Spring.  It  would  appear  that  Mr. 
Dunham  had  been  supplying  at  Red  Oak,  for  it  was  asked  that  he 
should  be  continued  there;  but  afterward,  probably  because  he  was 


192  THE    HISTORY    Of    THE 

not  willing  to  remain,  I  test  was  withdrawn.     A  paper  referring 

bo  tli->  Fugitive  Slave  Law  was  adopted  and  "is  as  follows,  riz.:    [nas- 
mnoh  as  the  Word  of  God,  and  the  constitution  of  the  Presbyterian 
church,  make  it  the  duty  of  Presbyteries  to  resolve  questions  of 
doctrine  and  discipline,  seriously  and  reasonably   propounded,  and 
to   condemn  erroneous  opinions,  which  injure  the  peace  or  purity 
of  the  church,  and  inasmuch   as  the  minds  of  some  serious  pers. 
are  known  to  be  embarrassed  in  reference  to  the  law  usually  styled 
'The  Fugitive  Slave  Law.'  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe  considered 
it  their  duty  to  publish  the  following  declaration:     1st.    Resolved; 
That  the  authority  and  law  of  the  Most  Ugh  God  are  paramount, 
and  therefore   when   the  laws   of    man's    making    contravene    His 
authority  and  laws,  by  making  it  a  penal  offense  to  discharge  any 
of  the  duties  we  owe  to  God  or  our  fellow-men,  such  as  feeding  the 
hungry,   clothing  the   naked,    or    receiving    and    entertaining    the 
stranger,    knowing   him   to    be   claimed   by  a  fellow-mortal,   or   by 
requiring  us  to  assist  the  oppressor   in  catching  human  beings  who 
are  escaping  from  a  land  where  they  are  held  as  chattels  personal, 
deprived  of  their  inalienable  rights  and  the  means  of  salvation,  we 
should  obey  God  rather  than  man.     2nd.    Resolved;    That  no  intelli- 
gent and  conscientious  man  ought  to  feel  himself  bound  to  regard 
the  requirements  of  the  Fugitive  Slave  Law.     It  is  written   in  God's 
book,  to  be  read  of  all  nations,  in  every  age  of  the  world,  '  Woe  unto 
uim  that  buildeth  his  house  by  unrighteousness,  and  his  chambers 
by  wrong.'     '  That  useth  his  neighbor's  service  without  wages  and 
givethhim  not  for  his  work.'     The  slaveholders  of  the  South  hold 
their  slaves  by  the  same  tenure  by  which  Pharoah    held   his,   v. .  .: 
they    are  the   children  of  slave  mothers.     For  that  sin  God  rained 
down  judgments,  even  hailstones  and  coals  of  tire  on  the  land   of 
Egypt.     The  righteous  Judge  of  all  the  earth  doomed  the  whole 
nation  of   Amalekites  to  extermination    for  the  sin   of    vexing  and 
hindering  the  slaves  when  they  were  escaping  from  their  masters. 
The  God  of  Israel  made  it  a  standing  ordinance  in  His  church,  that 
no  Ammonite  or  Moabite,  even  to  the  tenth  generation,  should  enter 
into  the  congregation,  because  they  did  not  meet  the   slaves  with 
oread  and  water,  and  assist  them  in  escaping  from  a  land  of  slavery. 
It  was  also  a  law  of  perpetual  obligation  that  no  man  should  deliver 
to   his  master   a  slave   escaping  from   his   master.      The   standing 
injunction  of  an  inspired  apostle  to  all  Christian  servants  deprived 
of  their  freedom  is,  '  Art  thou  called,  being  a  servant,  care  not  for  it, 
but  if  thou  mayest  be  free,  use  it  rather.'    3d.    Resolved;    That  if  it 
oe  a  Christian  privilege  to  disregard  the  claims  of  God's  law,  because 


CHiLLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  193 

the  laws  of  man's  making  require  it,  the  prophets  and  apostles  and 
all  martyrs  who  parted  with  their  lives  rather  than  sin  against  God, 
'  died  as  the  fool  dieth.'  4th.  Resolved ;  That  to  assist  slave- 
hunters  to  catch  men,  women  or  little  children,  who  are  escaping 
from  slavery,  or  in  any  way  to  assist  in  carrying  out  a  law  so 
flagrantly  iniquitous  as  the  Fugitive  slave  Law.  is  a  sin  requiring  the 
cognizance  of  the  judicatories  of  the  church,  and  the  church  sessions 
under  the  supervision  of  this  Presbytery  are  enjoined,  in  cases  of 
conviction  by  due  process,  to  exclude  the  impenitent  from  the 
communion  of  the  church,  until  they  give  satisfactory  evidence 
of  repentance.  5th.  Resolved;  That  Presbytery  would  not  be 
understood  as  advising  active  resistance  to  any  of  the  laws  of  the 
.and,  but  enjoin  upon  all  under  our  authority,  to  submit  quietly 
to  the  penalty  of  the  law,  when  they  cannot  with  good  conscience 
obey  its  precepts."  It  was,  also,  at  this  meeting,  "resolved,  that 
Presbytery  cannot  but  regard  those  churches  that  continue  brethren 
with  them,  as  stated  supplies,  without  the  sanction  of  Presbytery,  as 
acting  disorderly;  and  they  would  hereby  remind  the  vacant  churches 
that  the  relation  of  stated  supply  can  be  constituted  only  through  the 
Presbytery,  and  that  those  churches  that  wish  to  continue  the 
relation  must  apply  to  Presbytery  at  each  stated  meeting."  Sinco 
the  last  stated  meeting,  two  members  of  the  Presbytery  had  died; 
Robert  G.  "Wilson  D.  D.  April  17  and  James  G.  Hopkins  June  29. 

Dr.  Wilson  who  was  first  received  into  the  Presbytery  in  1805, 
was  a  man  of  mark  and  ability  and  would  have  been  recognized  as 
such,  anywhere.  Wishing  to  get  something  concerning  him  from  some 
one  else,  I  wrote  to  my  college  classmate  and  life  loug  friend,  his 
grandson,  the  Hon.  J.  W.  McDill,  of  Iowa;  a  man  also  of  power  and 
influence,  and  who,  as  he  grows  older,  grows  more  and  more  like  my 
recollection  of  Dr.  Wilson,  and  received  an  answer  which  1  will 
transcribe,  premising  that  I  asked  him  for  the  anecdote  of  Calhoun 
which  I  remember  we  laughed  at,  when  we  were  boys.  "My  recol- 
lections of  my  grandfather  all  refer  to  the  time  when  he  was  an  old 
man,  having  retired  frcm  all  active  work  With  reference  to  that 
period  I  have  many  and  most  pleasant  recollections.  It  was  my 
duty  to  read  the  newspapers  to  him  each  morning.  He  maintained 
an  active  interest  in  political  affairs,  to  the  last,  and  as  I  read  the 
Congressional  debates  to  him,  he  would  explain  the  differing  views 
of  the  political  parties  to  me.  Although  a  mere  lad,  he  made  such 
matters  very  plain  to  me,  and  such  was  his  accuracy  of  distinction, 
that  I  have  never  yet  found  that  he  erred  in  his  explanations,  or 
illustrations.     It  seems   to  me  now,   as  I  recall  those  conversations 

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194  THE    HISTORY    OK    THE 

that  he  must  have  been  a  close  student  of  public  affairs,  and  Lad  a 
very  intelligent  view  of  tin-  merits  of  the  different  questions  dis- 
cussed by  public  men.  He  passed  away  when  i  was  still  a  boy.  I 
have  seen  and  known  intimately  a  great  many  prominent  men  sii 
thru.  1  must  be  partial  i«  bim,  at  least  I  know  1  loved  him,  but  he 
et   to  me  to  have  been  our  of  the  men  1 

ever  knew.     1  here  was  a  p<  rsonal  dignity  abont  him  that  absolutely 
commanded  respect,  and  y<  -  a  man  of  the  simpli  Bt  habits  and 

manners.     He  was  a  true  republican,  and  knew   men  and   women 

ply  as  men  and  women.  Often,  as  the  reading  was  ended, 
mind  went  back  to  his  earlier  days,  and  many  an  incident  of  his  early 
life  was  brought  forth.  In  his  boyhood,  in  .South  Carolina,  he 
attended  an  Academy  with  Andrew  Jackson  as  member  of  the 
school.  He  recollected  that  the  incipient  hero  of  New  Orleans  was 
the  worst  boy  in  the  school.  Grandfather  was  a  graduate  of  Dick- 
inson College,  Carlisle,  Pennsylvania.  He  told  me  James  Buch- 
anan was  a  classmate,  but  1  do  not  remember  that  he  had  any  \ 
vivid  recollections  of  Mr.  Buchanan.  In  South  Carolina  he  lived 
neighbor  to  Patrick  Calhoun,  father  of  the  celebrated  John  C. 
Calhoun;  in  fact  Patrick  Calhoun  was  an  elder  of  his  church.  Of 
the  great  statesman  he  remembered  having  spent  an  evening  with 
him  on  his  return  from  College.  He  impressed  grandfather  as  a 
young  man  having  a  very  comfort  imation  of  his  own  ability. 

brick  Calhoun  was  an  able  man,  a  prominent   citizen   and   of  un- 
bounded conceit.     At  one  time  lie  was  appointed  by  the  governor  of 
South  Carolina,  an  Associate  Justice  of  the  Abbeville  district  Court  of 
Assizes.     The  appointment  tilled  him  with  pride.     A  little  time  ai 
grandfather  was  appointed,   by  his   Presbytery  to   • 
work    in  North  Carolina;   mounting  his  horse  one  day  he  started 
rth    Carolina.     As  he    passed   Patrick  Calhoun's  house  the   old 
Qtleman  hailed  him  and  learning  that   he  was  going  to  North  Caro- 
lina, he  a9ked  if  he  had  any  credentials.     Grandfather  replied  he 
had    proofs  of    his   mission  from    the  Stated   Clerk.     'That  may   do 
for  the  Kirk,'   said  Calhoun,  'but   I'll    give  you    credentials  that  will 
go  with   lu'-n  of  the  world;'  whereupon  he  wrote   out  and  handed  to 
him   the  following  paper:     'Know  all   men.   b\    these  presents,  that 
the   Rev.    EL    Gh    Wilson  is  a  duly  ordained  minister   of  the  gospel 
,n  good  standing,   in   the  Presbyterian  church,  and  is  duly  commis- 
ed,  by  his  Presbytery,  to  do  mission  work  in  North  Carolina. 
Witness  my  hand, 

(Signed.)  Patrick  Calhoun,  A.  J.  A.  C.  Ass. 

After  leaving  the   house,  when  grandfather  read  the  paper  he 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  195 

was  convulsed  with  laughter  on  seeing  that  the  mystic  letters  which 
stood  as  abbreviations  for  Associate  Justice,  Abbeville  Court  of 
Assizes,  read  so  as  to  give  the  justice  tbe  name  of  that  much  ma- 
ligned, stupid  and  noisy  beast  of  burden,  the  Jackass.  Telling  over 
the  incident  to  me,  more  than  fifty  years  afterward,  the  good  old 
man  would  still  be  convulsed  with  laughter  at  the  ludicrous  conjunc- 
tion of  the  abbreviating  letters.  I  feel  that  I  have  written  too  much 
already,  and  yet  to  me  it  is  an  entrancing  subject.  I  have  often 
wondered  how  grandfather,  an  old  man,  could  be  so  pleasant  a  com- 
panion to  me,  a  mere  boy,  and,  in  thinking  it  over,  I  am  reminded 
of  what  Cicero  said,  'As  I  approve  of  a  youth  that  has  something  of 
the  old  man  in  him,  so  I  am  no  less  pleased  with  an  old  man  that  has 
something  of  the  youth.'  I  think  he  kept  to  the  last  his  zest  for  life, 
something  of  his  youth.  I  was  at  his  deathbed.  He  died,  as  he 
lived,  a  Christian,  and  no  writing  has  ever  been  stronger  proof  to  me 
of  the  genuineness  of  Christianity  than  my  recollection  of  the  good 
man's  death.  I  think  he  saw  through  the  gates  of  pearl  just  as  his 
soul  plumed  its  wings  for  flight  from  earth." 

Dr.  Wilson  was  born  in  Lincoln  county,  North  Carolina,  Decem- 
ber 30th,  1768.  He  graduated  at  Dickinson  College,  Pennsylvania, 
in  1790  and  studied  theology  under  the  direction  partly  of  his  pastor, 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Cummins  and  partly  of  the  Rev.  Wm.  C.  Davis.  He 
was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Presbytery  of  South  Carolina,  April 
16,  1793,  and  on  May  23d,  1794,  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of 
Upper  Long  Cane  Church,  in  Abbeville  district.  He  at  the  same 
time  preached  to  the  church  at  Greenville.  He  was  offered  a  pro- 
fessorship in  South  Carolina  College,  and  was  also  invited  to  become 
Principal  of  an  Academy  in  Augusta,  Georgia,  but  declined  these 
offers  to  become  pastor  of  the  church  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  He 
received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity,  from  the  college  of  New 
Jersey,  (Princeton,)  in  1818.  After  resigning  the  Presidency  of  the 
Ohio  University  at  Athens,  on  account  of  the  increasing  infirmities  of 
age,  and  returning  to  Chillicothe  to  live,  not  content  to  remain  in- 
active, he  labored,  as  stated  supply,  in  Union  Church  for  seven  years. 
In  Presbytery  at  Marshall,  April  6th  and  7th,  1852,  S.  P.  Dun- 
ham was  made  stated  supply,  at  Wilmington;  James  Dunlap,  at 
Mount  Leigh;  E.  Grand  Girarcl,  at  Rocky  Spring;  John  McLean,  at 
New  Market  and  W.  P.  Eastman,  at  Union;  all  until  the  next  stated 
meeting  Sylvanus  Jewett,  a  licentiate,  was  received,  from  the 
Presbytery  of  Columbus,  and  accepted  a  call  from  the  church  of 
Bainbridge;  Eph.  2:8,  wad  given  him  for  text,  for  trial  ser- 
mon,   and    the  first    Tuesday  of  June,   at  one  o'clock,  was    ap- 


106  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

pointed  for  his  ordination  and  installation,  S.  Crothera  to  preach, 
li.  \V.  Wilson  to  give  the  charge  to  the  pastor  and  H.  S.  Fnllerton 
to  the  people.  J.  R.  Kingery  had  leave  to  travel  out  of  bounds. 
Presbj  i  iv  also  adopted  the  followir  l;Thatthifi  Presby- 

tery deem  it  highly  inexpedient  for  young  men,  who  have  the 
ministry  in  view,  to  enter  into  the  marriage  relation,  be 
license  to  preach  the  gospel."  In  Presbytery  at  Red  Oak,  May  1th 
b  id  5th,  1852,  John  McLean  was  made  stated  sup]  ly  at  White  Oak, 
until  the  next  stated  meeting,  and  Jacob  W.  Eastman  was  dismissed 
to  the  Presbytery  of  Madison. 

The  Eev.  Jacob  Weed  Eastman  was  born  at  Sandwich,  N 
Hampshire,  in  1790.  He  was  a  descendant,  of  Roger  Eastman,  a 
puritan  of  the  pilgrim  days,  who  came  to  Massachusetts  from  Eng- 
land, in  1638.  He  attended  college  at  Dartmouth,  entering  about 
1809.  For  some  years  he  conducted  a  classical  school,  preparing 
students  for  college,  and  was  licensed  to  preach  by  a  Congregational 
Association  in  1815,  and  December  13,  1815.  was  ordained  and 
installed  at  Methuen,  Massachusetts,  and  continued  there  until 
He  then  supplied  a  church  at  North  Reading,  Massachusetts,  for 
two  or  three  years,  and  then  came  to  our  Presbytery.  He  moved 
to  Hanover,  Indiana,  in  1851.  and  died  of  cholera  there.  July  2nd, 
1852.  He  was  quite  feeble  during  the  last  few  years  of  his  life 
The  Rev.  Wilson  C.  Hollyday  writes  concerning  him:  "He  came  to 
Rocky  Spring,  if  I  remember  correctly,  at  the  close  of  one  of  those 
interesting  occasions,  in  the  church,  by  which  it  had  been  blessed  at 
different  periods.  He  was  I  think  full  six  feet  high,  full  and 
large  around  the  chest,  fair  complexion,  not  very  dark  hair  and  was  a 
fine  looking  man.  He  was  a  good  and  very  earnest  preacher, 
fluently,  and  direct  to  his  hearers,  without  manuscript;  he  was  very 
much  blessed  in  his  labors  and  loved  by  his  people,  but  after  a  num- 
ber of  years  of  earnest  work  his  health  failed  and  he  was  unable  to 
preach  and  labor  as  he  had  done;  he  was  troubled  with  disease  of 
the  heart.  As  a  preacher  he  impressed  his  hearers  with  the  feeling 
that  he  very  much  desired  their  souls' salvation;  he  was  sometimes 
called  a  revival  preacher,  owing  no  doubt,  to  his  very  urgent  way  in 
urging  sinners  to  come  to  Chrict.  * 

At  Bainbridge,  June  1st,  1852,  when  Presbytery  met  specially 
to  ordain  and  install  Mr.  Jewett,  Cynthiana  obtained  leave  to 
employ  the  Rev.  N.  M.  TJrmston  until  the  next  spring  meeting.  A 
request  was  presented  from  members  of  Pik<  arch,  and  some 

others  living  in  Waverly  and  vicinity,  that  a  church  might  be 
organized  at   Waverly.     X.    M.    Urmston   and  James  Huston    and 


OHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  107 

ruling  elder,   D.  B.   Wifcherow  were  appointed   a  committee  to  look 
after  this,  and  at  the  next  meeting  reported  that  it  was  inexpedient. 

At  Bio  jmlugbargh,  Saptember  7th  and  8th,  1852,  John  McLean, 
licentiate,  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Miami.  The  pastoral 
relation  existing  between  James  Huston  and  Piketon  was  dissolved, 
and  Mr.  Huston  was  given  leave  to  travel  out  of  bounds.  The 
relation  between  the  Rev.  John  P.  Vandyke  and  West  Union  and 
Eckmansville  was  also  dissolved,  and  Mr.  Vandyke  made  stated 
supply  at  Red  Oak,  until  the  next  stated  meeting.  E.  Grand 
Girard  was  continued  as  stated  supply  at  Rocky  Spring,  James 
Dunlap  at  Mount  Leigh,  and  J.  R.  Kingery  was  appointed  stated 
supply  at  West  Union  and  Eckmansville.  W.  P.  Eastman  ac- 
cepted a  call  from  Union,  and  the  Saturday  before  the  first  Sab- 
bath of  November  was  appointed  for  his  installation,  S.  Jewett  to 
preach,  H.  S.  Fullerton  to  preside  and  Irwin  Carson  to  be  alternate 
to  either.  The  Rev.  R.  W.  Wilson  accepted  a  call  from  Blooming- 
burgh,  and  H.  S.  Fullerton  was  appointed  to  preach,  and  Wm. 
Gage  to  preside  and  give  the  charge  to  pastor  and  people,  at  his 
installation,  the  time  for  which,  however,  is  not  recorded.  Mr. 
Wilson  was  installed  as  co-pastor  with  the  Rev.  Wm.  Dickey. 
Nathaniel  Williams  who  had  been  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery 
at  the  meeting  in  Pisgah,  April  5th  and  6th,  1842,  and  of  whom 
nothing  is  said  for  some  years,  in  Presbytery  at  Manchester, 
April  1851,  had  1st.  Cor.  6:20,  assigned  him  for  a  critical  exer- 
cise, and  afterward  read  that,  and  delivered  a  popular  lecture 
from  Mat.  5:1-6,  and  at  this  Presbytery  preached  a  popular  sermon 
from  John  3:16,  was  examined  and  licensed,  Wednesday,  September 
8,  1852. 

In  Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  April  5th  and  6th,  1853,  John  P. 
Vandyke  accepted  a  call  from  Red  Oak,  and  the  Saturday  before 
the  third  Sabbath  of  May  was  appointed  for  his  installation,  S. 
Jewett  to  preach,  James  Dunlap  to  preside  and  give  the  charge, 
and  Wm.  P.  Eastman  alternate  of  either.  E.  Grand  Girard  ac- 
cepted a  call  for  five-eighths  of  his  time,  from  Rocky  Spring,  but  the 
committee  to  install  him  are  not  named  in  the  records,  nor  the 
time  appointed;  at  the  next  meeting,  however,  the  committee  re- 
ported that  they  had  attended  to  the  installation.  James  Huston 
was  left  at  discretion,  as  to  supplying  Piketon,  Nathaniel  Williams 
was  made  stated  supply  at  New  Market,  James  Dunlap  at  Mount 
Leigh  and  Eckmansville,  S.  P.  Dunham  at  Wilmington.  The 
church  of  Greenland  was  granted  leave  to  employ,  until  the  next 
stated  meeting,  the  Rev.  Job  Broughton  a  member  of  the  "Indepen- 


108  THE    HISTORY    OF    THB 

dent  Congregational  Association  of  the  Western  Reserve"  who  was 
present,  at  this  meeting,  and  sat  as  a  corresponding  member.  The 
committee  on  the  records  of  Bloomingburgh  church,  "Report  that 
they  tind  on  the  records,  the  case  of  a  member  suspended,  from  the 
communion  of  the  church,  because  of  adherenoe  to  the  Masonic  Fra- 
ternity, on  which  they  think  it  proper,  for  the  sake  of  uniformity  of 
procedure  on  the  subject,  that  the  Presbytery  express  their  opinion." 
The  report  was  accepted  and  the  roll  called  for  the  members  bo 
express  their  opinion  in  this  matter,  after  which:  "The  following 
resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted,  viz:  1st.  Resolved;  That 
Presbytery  approves  the  action  of  the  church  of  Bloomingburgh,  in 
suspending  from  the  communion  of  the  church,  a  member  for  being 
an  adhering  member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity.  2nd.  Resolved; 
That  this  Presbytery  would  again  declare  its  opinion  that  Masonry 
and  Odd  Fellowship  are  anti-ohristian  and  sinful  in  principle 
and  practice."  The  Stated  Clerk  was  directed  to  send  these  resolu- 
tions, for  publication,  to  "The  Presbyterian  of  the  West."  They 
adopted,  also,  the  following,  on  another  subject:  1st.  Kesolved; 
That  the  practice  of  spirit  rapping,  (so  called,)  as  it  prevails,  in 
many  parts,  is,  in  view  of  this  Presbytery,  a  revival  of  the  old  abomi- 
nation of  necromancy,  so  decidedly  condemned  in  the  Word  of  God. 
'2nd.  Resolved  That  the  Scriptures  give  all  needed  information 
respecting  the  occurrences  of  the  invisible  world,  and  4hat  any 
attempt  to  obtain  additional  information,  on  these  subjects  from  the 
spirits  of  deceased  persons,  gives  evidence  of  an  unbelieving,  rebel- 
lious spirit,  and  lays  a  just  foundation  for  the  discipline  of  the 
church.  3d.  Resolved;  That  Presbytery  highly  approve  the  action 
of  the  session  of  Piketon  church,  in  suspending,  from  the  commu- 
nion, those  members  who  practiced  this  delusion. 

In  Presbytery  at  New  Market,  September  6th  and  7th,  1853,  the 
Rev.  Job  Broughton  was  received  into  Presbytery,  on  certificate,  and 
made  stated  supply,  at  Greenland.  J.  R.  Kingery  was  dismissed  to 
the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ripley.  John  Russell  Kingery  was 
born  in  Buckskin  Township,  Ross  County,  Ohio,  June  30,  1822,  and 
joined  the  church  at  South  Salem,  at  an  early  age.  He  went  iuto  the 
Free  church,  as  this  Ripley  Presbytery  was  connected  with  that 
body,  but  where  he  preached  I  have  not  been  able  to  discover:  I 
think  he  was  never  settled  as  a  pastor,  but  after  a  time  turned 
his  attention  to    teaching,  for  the  mo  He  taught    for  a  time 

in  Bainbridge  and  afterward  in  Frankfort,  a  year  or  more  I  think  in 
each  place  and  wherever  he  was,  showed  himself  an  honest  man, 
and  a  sincere  christian.     He  received  his  classical  education  at  Salem 


OHILLICOTHE    PRESEYTEKV.  199 

Academy,  and  also  taught  there  as  an  assistant;  when  the  war 
broke  out  he  enlisted  in  the  89th  Regiment,  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry,  and  died  in  the  service,  June  15,  1864.  The  pastoral  rela- 
tion between  the  Rev.  S.  Jewett  and  the  church  of  Bainbridge  was 
dissolved,  and  Mr.  Jewett  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of 
Mississippi.  N.  M.  Urmston  had  leave  to  travel  out  of  bounds, 
James  Huston  was  made  stated  supply  at  West  Union  and  Nat. 
Williams  at  White  Oak,  for  a  portion  of  his  time.  Charles  Danforth, 
who  had  written  a  letter  to  Presbytery,  when  it  met  in  Marshall,  in 
April,  1852,  declining  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Presbyterian  church, 
and  declaring  his  withdrawal  from  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe, 
and  to  whom  the  Stated  Clerk  had  written,  that  the  Presbytery 
could  not  accept  his  declinature,  until  informed  of  his  intention 
to  unite  with  some  evangelical  church,  and  to  whom  he  had  written 
again  and  again,  by  order  of  Presbytery,  was  at  length,  at  this  meet- 
ing, dismissed  to  the  "Congregational  Association  of  Medina 
county."  Nat.  Williams  accepted  a  call  from  New  Market,  and  Phil. 
2:  12,  13,  was  given  him  as  a  text  for  trial  sermon,  for  ordination. 
H.  S.  Fullerton  was  appointed  to  preach,  James  Dunlap  to  preside 
and  give  the  charge  to  the  people,  and  J.  P.  Vandyke  to  the  pastor, 
at  Mr.  Williams'  ordination  and  installation.  The  church  of  Eck- 
mansville  presented  a  call  for  James  Dunlap,  for  one-half  of  his 
time,  which  was  put  into  his  hands  for  consideration,  and  he  was 
appointed  stated  supply  at  Eckmansville  and  Mount  Leigh. 

"Presbytery  deeming  an  expression  of  opinion,  on  the  subject  of 
Theological  education  in  the  West,  not  improper  in  the  present  pos- 
ture of  affairs,  Therefore,  Resolved;  1st.  That  we  regard  the  late 
action  of  the  General  Assembly,  as  leaving  the  New  Albany  Theo- 
logical Seminary  in  the  hands  of  the  Synods  hitherto  united  in 
its  control,  and  as  devolving  upon  them  the  responsibility  of  sustain- 
ing or  dissolving  it.  Resolved;  2nd.  That  we  regard  the  new 
Seminary,  projected  by  the  Assembly,  as  unsuitable  for  meeting 
the  wants  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  in  the  great  North  West. 
Resolved;  3d.  That  we  are  favorable  to  continuing  the  support  of 
New  Albany  Theological  Seminary."  "The  following  resolution  on 
Temperance  was  adopted,  viz:  Resolved:  That  we  will  use  our 
earnest  and  unwearied  efforts  to  secure  a  law,  in  this  State,  similar 
to  the  Maine  Liquor  Law,  and  that  we  advise  our  church  members 
to  do  the  same."  In  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough,  April  4-5,  1854,  a 
call,  from  Mount  Leigh  was  put  into  the  hands  of  James  Punlap, 
which  he  held  for  consideration.  The  relation  between  the  Rev. 
Irwin  Carson   and   the  First  Church   of   Chillicothe  was  dissolved 


20l)  THE    HISTORY    01'    THK 

Nathaniel  Williams  preached  his  trial  sermon,  was  examined  and  or- 
dained, and  the  lirst  Sabbath  of  June  was  appointed  for  his  installa- 
tion, and  S.  Steel  and  E.  Grand  Girard  were  added  to  the  commit- 
tee before  appointed  for  his  installation,  but  as  the  committer 
so  large,  I  suppose  that  each  of  them,  with  the  exception  of  Dr. 
Steel,  concluded  that  he  would  not  be  missed,  and  so  when  the 
time  came,  Dr.  Steel  was  alone,  and  himself  attended  to  all  the 
duties  of  the  installation.  The  relation  between  the  Rev.  J.  P. 
Vandyke  and  Red  Oak  was  dissolved.  Mr.  Dunham  was  continued 
as  stated  supply,  at  Wilmington.  James  Jolly  Wilson  was  licensi  d, 
At  Union,  September  2d  and  3d,  1851,  he  had  been  assigned  si 
for  a  Latin  exegesis,  and  afterwards,  at  the  different  meetings,  bad 
read  that,  and  a  critical  exercise  on  1st  Pet.  5:13,  and  delivered  a 
popular  lecture  on  Phil.  3:  12-16,  and  a  popular  sermon  on  Heb. 
2:10,  and  was  licensed  Thursday,  April  6,  1854.  At  this  meeting 
also,  "The  following  action  was  taken  in  relation  to  the  Nebraska 
Bill,  viz:  whereas  a  vigorous  effort  is  now  making,  in  Congress,  to 
repeal  the  Missouri  Compromise  and  thus  throw  open  the  Nebraska 
Territory  to  the  ingress  of  slavery:  Therefore,  Resolved:  Thai 
bytery  has  observed,  with  the  most  painful  solicitude,  the  passage  of 
this  measure  in  the  Senate,  and  the  too  great  favor  which  it  meeis  in 
the  Lower  House.  Resolved;  That  this  measure  is  not  one  of  mere 
politics,  but  is  vitally  connected  with  the  existence  of  our  civil  and 
religious  liberty,  with  the  advancement  of  Christ's  Kingdom,  and 
with  the  highest  welfare  of  man.  Resolved;  That  Presbytery  do 
earnestly  deprecate  the  success  of  this  measure;  1st.  As  friends 
of  freedom,  because,  while  ostensibly  based  upon  the  principle  of 
self  government,  it  is  really  sanctioning  and  promoting  a  most 
odious  system  of  despotism  whieh  tramples  in  the  dust,  the  dearest 
rights  of  man.  2d.  As  patriots,  because  slavery  is  in  conflict 
with  our  republican  institutions,  diminishes  prosperity,  tarnishes 
our  national  character,  hinders  our  heaven  appointed  mission,  in 
behalf  of  oppressed  earth;  and  the  extension  of  this  evil  will  endan. 
ger  the  continuance  of  our  government.  3d.  As  Christians,  because 
this  measure  permits  the  extension  under  the  protection  of  our  gov- 
ernment, of  a  system  which  is  at  war  with  the  principles  of  our  holy 
religion,  which  tends  to  ruin  the  souls  both  of  masters  and  slaves, 
and  to  hinder  the  progress  of  Christ's  Kingdom  in  the  world. 
Resolved;  That  as  American  citizens  we  do  most  respectfully,  but 
earnestly  petition  Congress  not  to  pass  the  Nebraska  and  Kansas 
Bill  so  long  as  it  contains  these  objectionable  provisions;  and  should 
it  pass  Congress,  we  do  most  earnestly  and  respectfully  petition  the 


CHILLICOTHE   HiESBYTEKY.  .201 

President  not  to  give  it  his  signature.  Resolved;  That  the  Stated 
Clerk  be  directed  to  transmit  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  to  Mr. 
Taylor,  representative  from  this  District,  and  to  the  President  of  the 
United  States,  also  to  the  editor  of  'The  Presbyterian  of  the  West' 
for  publication." 

In  Presbytery,  at  South  Salem,  September  5th  and  6th,  1854, 
West  Union  and  Manchester  had  leave  to  employ  Mr.  Uriubtuu,  until 
the  next  stated  meeting.  James  J.  "Wilson,  licentiate,  was  dismissed 
to  the  Presbytery  of  Logansport.  James  Jolly  Wilson  was  born 
near  Hillsborough,  Ohio,  March  22.  1829,  united  with  the  church  .of 
Cynthiana,  Pike  county,  in  1846.  He  took  his  literary  course  at 
Salem  Academy,  and  Hanover  college,  studied  theolgy  with  the  Rev. 
N.  M.  Urmston  and  Samuel  Steel,  D.  D.,  was  ordained  by  the 
Presbyterv  of  Logansport,  in  November,  1854.  In  October,  1857,  he 
united  with  the  New  School  Church,  having  removed  to  Bethel, 
Shelby  county,  Missouri,  where  he  was  stated  supply  and  pastor  of 
the  Pleasant  Prairie  Church,  for  twenty-three  years.  In  1883,  he 
was  released  from  the  pastoral  care  of  the  church,  but  writes,  "yet,  in 
mercy,  God  spares  me  and  permits  me  to  preach  about  half  the  time 
to  this  dear  church."  In  the  minutes  he  is  marked  H.  B.,  Bethel, 
Missouri.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel  Steel  was  appointed  Stated  Clerk  in 
the  place  of  the  Rev.  John  P.  Vandyke,  who  resigned  the  office,  and 
also  requested  and  obtainpd  a  dismission  to  the  Presbyteiy  of  Craw- 
fordsville.  Mr.  Vandyke  had  been  a  member  of  Presbytery  for 
twenty-five  years.  He  was  an  active  and  useful  minister,  distin- 
guished for  preaching  doctrinal  sermons,  and  specially  for  present- 
ing the  doctrine  of  election  frequently  in  his  seimone,  and  dwelling 
much  on  the  decrees  of  God.  I  remember  his  personal  appearance, 
tall  and  slender,  and  intellectual  locking,  but  was  not  sufficiently  ac- 
quainted with  him  to  be  able  to  describe  his  characteristics.  I  do 
not  think  that  I  ever  heard  him  preach.  He  was  born  in  Adams 
County,  Pennsylvania,  October  18,  1803,  graduated  at  Miami  Uni- 
versity, in  1826,  being  a  member  of  the  first  graduating  class.  He 
was  also,  for  a  time,  M aster  cf  the  Grammar  School  in  that  Univer- 
sity. After  leaving  our  Presbytery  he  labored  in  the  Frankfort 
Church,  Indiana,  es  stated  supply,  not  accepting  their  call  on 
account  of  illness  of  himself  and  family.  In  1856,  he  accepted  a 
call  to  Pleasant  Ridge  chinch  in  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  and 
there  preached,  with  occasional  intermitsions,  en  account  of  his 
health,  (he  had  for  some  time  been  suffering  with  pulmonary  con- 
sumption,) until  in  the  summer  of  1862,  he  removed  to  Reading, 
Ohio,  where  he  died,  August  33,  1862.    In  "Wilson's   Almanac  fur 

26 


202  THE    HIS  l  •         iMD 

1863,  il  .  ■    butlittle   interrup- 

tion,   daring    the    whole  of  his  li  -    last  sickness.     He 

preached  in  all    three  thousand  eight   hundred  and  ointy  three  Ber- 
mons,  which    amounts  to  not  much  les*  than  tl  oDsaweek. 

Of   these.   tMi>  thousand    nine  hundred   and   ninety  wer<  shed 

while  at  West  Union;  two  hundred  and  forty  while  at  Red  Oak;  one 
huudred  and  sixty  while  at  Frankfort;  and  three  hundred  and 
thirty  eight,  while  at  Pleasant  Ridge."  "In  his  last  illness  he  was 
sustained  by  divine  grace.  He  enjoyed  in  a  high  degree  the  ho] 
and  consolations  of  the  gospel  which  be  had  so  long  preached  to 
others.  He.  bore  his  sufferings  patiently,  and  often  spoke  of  bis 
future  prospects  with  unwavering  confidence." 

At  Uhillicothe,   April  17th  and  18th,   1855,  Wm.    C.Anderson, 
D.    D.,  was   received    from  the   Presbytery    of   Oxford,    and    a  call 
from  the  First  Church,  Chillicothe,  was  put   in  his   ham!.- which  he 
was  permitted  to  hold,  for  consideration,   until  the  next  stated  meet- 
ing-.    The  Bev.    Edmund  McKinney  v.  ved    from  the  Presby- 
tery  of  Cincinnati.     The  Kev.  Irwin    Carson    was  dismissed  to  the 
Presbytery  of  Des  Moines.     James  Dunlap  declined  the  calls  that  he 
had  been   holding    from  Eckmansville   and   Mount   Leigh,  and  was 
continued  as  stated    supply,  to   these  churches  for  six  months.     The 
Rev.    Wm.    Gage   asked   for  and  had  granted  a  dissolution  of  the 
pastoral   relation  between    himself  and  Pisgah,  but  agreed  to  supply 
them,  for  one-third  of  the  time,  as  he  bad  been  doing,  until  the  next 
stated  meeting.     Mr.  Henry  F.  May  complained  against  the  action  of 
Eckmansville  church  session,   of  which    action  the   following  is  the 
substance:     llHei  ry  F.May  for  himself  and  wife,  presented  a  certifi- 
cate  of  their  membership,  in   the  Presbyterian  church  in  Monticello, 
and  desired  membership  in  this  church,  but  he  stated  to  the  session, 
that  he  is  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows'   Society,  and  was  such  at 
the  time  he  received   his  certificate.     Session  considered  the  matter. 
and    conversed  with    Mr.  May,    as  to  the   impropriety  of  his    holding 
such  connection.     It  was  proposed   to  receive  him  on  condition   he 
would  promise   to   decline   his    connection  with  said  society   for  the 
future.     This  he  refused   to   do.     Whereu]  ion  unanimously 
declined  receiving  him  into  membership.     Mr.  May  gave  notice  that 
he  would  complain  to  Presbytery  <>f  this  action  of  the  s<  ssion,"  and 
so  this  case  came  up  ar.d  the  session  was  sustained  by  a  vote  of  live 
to  twenty-two.     Notice  was  given  of  an  appeal  to  Synod.     The  com- 
mittee to  examine  the  records  of  Presbytery  at  Synod,  took  exception 
to   the    action  which   is    recorded    in  the  minutes  of  Presbyterj    as 
follows:  "The  committee  are  of  opinion  that  the  Presbytery  erred  in 


C1IILLIC0THE    PRESBYTERY.  203 

not  sustaining  the  said  complaint,  inasmuch  as  {he  action  of  the  Eck- 
mausville  session  did  virtually  establish  a  new  term  of  communion 
which  they  had  no  right  to  do."  Synod  also  sent  an  order  to  receive 
Mr.  May,  and  iu  Presbytery  at  Bainbridge,  Ap.il  21,  22,  1857,  "The 
Session  of  Eckmansville  were  directed  to  comply  with  Synod's  order, 
and  receive  Mr.  Henry  F.  May  into  the  church,  notwithstanding  his 
connection  with  the  Society  of  Odd  Fellows."  "The  following  paper 
was  presented  to  Presbyter}-  and  after  consideration  was  unani- 
mously adopted:  whereas,  the  Synod  of  Cincinnati,  at  its  last  meet- 
ing in  Oxford,  appointed  a  committee  to  take  into  consideration  the 
expediency  of  establishing  acollege  withiu  the  bounds  of  said  Synod, 
and  make  report  at  the  next  meeting;  and,  whereas  the  late  Benja- 
min H.  Johnson,  sen.  in  his  last  will  and  testament,  appropriated 
ten  thousand  dollars,  to  be  paid  to  the  Trustees  of  any  College  for 
young  men,  which  might  be  established,  in  Hillsborough,  and  in 
successful  operation  after  the  lapse  of  six  years  from  the  time  of  his 
decease:  and  whereas  the  citizens  of  Hillsborough,  desiring  the  estab- 
lishment of  such  an  institution  of  learning,  and  deeming  the  loca- 
tion to  be  one  eminently  adapted,  in  many  respects,  for  such  pur- 
pose, would  be  willing  to  contribute  liberally  to  aid  the  enterprise; 
Therefore,  Resolved;  That  this  Presbytery  do  hereby  recommend  the 
town  of  Hillsborough,  Ohio,  to  the  consideration  of  Synod,  for  said 
College." 

In  Presbytery,  at  Bloomingburgh  June  5th  and  6th,  1855,  John 
M.  McElroy,  of  Greenfield  church,  Thomas  M,  Hopkins  of  Red  Oak, 
and  Hugh  S.  IVcick  of  Bloomingburgh  were  licensed.  These  had  all 
prepared  for  College,  at  Salem  Academy,  and  graduated;  McElroy 
at  Jefferson,  Pennsylvania;  Hopkins  at  Hauover,  Indiana;  and 
TJstick  at  Miami  University,  Ohio.  Mr.  McElroy  was  taken  under 
the  care  of  Presbytery  by  dismission  from  the  Presbytery  of  Blairs- 
ville,  at  South  Salem,  September  5th  and  6th,  1851,  and  at  that  meet- 
ing read  a  critical  exercise  on  John  14:  8-9,  and  also  delivered  a  pop- 
ular lecture  on  Heb.  12:18-24,  and  was  assigned  Romans  5:11,  for 
popular  sermon,  which  he  delivered  at  this  Bloomingburgh  meeting. 
He  had  attended  Semiuary  at  Princeton,  New  Jersej%  as  also  did  Mr. 
Hopkins  who  was  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  at  Blooming- 
burgh. September  7th  and  8th,  1852,  and  given  subject  for  Latin 
exegesis,  "An  mors  Christi  vicarius  sitV  which  he  read,  as  also  a 
critical  exercise  on  2nd  Cor.  5:21,  and  delivered  a  popular  lecture  on 
the  1st  Psalm,  and  a  popular  sermon  on  Gal.  3:1,  these  last  two  at 
the  meeting  when  he  was  licensed.  Mr.  Ustick,  who  attended  Semi- 
nary at  New  Albany,   Indian!},  was  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery 


201  THE    HISTORY   OF   THE 

at  Now    M  .tkot.   September  6th   and  7th,  1853,  and  given    uOmnU 
Scriptura  divinit  ts  t    Latin  exegesis,  which  when  he 

read  it  wn  sustained    i  of  trial,  aa  were  also  the  other  parts. 

Isaiafiohap  55     .  ■  L:12,  popular  sermon. 

The    above    then    won*   licensed,    at    Blooi  •    ^.'Inesday, 

June  o\  1855.  John  MeConndl  McElroy  D.  D.,  was  >orn  near 
Greenfield,  Ohio,  January  21,  1830,  became  a  communicant,  in  the 
Greenfield  church,  in  March  18J3,  Btudied  at  Salem  Acad emy  until 
prepared  to  enter th«  junior  class  in  Jefferson  College  at  Canons- 
burgh,  Pennsylvania,  from  which  institution,  ho  graduated  with  the 
class  of  1851.  He  taught  two  years  in  thp  Presbyterial  Academy  at 
Eldersridge.  Pennsylvania,  was  received  as  a  candidate  for  the  min- 
istry by  the  Presbytery  of  Blairsville,  and  studied  theology  with  the 
Rev.  Alexander  Donaldson,  for  one  year,  spent  two  years  in  Prince- 
ton Theological  Seminary  from  October  185;}.  to  May  1855,  and  was 
licensed  as  above.  He  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  the 
church  of  Ottumwa,  Iowa,  by  the  Presbytery  of  D;»s  Moines,  Dec.  6, 
1855,  and  coutiuued  in  that  relation  until  April  I860.  .During  that 
time,  he  was  Principal  of  the Ottumwa  male  and  female  Seminary,  for 
five  years,  and  was  also  county  superintendent  of  schools  for  two 
years.  He  was  pastor  of  the  Batavia  Church,  Iowa,  from  September, 
1869,  to  April,  1833.  He  supplied  the  Kirkville  Church,  one  year, 
from  April,  1883,  to  April,  18S4.     Since  M  S5,    he  has    had 

charge  of  the  Eist  Eid  oha pel.  a  mission  connected  with  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  of  Ottumwa,  where  his  labors  have  been 
greatly  blessed. 

In  Presbytery  at  Rocky  Spring.  Sep.  4-5,  1855,  The  Rev.  A.  "R. 
Naylor  was  received  from  th*  Pr  .    of  Cincinnati    and  "the 

church  of  Piketon  was  permitted  to  employ  him  at  the  pleasure  of 
t.  i  eputi  es."  James  Dnnlap  was  continued  as  BUpply  at  Mt, 
Leigh  and  Eckmansville.  John  "A.  McElroy  was  dismissed  to  the 
care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Des  Moines.  Dr.  Wm.  C.  Anderson 
declined   the  call    from  Chill  rad   was  d  I   and  recom- 

mended to  the  Presbytery  of  California,  where  he  !  .reach  in 

the    First  Church    of  San    Francisco.     Dr.    Ai  was  born  in 

Washington  County,  Pennsylvania,  August  18,  1804.  He  graduated 
from  Washington  College  in  the  class  of  1824,  studied  Theology 
under  the  instruction  of  his  father,  the  Rev.  John  Anderson  D.  D., 
and  was  licensed  by  the  Ptf  of   Washington.  Dec.  13. 1827. 

He  spent  the  first  year  of   his    ministry,  in    preaching    to    vai 
unsupplied  congregations  in  Pennsylvania,  Ohio,  and  West  Virginia. 
lh  ftjl  WH&ei  of  1S28-9  as  missionary  of  the  General  Assembly's  Board 


The  Rev    \v.  C.  Anderson,  D.  O. 


OHILLICOTHE   PBESBYTERY.  205 

he  preached  at  Hillsborough,  Forks  of  Yadkin,  and  in  the  mountains 
of  North  Carolina.     In  the  summer  of  1829.  b  1    an   agency 

for  the  General  Asseml  rd  of  Missions,  jand  visited  tho  Pres- 

byteries in  Pennsylvania,  NewY  !i,in  Tennesse, 

Alabama  and  Mississippi.     March   1  3i"gned  the  agency  and 

settled  as  pastor  of  the  church  of  Pigeon  Creek,  in  Washington 
County,  Pennsylvai  ig  install*  L7, 1832.     In  1836,  July 

15,  he  resigued  his  charge  to  accept  the  general  agency  of  the 
Western  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  for  the  Mississippi  valley.  In 
1839  he  settled  at  New  Albany,  Indiana.  His  health  failed  in  1841, 
when  he  resigned  his  charge  and  traveled  abroad;  returning  in  the 
fall,  he  went,  still  in  pursuit  of  health,  toCentral  America.  In  1843, 
he  was  chosen  professor  of  Rhetoric  and  Belles  Lettres,  in  Hanover 
College,  where  he  remained  but  a  short  time.  He  afterward 
preached  for  a  time  at  Washington.  Pennsylvania,  and  in  the  fall  of 
1845,  he  bec.ime  pastor  of  the  First  Church,  Dayton,  Ohio.  His 
health  failing,  in  1849,  he  went  to  Europe,  to  the  health  resort  Graf- 
fenburg,  in  Austria.  While  in  Europe  h<>  was  elected  president  of 
Miami  University,  and  began  his  work  there  in  tho  fall  of  1849,  and 
resigned  his  position  in  1854.  The  University  was  never  more  pros- 
perous than  under  his  management.  He  then  came  to  Chillicothe, 
and  as  we  have  .vvii,    went    thence    to  becoi  »r  of  the  First 

Church  of  San  Francisco,  California,  which  pastorate  he  resigned  in 
1863;  returning  from  California  he  preached  for  a  time  at  the  First 
Church.  Cincinnati,  then  at  New  Albany,  Indiai  e,  and  in  1866, 
accompanied  his  brother  Col.  -'.  B.  Anderson  to  Europe,  Fgypt  and 
Palestine.     In  1868,  he    .  on,  the  Hon.  John 

A.  Anderson  vras  residing.  In  the  spring  of  1870,  he  sailed  for 
Europe,  and  spent  some  months  Munich,  in  Bavaria, 

but  with    no    im;  health.     He   returned    home   in 

August  1870,  and  two  weeks  later,   bigui  I  passed   away.     He 

was  buried  in  Hi^l  ■  -     .  where  his 

wife  had  been  buried  in  Janu  -     Oxford.  Ohio, 

where  I  first  knew  him,  edily  came  to  love  him,  as  president 

of  Miami  University,  he  was  abundantly  •  !,  and  showed  him- 

self a  man  of  great  tact  and  ability.  No  nan  could  have  kept  the 
boys  in  better  order  than  he  did,  no  man  <  .<■  ezerted  a  better 

moral  and  religious  influence  ovi  he  did,  no  man  was 

ever  more  easily  appro.i         .  w  I    11.  pu!  a  bash- 

ful boy  at  ease  in  his  presence,  or  ghl  of  impudence, 

or  overfamiliarity.   with   the  He    accorded   all  his 

rights  to   every  one  with   whom    he  came  in  contact,  treated  all  the 


206  THE    HISTORY   OF    THE 

boys  a*  young  gautleinen,  without    any  regard  to  wealth  or  family 
position,  gave  all  a  fair  showiug,  inakiug  them  bo  know  at  once,  thai 
they  were  to  stand  on  their  own  personal  merits,  and  while  he  wt 
not  at  all  exacting,  a  boj    verj    aoon  knew  that  all  his  demands  had 

to  be  complied    with.     Of  most    kindly,    generous    aud   honorable 
disposition,  he  made  himself  at  home  anywhere   and  at  onoe  secured 
the  respect   of  all  who  met  him.     He   was  the    model    christian  gen- 
tleman.    He  kept  up  the  standard  of  manliness,  and  the  high  grade 
of  scholarship  established    by  the   venerated   Dr.  Bishop,  which  had 
made  the  University  Famous,  and  Bent  out  from  it  bo  many  men,  who 
became   most   useful  and  eminent  in  church  and  state.     He  kept  his 
students,   in  the   class   room,  always   interested,  and   had  a  way  of 
occasionally    giving  a    reproof  that    was   very    amusing  to  all  except 
the  one  who  got.  it,  aud  was  very   interesting  to   him   until  the  stroke 
came,  quick  and  sharp,  like  the  crack  of  a   whip,   and   utterly  unex- 
peoted  bv   everybody,  for  he  was  not  bo  poor  in  resource-  as  to  make 
it  necessary  for  him  to  use  u    stereotyped   form.     1    will    venture  to 
give  one  or  two  examples,  though  I  cannot  give   the   life  and   spirit, 
aud  genial  friendliness,  and  good  humor  which  made  them  so  exquis- 
ite.    A  young  man  in  the  mental  philosophy  clas-.  he  became  quite  a 
distinguished  preacher  afterwards,  was  called  upon  to  recite,   and  it 
was  soon  evident  that  he  had  not  studied  the   lesson;  he  however  had 
some  faiut  idea  of  it,  and  the  Doctor  kindly  prompted '  him.  when  he 
would  repeat  what  the  Doctor  said,   as  though  he  was  about  to  give 
the  whole  of  it  without  any  more  hesitation,  and  then  come  to  a  stop 
aud  say,  that  somehow,    it  had  slipped   his   memory,  he  knew  it,  but 
eouldu't,  somehow,   quite,  get  hold  of  it.  this  was  repeated  once  or 
twice,  and  finally,  when  the  Doctor  prompted  him  again,  he  ran  on  in  a 
glib  way,  with  somethiug  that  was  not  in  that  part  of  the  lesson,  but 
which  he  evidently  supposed  was,  and  when   the   Doctor  graciously 
said,  "that  will  do."  and  called  the  next,  he  sat  down  feeling  that  he  had 
redeemed  himself,  and  made  a  pretty  good  recitation  after  all.   He  was 
not  through  yet,  however:  for  when  the  recit  finished  the  Doc- 

tor looked  at  his  watch,  and  said  that  there  were  a  few  minutes  re- 
maining of  the  hour  for  recitation,  and  he  would  tell  us  a  story,  and 
began:  "In  Western  Pennsylvania,  among  the  Scotch  Irish,  the  best 
people  in  the  world,  a  preacher  suspected  that  one  of  the  elders  was 
not  as  well  instructed  as  lie  should  be  iu  the  doctrines  of  the  church 
and  truths  of  religion,  and  went  to  Bee  him.  determined  to  test  his 
knowledge.     The  preacher  asked  him  if  he  kne>  bh  command- 

ment. 'Certainly.'  he  answered.  I  learned  the  commandments  long 
ago.'     'Please  repeat  it,  then,'  the  preacher  said.     The  elder  stood 


CJUJXLICOTHE    PKESIiVTERY  207 

in   silence    for   a    moment,    and    then    said:    'I  declare  I  have  for- 
gotten  the  first    word.     Just   tell   me   the    first   word.'     'Thou,'  the 
preacher  said.     •  O.  yes.  yes,'  said  the  elder;  "thou,  thou,  thou.     Just 
tell  me  another  word.'     'Shalt,' the  preacher  said.     '  Why,  certainly,' 
said  the  elder;  'if   is  very  strange  that  I  should  have  forgotten  it. 
Thou   shalt,   thou  shalt.     I  don't   see  what  is  the  matter  with  me 
to-day.     If   you    would  tell  me  another  word.'     '  Not,' the  preacher 
said.     "Thou   shalt  not,  thou  s-h-a  1  t  not.     Why,   Parson,  it's  the 
strangest  tiring  in  the  world,  but  somehow  I  feel  sure,  if  you  would 
just  tell  me  another  word."     'Kill,'  said  the  preacher.     'Yes,  yes,' 
said  the  elder;  'now  it  comes  to  me.     I  can't  imagine  why  I  could 
not  think  of  it  at  first.     Thou  shalt  not  kill  thy  neighbor's  wife,  nor 
his  man-servant,  nor  his  maid-servant,   nor  his  ox.   nor  his  ass,  nor 
anything  that  is  thy  neighbor's.     Curious,  parson,  isn't  it,  how  a  man 
will   sometimes    forget   what    he  knows   so   well  ? '      Then    turning 
pleasantly  to   the  young  man.  as  though  he  was  asking  an    inno- 
cent question,  the  Doctor  said:  "Mr.  B.,  have  you'noticed  that  some 
of   the   young   men   in   college   sometimes   recite  in  that  manner?" 
Another  time  a  classmate  of  mine  came  to  recitation  with  the  bosom 
and  collar  of  his  shirt  very  much  soiled.     We  were  studying  Guizot's 
History  of  Civilization.     At  the  close  of  the  recitation,  Dr.  Anderson 
said  that  while  the  author  was  very  entertaining  and  instructive,  and 
pointed  out  the  progress  of  civilization  in  a  very  satisfactory  manner, 
for  the  most  part,  that  he  did  not  give  the  credit  that  he  should  to 
the  Reformation,  which  the  Doctor  considered  the  most  potent  factor 
of  all,  bringing  men  to  a  sense  of  their  own  worth,  freeing  them  from 
the  shackles  of  medieval  superstition,  quickening  them  to  increased 
activity  of  thought  and  action,  bringing  about  wonderful  inventions, 
itening  and' ennobling  labor,  making  it  no  longer  drudgery.     And 
s-j  he  went  on,  speaking  in  the  most  eloquent  manner,  which  I  will 
not  attempt  to  describe,  but  which  captivated  us  and  fixed  our  atten- 
tention,  until  he  had  us  all  hanging  delighted  and  expectant  on  his 
words;  and  then  suddenly  droppiug  into  a  conversational  and  more 
familiar  tone  of  speech,  he  said:  "'To  such  an  extent  have  things 
progressed,  young  gentlemen,  that  now  it  is  scarcely  an  exaggeration 
to  say  that  a  man  eau  go  to  one  end  of  a  machine  and  drop  in  a  shirt 
and  then  go  to  the  other  end  and  take  out  a  Testament.     But,  if  the 
Reformation   had    never    occurred,   then" — and   while    we   awaited 
another  burst  of  eloquence,  he  suddenly  turned  his  face  toward  the 
young  man  above-mentioned  and  said:  "Mr.  M.  you  might  have  kept 
your  shirt  and  worn  it  as  long  as  you  pleased  without  changing." 
He  had  a  most  happy  faculty  of  always,  anywhere,  putting  boys  or 


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meD  in  a  good  humor  with  then  "  and  making  the  most  of  them. 
I  remember  once,  :>',  before  I  was 

licensed,  taki  '"   him  and  some  others  at  a 

farm-house  auch  as  I   nan  farmers 

generally  provide  on  such  The  old  gentleman  had.  killed 

a  sheep,  and  we  had   mutt  linner,  which  was  very  good,  but 

which  I  thoughl  ''     *    r.  turning  to 

our  host,  Baid,  in  1  :.  inimitable  waj  :  "Colonel,  what  i  spaWent  mutton 
this  is;  your.flocl  mustb  of  the  South  Down  variety."  The  Colonel 
was  of  course  delighted,   and   even   to   m<  »w,   the  mutton 

seemed  to  becoi  ■     ■'         '        ''"   <xqui8ite 

sauce  had  been  poured  over  it.  Dr.  Anderson  could  introduce, and 
carry  on  religious  conversation  with  the  greatest  ease  and  natural- 
ness and  profit  of  any  man  wh  i  met,  nor  did  I  ever  know  his 
superior,  or  even  his  equal  in  prayer  meeting  talks.  As  a  preacher 
ne  waa  ;  such  was  his  power  to  influence  men  to 
good  that,  although  his  stay  in  any  church  was  never  very  long,  he 
always  left  the  church  to  which  he  ministered,  in  very  much  better 
condition,  in  every  way,  than  when  he  went  to  it.  The  First  Church 
in  Chillicothe  parted  from  him  with  very  great  reluctance,  but  he 
felt  that  there  was  a  work  for  him  to  do  in  California,  and  when 
there,  proved  himself  a  workman  that  needed  not  to  be  ashamed. 

At  Chillicothe,  September  28,  1855,  the  relation  between  Mr. 
Grand  Girard  and  Rocky  Spring,  and  Marshall  churches  was  dis- 
solved, and  he  was  made  stated  supply  at  Red  Oak,  and  declined  a 
call  from  French  Church  for  one-half  his  time,  but  was  granted  leave 
to  make  arrangements  to  supply  them  part  of  the  time. 

In  Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  April  15th  and  16th,  1856,  the  Rev. 
R.  L.  Stanton,  D.  D.,  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Missis- 
sippi and  accepted  a  call  from  the  First  Church  of  Chillicothe,  and 
the  first  Thursday  of  June,  at  three  o'clock  P.  M.,  was  appointed 
for  his  installation.  H.  S.  Fullerton  to  preside  and  give  the  charge 
to  the  pastor:  S.  P.  Dunham  to  preach  and  W.  P.  Eastman  to  give 
the  charge  to  the  people.  In  his  charge  Mr.  Eastman  pressed  upon 
the  people  the  fact  that  it  was  Doctor  and  not  Mrs.  Stanton  who  was 
installed.  The  Rev.  A.  R.  Naylor  accepted  a  call  from  Pisgab,  and 
the  first  Tuesday  of  June,  at  two  o'clock,  was  appointed  for  his 
installation,  J.  A  I.  Lowes  to  preach,  S.  J.  Miller  to  preside  and 
give  the  charge  to  the  pastor,  and  Win.  Gage  to  the  people.  Mr. 
Gage  was,  however,  afterward  excused  from  this  duty,  and  Mr.  Miller 
was"  absent,  and  James  Dunlap  was  appointed  and  acted  in  his  place, 
and  R.  Wi  Wilson  in  tnat  of  Mr.  Gage.    Red  Oak  presented  a  call  for 


CHILLICOTHI    PRESBYTERY  209 

Mr.  Grand  Girard,  which  was  put  in  his  hands.  A  call  from  Green- 
land for  one-half  time  was  forwarded  to  Mr.  Broughton.  Neither 
of  these  calls  was  accepted.  French  Church  was  permitted  to 
employ  Mr.  Graud  Girard  for  one-fourth  of  his  time.  S.  P.  Dunham 
was  made  stated  supply  at  Bainbridge,  for  six  months.  Thomas  M. 
Hopkins  was  dismissed  to  the  care  of  Miami  Presbytery.  Mr. 
Hopkins  was  born  near  Red  Oak,  November  24,  1827.  He  was  the 
late  Rev.  James  G.  Hopkins'  brother.  He  united  with  the  Red  Oak 
church  in  the  spring  of  1842,  prepared  for  college  at  Salem  Academy, 
graduated  from  Hanover  College,  Indiana,  with  the  class  of  1852, 
studied  theology  with  the  Rev.  H.  S.  Fullerton  and  Dr.  Crothers,  and 
for  two  years  at  the  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  and  was 
ordained  and  installed  in  the  Pleasant  Valley  church  by  the  Miami 
Presbytery,  in  the  Spring  of  1856.  In  January,  1859,  he  was  called 
to  Bloom ington,  Indiana,  where  he  labored  until  January,  1869.  He 
then  removed  to  Piqua,  Ohio,  where  he  was  pastor  for  seven  years, 
when  he  went  to  Xenia,  Ohio,  where  he  was  pastor  for  about  live 
years;  then,  for  three  and  a  half  years  he  lived  on  a  farm  near  Xenia, 
preaching  as  he  had  opportunity.  At  the  end  of  this  period  he 
received  a  hearty  and  unanimous  call  to  the  Third  Church  of  Cin- 
cinnati, where,  after  eighteen  months  of  labor,  his  health  failed, 
but  after  a  period  of  rest,  in  November,  1886,  he  went  to  Denver, 
Colorado.  In  the  minutes  of  the  Assembly  for  1888  he  is  reported  as 
Thomas  W.  Hopkins,  D.  D.,  pastor,  Capitol  Avenue  Church,  Denver 
Colorado. 

The  following  is  recorded  in  the  minutes  of  this  meeting: 
"Presbytery  would  hereby  record  the  departure  from  this  earth  of 
our  beloved  brother  in  the  Lord,  the  Rev.  James  Huston.  This 
decease  took  place  about  the  last  of  September,  1855."  At  this 
(Greenfield)  Presbytery,  also,  Robert  C.  Galbraith,  jr.,  was  licensed. 
He  was  born  in  Frankfort,  Ohio,  November  30,  1832,  received  into 
the  Concord  church,  on  profession  of  faith,  September  14,  1850, 
graduated  at  Miami  University,  June,  1853,  having  prepared  for 
college  at  Salem  Academy,  and  attended  college  a  year  and  a  half  at 
Hanover,  Indiana,  finishing  the  junior  year  there.  He  was  taken 
under  care  of  Presbytery  at  New  Market,  September  6th  and  7th, 
1853,  and  given  "  Jesu  Christi  Resiirrectio"  for  Latin  exegesis,  and 
read,  at  the  various  succeeding  meetings,  critical  exercise  from 
Romans,  5: 19,  and  delivered  popular  lecture  from  Romans,  5:  1-5, 
and  popular  sermon  from  Romans,  5:  8.  The  good  brethren  seem 
to  have  been  determined  that  he  should  study  one  chapter  at  least. 
He  studied  privately  one  year  with  the  Rev.  Win.  Gage,  one  year  at 

27 


210  THE    HI8TOBY    0>     TUT 

Princeton,  ami  one  ;it    New  All  logical  Seminary.  Indiana, 

and  was  license  <l  at  Greenfield,  Wed]  Lpril  16, 1866. 

In  Presbytery  al  Pisgah,  Jun<  1th,  1850,  the  Wilmington 

cburcb  ba<l   permission  to  eng.-e.  of  tbe  Ilex.  K.   \\ . 

Wilson  for  one-fourth  of  bis  time. 

Samuel  Cunningbam  Kerr  was  licensed.  Mr.  Kerr  was  born 
in  Buckskin  township,  Ross  County,  Ohio.  He  waa  received  into 
tbe  cburcb,  at  Greenfield,  on  profession  of  faith,  »  repared  for  college 
at  Greenfield  and  Salem  Academies,  and  graduated  at  Miami 
versity,  in  June,  L853,  and  attended  Theological  Seminary  at  Prince- 
ton, and  New  Albany.  He  waa  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  at 
New  Market.  September  0th  and  7th,  1853,  and  assigned  "•Judaco- 
rum  Conversion  for  a  Latin  exegesis;  lie  afterwards  had  1st  Cor. 
6:20,  for  a  critical  exercise,  2nd  Cor.  5:  1-4,  for  a  popular  lecture,  and 
1st  Peter  2:24.  for  a  popular  sermon.  He  passed  all  the  parts  of 
his  trial  with  credit,  and  was  licensed  at  Pisgah,  Wednesday,  June 
4th,  1850.  « 

In  Presbytery  at  Bloomingburgb,  September  2-3,  1856,  Red  Oak 
again  presented  a  call  for  Mr.  Grand  Girard,  which  he  accepted,  and 
the  Saturday  before  tbe  fourth  Sabbath  of  November,  at  10  A.  M. 
was  appointed  for  bis  installation,  Dr.  Steel  to  preach  and  prt 
N.  M.  Urmston  to  give  tbe  charge  to  tbe  pastor,  and  James  Dunlap 
to  the  people.  S.  P.  Dunham  was  made  stated  supply  at  Bain- 
bridge,  Job  Broughton  at  Rooky  Spring  for  half  time,  and  R.  W. 
Wilson,  at  Wilmington  for  one-quarter  time,  all  until  the  next 
stated  meeting.  The  Eov.  H.  S.  Fullerton  presented  the  following 
in  reference  to  the  death  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Crothers  D.  1).,  which 
was  approved,  and  ordered  on  the  records:  "This  Presbytery,  in 
the  providence  of  God,  is  called  upon  to  record,  with  much  sorrow, 
the  death  of  their  beloved  and  venerated  co-presbyter,  Samuel 
Crothers.  D.  D.  Dr.  Crothers  was  born  in  Franklin  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania, October  22,  1783.  He  made  a 'profession  of  bis  faith,  in  tbe 
Associate  Reformed  Church  of  Lexington,  Kentucky,  in  1803:  and 
the  following  year  placed  himself  under   the  care  of  bytery 

of  Kentucky,  as  a  candidate  for  tbe  ministry.  After  pursuing  his 
studies  four  years,  in  the  Theological  Seminary  undei  the 
charge  of  Dr.  J.  M.  Mason,  of  New  York,  he  wis  licensed  to 
preach  the  gospel,  November  6,  1809.  In  1810  he  became  pa-tor 
of  the  united  churches  of  Chillicothe  and  Hop  Run.  In  the  \ear 
1818,  he  removed  to  Kentucky,  where  be  united  with  tbe  Presby- 
terian church.  After  remaining  there  two  years,  he  returned  to 
Ohio,  and    organized    the    Presbyterian  Church    of  Greenfield,     of 


OHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  211 

which  he  became  pastor.  In  this  charge  he  continued,  with  great 
acceptance  and  usefulness,  until  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
occurred  July  20th,  1856.  The  Presbytery  regards  his  death  as  a 
great  loss  to  us,  and  to  the  churches,  within  our  bounds." 

I    remember   well  Dr.  Crothers'  personal  appearance    and  can 
recall  the  tone  of  his  voice    and  the  way  in  which  he  carried  him- 
self.    I  was  taught,  from  my  earliest  youth,  to  hold  him  in  vener- 
ation, and    do    still    venerate    his  memory.     He  was  a  man  whose 
honesty  and    sincerity  no  man  ever  doubted.     He  was  too,    a  nat- 
ural leader  of  men,  a  man    not    afraid     to    assert    his  rights,  nor 
to  maintain    them.     He  was      a   fine    scholar,    especially    in    Old 
Testament  history  and  literature.     He  regarded  the  church  as  one, 
in  all  ages,  and  that  of  the  new  dispensation  as  but  that  of  the  old, 
in  more,  mature  state    and  more  perfectly   developed;  he  was  well 
grounded    in,  and   heartily   adopted    the  Eeforraed    theology.     He 
was   a  man  who  loved  and  stuck  to  his  friends,  and  required    that 
they  should    stick  to  him,    and  if  he   noticed  signs  of  failure,  his 
unequaled    powers  of  sarcasm  were  put  to   the  proof  and  they  did 
not  often  fail  to    effect    the   result  that   he    desired.     They    either 
brought  men  back  to  his  side  and  to  sense  of  duty,  or  drove  them 
away,  and  he  did  not  much  care  which,  for  he  preferred    an  open 
enemy  to  a  lukewarm  friend,  and  would    rather  fight    against  one 
who  came  boldly  out  to  meet  him,  than  with  one,  for  an   ally,  who 
skulked  and   tried  to  keep  out  of  danger.     He  was   a  friend  to  be 
beloved  and  an  enemy  to  be  feared,  an  upright,  downright  sort  of  man, 
who«p  position  all  men  knew,  and  knew  too  that  he  would  fight  for 
it,  and  in  most  cases  it   was   the  part  of  prudence  to  let  him  alone. 
He  was  not  a  safe  man  to  trifle  with,  but  was  ready  always  for  peace 
or  for  war,  to  loye  you,  or  to  fight  you.     He  was  not  a  man  to  go 
where  he  was  not  wanted,  and  certainly  not  one  to  leave  a  place  in 
which  he  had   rights.     But  withal  he  was  a  most  genial,  pleasant, 
approachable  man,   to  whom   little   children    would  confidently  go, 
certain  of  a  pleasant  welcome.     He   was  a  capital   conversationalist, 
not  afraid  to  laugh,   when  things  were  to  be  laughed  at,  ready   also 
to  mourn   with  those  who  mourned  and  with  much  skill  to  comfort 
the  afflicted.     He  was  always  a  very  strong  man    and  gave  the  im- 
pression to  those  who  frequently   saw  him,   of  a   man  who  had  a 
great  deal  more  strength  in  reserve,  than   that  whirh   in  any  case  he 
found  it  ever  necessary  to  use.    He  died  at  the  house  of  his  son,  J.  M. 
Crothers,  in  Oswego,  Illinois,  whore  he  had  gone  on  a  visit;  he  died 
suddenly,  on  Sabbath  evening,  July  20th,  1856.     "On  the  23d  of  July, 
.his  remains  were  brought  .to   Greenfield,  and  with   great  laments- 


212  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

tion  committed  to  the  grave,  to  await  the  resurrect]  id  of  the  Just.*' 
At    Bainbridge,  April  21st  and  22nd,  L857,  the  Rev.  John   Wise- 
man WW  1    from   the    Presbytery  of  Cincinnati;    also,  to  the 
3bytery,  Wm.    S.   Livingston,  a  lioentitate  of  the  Presby- 
of  Zai    sville.     S  P.  Dunham  accepted   a  call  from   Bainbridg 
and    ill"   second    Tuesday  of  May,   at  two  o'clock,  was  fixed  as  the 
time   for   his   installation,  John  Wiseman  to  preside  and  charge  the 
pastor,  Dr.   Stanton  to  preach  and  A.  11.  Naylor  to  give  the  charge  to 
the  people.     N.    M.  Urmston  was  dismissed  to   the  Presbytery   of 
J  >wa,  S.  0.   Kerr  to  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Des  Moines,  and 
K.  C.   Galbraith   Jr.  to   the   care  of  the   Presbytery  of  Columbus; 
he  was   then    preaching    to  the  church   of   Lancaster.     A  call  for 
H.  S.  Ustick  from   the  church  at  Hamilton,  Ohio,   was    put   into  his 
hands,   and   having    signified    his   willingness  to    accept  it,  he  was 
dismissed   to  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Oxford.     Mr.  Ustick  was 
ordained  and  installed,  at  Hamilton,  in  May,  the  next  month  after  he 
had    been  dismissed  to  the  Oxford    Presbytery.     On    the  31st  day  of 
October,  in  the  same  year,  he  died,  having  been  attacked,  in  Septem- 
ber, with  typhoid  fever.     I  knew  Mr.  Ustick  well;  we  were  prepared 
for   college  together,   at  Salem    Academy,  graduated  in  the  class   of 
1853,   at  Miami   University,     together,   and  were   fcxrethi  r   in   New 
Albany  Seminary.     He  was  born    at  Bloomingburgh,  Ohio,   Septem- 
ber 9,1832;   at  the   early  age   of   eleven   years,  he   united  with  the 
church,  at  Bloomingburgh,  and  very  early  formed   the  intention  of 
devoting  himself  to  the   ministry.     He  grew   to  be   a  handsome   and 
most  pleasant  gentleman,   beloved  by  all,   and  his   early  death  was 
most  sincerely   mourned  by   a  large  circle   of  friends.     He  was  an 
attractive   speaker,   with  pleasing  presence   and  persuasive  manner, 
«.f  more  than   ordinary  ability,   having  all  his    powers  well  in   hand, 
and,  if  he  had  been  spared,   would  without  doubt,  have  been  most 
popular  and  useful  in  the  church,  a  workman   who  would  not  have 
been  ashamed. 

At  this  (Bainbridge)  Presbytery,  Samuel  Hibben  was  licensed. 
Mr.  Hibben  was  born  at  Hillsborough,  O.,  January  31.  1834,  received 
into  the  chnivh  there,  at  the  age  of  seventeen;  prepared  for  college  at 
Hillsborough,  with  that  capital  teacher.  Dr.  Sams,  and  after  having 
•nt  some  time  at  Hanover  college,  went  to  Miami  University  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  June,  1853.  Be  took,  as  he  deserved  to 
take,  the  first  honors  of  the  class.  In  L868,  he  graduated  at  Dan- 
ville Theological  Seminary.  I  remember  how  greatly  moved  my 
father,  who  was  an  elder  in  Presbytery  when  he  was  license  J.  was  in 
telling  me  about  Mr,  Hibben's  sermon,  preached  as  part  of  trial  for 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTERY.  213 

lioense;  much  more  than  he  had  beeu  in  hearing  mine,  but  I  did  not 
wonder  at  it;  and  somehow  I  think  he  was  proud  of  me  for  having 
been  a  classmate  with  such  a  man  as  Samuel  Hibben.  I  know  that 
I  am  proud  of  it  yet.  Mr.  Hibben  was  taken  under  care  of  Presby- 
tery at  Chillicothe,  April  17-18,  1854,  and  given  "An  mors  Christi 
vicarius  sit?"  for  exegesis,  which  with  critical  exercise  on  Rom.  3:25» 
popular  lecture  on  Ps.  15,  and  popular  sermon  on  John,  3:16,  he 
delivered  at  the  different  succeeding  meetings  of  Presbytery,  and 
having  passed  all  his  examinations  and  attended  Theological  Semi- 
nary at  Danville,  Kentucky,  he  was  licensed,  at  Bainbridge,  Wednes- 
day, April  22nd,  1857,  and  made  stated  supply  at  Mount  Leigh  and 
Eckmansville  for  six  months.  The  Rev.  Alexander  Leadbetter,  a 
member  of  the  Presbytery  of  Connecticut  was  given  leave  to  preach 
to  the  church  of  Marshall,  at  their  request,  for  the  same  length  of 
time.  Presbytery  also  adopted  some  regulations  in  reference  to 
supplying  the  vacancies — that  every  minister  would  be  expected  to 
spend  one  Sabbath,  in  missionary  labor  in  the  Presbytery,  every  six 
months.  That  every  vacant  church  would  be  expected  to  take  up  a 
subscription  for  supplies  and  report  to  Presbytery,  or  to  a  committee 
of  missions  the  amount ;  this  to  be  increased  by  an  annual  collection 
from  every  church  having  a  pastor  or  stated  supply;  the  money  thus 
collected,  to  be  employed  in  supporting  an  itinerant  missionary,  or 
missionaries  within  our  bounds.  The  salary  of  a  missionary  to  be 
$40  per  month.  If  any  vacant  church  should  refuse  to  take  up  and 
report  this  subscription,  Presbytery  would  regard  that  church  as 
intimating  a  wish  to  furnish  its  own  supplies  and  in  that  case  would 
send  it  none.  If  necessary  Presbytery  would  apply  to  the  Board  of 
Domestic  Missions  for  aid  in  carrying  out  this  scheme.  Cynthiana 
and  Sinking  Spring  churches  obtained  leave  to  employ  the  Rev.  Job 
Broughton,  for  six  months.  The  following  was  adopted :  '-Whereas 
we  have  heard,  with  pleasure,  of  the  founding,  by  the  Presbytery  of 
Newcastle,  of  the  "Ashmun  Institute,"  expressly  for  the  liberal 
education  of  our  free  colored  population;  and  whereas  we  have 
heard  of  the  happy  location,  congenial  climate,  religious  influence, 
and  gratuitous  advantages  it  offers  to  colored  young  men  for  obtain- 
ing an  education;  Therefore,  1st.  Resolved;  That  this  Presbv- 
tery  highly  approve  the  general  object  of  this  Institute;  2nd. 
Resolved;  That  we  have  no  hesitation  in  recommending  it  to  the 
church  for  their  patronage,  and  their  cheerful  and  liberal  co-opera- 
tion in  this  work  of  faith  and  labor  of  love." 

In     Presbytery    at    Marshall,    Sep.    1-2,  1857,  the    committee 
appointed  to  organize  a  church,  at  Leesburgh,  reported  that  they 


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had  done  so  and  Peter  Eekley  an  elder  from  that  church,  took  his 
seat  as  a  member  of  Presbytery;  Alexander  Leadbetter  was  received 
from  the  Presbytery  of  Connecticut.  Mount  Leigh  and  Eckmans- 
ville  presented  calls  for  Mr.  Samuel  Hibben,  each  for  one-half  of  his 
time,  which  calls  he  was  permitted  to  retain,  for  consideration. 
Cynthiana  presented  a  call  for  Mr.  Broughton,  for  half  time,  which 
he  held.  Leesburgh  was  given  leave  to  employ  Mr.  Wm.  S.  Liv- 
ingston until  the  next  stated  meeting.  The  Rev.  E.  McKinney  was 
dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Whitewater.  Mr.  McKinney  was 
born  in  Pennsylvania,  graduated  at  Washington  College,  and  was  at 
Princeton  Seminary  one  year.  1837,  was  missionary  to  the  Indians, 
stated  supply  at  Montgomery,  and  a  teacher  at  Dunlapsville,  Indiana, 
James  Dnnlap  had  leave  to  travel  out  of  bounds.  It  was  "Resolved; 
That  Presbytery  greatly  regret  that  action  of  our  General  Assembly, 
by  which  they  refused  to  hold  any  further  intercourse  with  the 
Congregational  bodies  i  t  New  England,  in  correspondence  with  us, 
who  have  remonstrated  with  us  on  account  of  our  connection  with 
slavery,  and  that  we  highly  approve  of  the  conduct  of  Brother 
Lowes,  our  ministerial  delegate  to  the  Assembly,  in  opposing  said 
action.  Resolved:  That  we  also  greatly  regret  the  declaration  of  our 
ably  as  recorded  ou  page  44  of  the  Minutes,  that  the  position  of 
our  church  on  the  subject  of  slavery,  needs  no  further  explanation, 
while  it  is  notorious  that  there  is  much  diversity  of  opinion,  both  in 
the  church  and  out  of  the  church,  as  to  what  that  opinion  really  is." 
"On  motion  it  was  Resolved;  That  these  resolutions  be  transmitted  to 
the  'Presbyterian  of  the  West."  for  publication,  together  with  the 
fact  that  they  were  unanimously  adopted."  The  Rev.  John  Wise- 
man accepted  a  call  from  Greenfield  church,  and  Monday,  Sep.  7th, 
was  appointed  for  his  ^installation,  A.  Leadbetter  to  preach,  A.  R. 
Naylor  to  charge  the  people  and  Win.  Gage  to  preside  and  charge 
the  pastor.  The  committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  memorial  from 
the  church  of  Greenfield,  (Wm.  Gage,  W.  P.  Ea  tman  and  James 
Stitt,)  reported  as  follows,  which  was  adopted:  "We  consider  it 
inexpedient  for  the  Presbytery  to  lake  any  action  at  present  on  that 
part  of  the  memorial  which  seeks  to  have  the  subject  of  slavery 
ted,    (through  tie  i  to  the  General   Assembly,   because 

the  next  met  ring  of  ;•  .  '.  .  ia  to  be  at  an  extreme  point,  and 
consequently  there  will,  in  all  probability,  be  but  a  small  represen- 
tation from  Northern  Presbyteries,  and  therefore  a  full  expression  of 
the  vie^vs  of  the  ehurch  could  not  bo  expected.  Your  committee, 
however,  would  present  the  following  paper  as  expressive  of  our 
views,  on  other  parts   of  said   memorial:     Whereas   this    Presbytery 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  215 

believes  it  to  be  the  duty  of  church  judicatories,  as  well  as  individ- 
uals, to  bear  testimony,  in  every  proper  way,  against  all  systems  of 
moral  wrong  that  may  be  established  by  human  governments;  there- 
fore, 1st.  Resolved;  That  we  hereby  approve  of  the  action  of  the 
General  Assembly  of  1818,  on  the  subject  of  Southern  slavery  as  a 
noble  testimony  against  its  injustice,  and  in  favor  of  the  righteous 
treatment  of  colored  people.  2nd.  Resolved;  That  so  long  as  the 
church  adheres  to  said  testimony,  we  see  no  just  ground  for  depart- 
ing from  her  communion,  even  if  the  allegation  be  correct,  that 
there  are  members  of  the  body  who  dislike  the  action  of  the  Assem- 
bly. 3rd.  Resolved ;  That  the  modern  doctrine,  promulgated  by 
some,  that  slavery  as  it  exists,  by  law,  in  the  Southern  States,  is 
righteous  in  principle,  and  of  Divine  appointment,  is,  in  view  of  this 
Presbytery,  wholly  without  support  in  the  Word  of  God,  and  an 
outrage  upon  common  sense.  4th.  Resolved;  That  we  do  not 
intend  to  intimate,  by  the  above,  that  it  is  our  purpose  to  rest  satis- 
tied  with  the  mere  fact  that  our  testimonies  against  slavery  are  not 
repealed;  for  it  is  our  design  to  use  all  the  proper  and  lawful  means 
in  our  power,  to  give  practical  effect  to  our  testimonies." 

In  Presbytery,  at  Hamilton,  Ohio,  during  the  Session  of  Synod, 
October  1,  1857,  a  call  was  presented,  from  Sinking  Spring,  for  one- 
half  the  time  of  the  Rev.  Job  Broughton,  which  together  with  the 
call  from  Cynthiana  that  he  held,  he  accepted,  and  A.  R.  Naylor  and 
S.  J.  Miller  were  appointed  to  install  him  at  Cynthiana,  and  N.  Wil- 
liams and  S.  P.  Dunham,  at  Sinking  Spring,  at  such  times  as  might 
be  agreeable  to  the  parties. 

At  Washington,  April  (5th  and  8th,  1858,  S.  C.  Kerr  returned  his 
certificate  and  gave  reasons  why  he  had  not  presented  it  to  Des 
Ab'iaes  Presbytery.  Greenland  was  permitted  to  employ  W.  P. 
Eastman  part  of  his  time.  Wm.  Williams  was  licensed.  He  was  a 
si  :  lent  of  Salem  Academy."  and  studied  Theology,  privately,  under 
the  direction  of  Dr.  Samuel  Steel.  He  was  taken  under  the  care  of 
Presbytery,  at  Greenfield,  April  15th  and  16th,  1856,  and  given  for  his 
Latin  exegesis,  "An  Christus  mortuus  '  sit  pro  nobis  et  peccatis 
nostris?"  He  afterward  had,  for  critical  exercise,  John  2:  1-2  for 
lecture,  1st  John  3:1-2,  and  for  popular  sermon  Heb.  12:25,  which  he 
preached  at  Washington  and  was  licensed,  Wednesday,  April  7th 
1858.  The  Rev.  James  Dunlap  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of 
Columbus. 

Mr.  Dunlap  was  born  near  Ripley,  Ohio,  September  6,  1804.  He 
graduated  at  the  Ohio  University,  Athens,  in  1829,  and  studied 
theology  with  the  Rev.  James  Gilliland  and  Dr.  S.  Crothers,  and  as 


21(3  THE    HI8TORY    OK    THE 

we  have  seen  was  licensed  and  ordaiued,  and  worked  in  this  Presby- 
tery.    In    1857   he  removed  with    his  family  to  Midway,    Madison 
County,   Ohio,  where  he  remained    eight  years.     He  was  not   there 
employed  as  pastor,  but  was  diligent,  in  his  Master's  cause,  preach- 
ing in  vacant  churches  and   doing   home  missionary  work;  and  as  a 
result  of  his  labors  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Midway  was  organ- 
ized.    In  1865  he,  with  his  family,   removed   to   Springfield,   Ohio. 
Here   he  took  great  interest  in  a  mission  chapel,  organized  partly 
through     his     instrumentality,   under    the    care   of    the    First   and 
Second  churches.    On  the  day  of  his  death  he  wrote  for  about  two 
hours;  and  was    sitting  up    and  dressed    when  the   fatal  attack    of 
neuralgia  of  the  heart  came  on,  and  he  died  at  his  home  in  Spring- 
held,  March  31,  1883.     Though     he  had  nearly  reached  four  score 
yeare,  he  had    felt    but   little  of  the  feebleness  of  age,  having  en- 
joyed'  unusually  good  health,  never  having  been  confined  to  his  bed, 
by  sickness,  although  for  a  few  weeks  before  his  death,  he  had  not 
felt  quite  as  well  as  usual,  and  had  several  premonitory  symptoms 
of  the  disease  which  so  suddenly  proved    fatal.     The   following   is 
from  a  history 'of  the  Mount  Leigh  Church  published  a  few   years 
ago,  prepared  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Carson  and  Rev.  Mr.  Kerr.     "In  the 
year  1848,  Rev.   James  Dunlap   became  the   stated  supply   of  the 
Mount  Leigh   Church.     The  church   was  small  and  struggling  to 
sustain  the  ordinances   of  the   Sanctuary;  yet  through  the  faithful 
labors  of  Mr.  Dunlap  and  the  cordial  co-operation  of  the  session,  the 
church  steadilv  grew  in   numbers.     Peace   and   harmony  prevailed, 
especially  in  the  latter  years  of   Mr.  Dunlap's  labors.     The  records 
show  an  increase  of  one  hundred  and  ten  members,  during  Mr.  Dun- 
lap's  ministry  of  nine  years." 

In  Presbytery  at  Mount  Leigh,  September  7th  and  8th,  1858, 
W.  P.  Eastman  was  made  stated  supply  at  Greenland  for  part  of  his 
time.  West  Union  and  Manchester  presented  calls  for  Wm.  Will- 
iams, which  were  put  into  his  hands  and  held,  for  consideration.  Mr. 
Livingston  was  made  stated  supply  at  Leesburgh.  until  the  next 
stated  meeting.  Mr.  Samuel  Hibben  having  accepted  the  calls 
which  had  been  presented  him  from  Mount  Leigh  and  Eckmansville 
preached  his  trial  sermon  for  ordination,  from  Acts  18:24-25,  and 
was  ordained  and  installed  pastor,  at  Mount  Leigh,  Wednesday, 
September  8,  1858.  Wm.  Gage  preached.  Samuel  Steel  presided 
and  gave  the  charge  to  the  pastor,  and  J.  Wiseman  to  the  people. 
E.  Grand  Girard  and  N.  Williams  were  appointed  to  install  him  at 
Eckmansville,  Grand  Girard  to  preach,  preside  and  charge  the  pas- 
tor, and  Williams  to  charge  the  people.     Mr.  Lowes  was  dismissed 


CHILLIOOTHE  PRESBYTERY.  217 

to  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati.  Isaac  Jackson  Cushman,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  chnrch  at  Bloomingbnrgh,  was  licensed.  He  had  been 
under  the  care  of  Presbytery  since  the  meeting  of  Presbytery  at 
Greenfield,  April  5th  and  6th,  1853.  He  read  at  the  meeting  suc- 
ceeding an  exegesis  on  "Ego  sum  vitis,  cos  palmites"  a  critical  exer- 
cise on  Heb.  12:  1-2,  a  popular  lecture  on  Heb.  6:  4-6,  and  a  popular 
sermon  on  Gal.  6:  14,  and  was  licensed  September  8,  1858.  The 
Revds.  John  Wiseman,  H.  S.  Fullerton  and  R.  W.  Wilson,  "The 
committee  appointed  to  prepare  a  minute,  in  regard  to  Father 
Dickey's  death,  made  a  report  which  was  adopted  and  is,  as  follows: 
Presbytery  would  record  the  following  minute,  in  testimony  of  their 
affectionate  remembrance  of  our  departed  brother  in  Christ,  Rev 
Wm.  Dickey.  Wm.  Dickey  was  a  native  of  South  Carolina,  but  spent 
the  greater  part  of  his  earlier  life,  in  Southern  Kentucky,  where  he 
united  with  the  church,  and  was  licensed  to  preach  and  ordained  to 
the  work  of  the  ministry,  by  the  Presbytery  of  Transylvania.  In  the 
year  1817,  he  removed  to  this  state,  and  organized  the  church  of 
Bloomingburgh,  on  the  22nd  of  November  of  that  year.  After  forty 
years  of  faithful  and  eminently  successful  labors,  as  a  pastor,  he 
preached  his  last  sermon,  to  the  same  church,  on  the  22nd  of 
November  1857.  He  died,  on  the  5th  of  December,  1857,  aged  eighty- 
three  years,  lacking  one  day  and  was  buried  on  the  anniversary  of 
his  birth,  His  end  was  singularly  calm  and  peaceful.  Among  his 
last  words,  he  remarked  that  he  chided  himself,  that  although  he 
knew  that  he  was  drawing  very  near  to  the  solemn  event  of  death, 
yet  he  could  not  feel  alarmed.  Death  was  stripped  of  its  terrors?, 
the  grave  was  conquered." 

Mr.  Dickey  was  a  peculiar  man.  If  you  did  not  look  closely  at 
him,  and  only  took  in  the  outline  of  the  great  landscape  of  his  face, 
you  might  think  him  not  much  of  a  man,  not  much  to  look  at  cer- 
tainly, but  if  you  stopped  to  regard  more  closely  that  great  mouth 
and  thick,  heavy  nose,  with  expanded  nostrils,  and  those  eyes,  set 
wide  apart,  like  sparkling  lakes,  overshadowed  by  eyebrows,  like 
forests,  you  could  not  help  feeling  that  he  was  a  man  of  weight  and 
power.  Those  great  features  of  his,  too,  you  could  not  help  seeing, 
had  a  most  kindly  expression,  and  if  ycu  but  heard  him  speak  you 
would  see  that  whole,  great  face  light  up  with  a  beauty  that  you 
would  never  forget.  His  preaching  was  peculiar.  Sometimes  he 
would  stop,  and  stand,  for  quite  a  while,  in  utter  silence;  his  right 
arm  put  behind  him,  from  the  elbow,  crossing  his  back,  he  stood  and 
swung  from  side  to  side  and  seemed  to  be  looking  for  a  thought,  or 
for  words  to  clothe  it;  and  after  you  had  seen  him  do  this  a  few 

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21S  THE   HISTOUT   OF    I'll i. 

times  you  would  always,  thereafter,  be  satisfied  that  he  would  lind 
what  he  was  looking  fur,  at  least  what  he  found  was  always  - 
thing  that  surprised  and  delighted  you  with  its  aptness.     His  was 
uo  groping  of  a  blind  man,  but  the  intelligent  reaching  out  after  and 
laying  hold  upon,  and  lifting  up,  thai  so  yon  could  Bee  it,  of  jusl  tin- 
thing  that  he  wanted  to  show  you,  and  which  he   held  up  so  in  the 
light  that  you  could  not  help  seeing  it.     It  was  not  the  poverty  of 
his   resources  that  made  him  stop  and   hesitate;   it  was   the  very 
embarrassment   of  riches.     Here   were    many   things   crowding    for 
utterance;  he  could  not  say  them  all.  and  after   lie   had   said  what  he 
did  choose  to  say,  you  were  satisfied  that  he  had  chosen  wisely;  at 
least  you  cculd  not  see  how  he  could  have  said  anything  better  than 
this    which  thrilled  through  your  whole  being  and    moved    you    to 
tears,  or  nerved  you  to  endurance,  or,  as  blast  of  trumpet,  summoned 
you  to  active  performance  of  duty.     He  was   a  modest  man,  easily 
touched,  of  most  tender   sensibilities.     It   was   not.  however,  always 
safe  to  presume  too  much  on  his  forbearance.      Whan  he  was  old  and 
feeble  he  preached  once  in  a  church  that  had  a  choir  in  the  gallery, 
that  sung  with  art  and  skill,  and  was  accompanied,  or  led,  by  instru- 
ments of  music.     He  announced  and  read  a  long  hymn  for  the  lust 
one,  and  the  choir  took  the  liberty  of  singing  only  a  part  of  it.      For 
the  second  hymn  he  chose  one  that  had  but  two  verses,  of  four  lines 
each,  deliberately  and  reverently  read  it,  and  then  lifted  thai  great 
face  and  turned  his  innocent  eyes   up  toward  the  choir,  and  with 
voice  soft  as  velvet,  said:   "  The  choir  will  please  sing   all  of  this." 
No  man  ever  doubted  his  religion;  but  it  did   not  always  turn  out 
that,  on  a  given  occasion,  he  would  say  just  what  you  expected  from 
him,  or  indeed  just  what,  to  you.  the  case  seemed  to  require.     Once  he 
was  thrown  from  his  buggy  and  rendered  unconscious  by   the  Bhock, 
and    some    persons,    either  seeing  the  accident,    or   discovering    him 
lying  in  a  stupor,  carried  him  to  the  house  of  a  parishioner  who  lived 
nearest  to  the  scene  of  the  accident,  where  he  was  taken  to  the  spare 
room  and  laid  in  the  visitors'  bed.     The  report  went  out  that  he  had 
been   killed,  and  there  was,   of  course,  alarm,  excitement  ami  great 
sorrow.     He  came  to  himself  after  a  time,  but  was  still  not  able  to  go 
to  his  home,  when  the  elders  of  the  church,  in  a  body,  called  upon 
him.     One  of  them,  who  was  a  line  talker,  one  of  the  best,  and  who 
could  have  made  most  excellent  and  religious  use  of  such   an  occur- 
rence,   after   they  had    held   some   religious   services,   said    to    him: 
'•  Well,  Father  Dickey,  you  have  been   very   near  death.     You    were 
just  at  death's  door  and  have  been  most  mercifully  restored,  to  go  in 
and  out  before  us,  as  we  hope,  for  many  years  yet.     When  you  came 


OHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  219 

out  of  the  darkness  and  saw  again  the  blessed  light,  what  was  your 
lirst  thought .'"  The  old  man  straightened  himself,  and,  seeing  that 
he  was  about  to  speak,  a  solemn  hush  came  over  the  little  assembly, 
and  he  began:  "  Wheu  I  opened  my  eyes  I  saw  that  I  was  not  at 
home.  I  looked  about  the  room  and  saw  the  carpet,  the  chairs  and 
everything  handsome  and  in  tine  order.  I  looked  over  the  bed  and 
saw  that  all  the  bed-clothing  was  fresh  and  clean,  the  sheets  looked 
white  as  snow,  and  then  I  thought— I  wonder  if,  before  I  got  into 
this  nice  bed,  I  washed  my  feet." 

In  Presbytery  at  South  Salem,  April  9-11,  1859,  a  meeting  that 
began  on    Friday  adjourned   over  the   Sabbath  and  then  began    a 
session   on   Monday.     S.  C.  Kerr  was  dismissed  to   the  Presbytery 
of   Columbus.     Samuel   Hibben  was  given  leave   to  travel  out  of 
bounds,  and  A.  Leadbetter  was  made  stated  supply  at  Wilmington 
for  two-thirds  of  his  time.     Mr.   Grand   Girard  introduced  to  the 
Presbytery  Mr.  Valentine  Roudiez,  who  desired  to  be  received  as  a 
licentiate.     Recommendations    concerning  his   standing    were  pre- 
sented from  ministerial  brethren  in  France.     Mr.  Grand  Girard  and 
Mr.  Druhot  were  appointed  a  committee  to  conduct  his  examination, 
which  was  approved,  and  Mr.  Roudiez  was  received,  and  the  French 
church  had  leave  to  employ  him  to  preach  to  them  until  the  next 
stated   meeting.      Resolutions  were  passed  recommending    Oxford 
Female  College  to  the  churches,  for  aid,  and  also  that  the  Presbytery 
were   in   favor  of   the   General   Assembly,    which    was   to   meet   in 
Indianapolis   next  month,  taking  the  direction   and  control  of   the 
"Presbyterian  Theological  Seminary  of  the  Northwest,"  and  "  that 
if  a  sum  equal  to  the  amount  presented  to  the  General  Assembly 
of   1853,   in  behalf  of  establishing  the  Danville  Seminary,  shall  be 
presented  to  the  next  Assembly  for  the  Seminary  of  the  Northwest, 
the  said  Assembly  should  select  a  suitable  location,  appoint  Directors 
and  a  Faculty,  and  take  any  and  all  necessary  measures  to  secure 
the  opening  of  the  institution,  as  early  in  the  autumn  of  1859  as  the 
Directors  and  Faculty   so    appointed  may  deem  advisable."    The 
churches  were  also  earnestly  requested  to  take  order  for  securing 
as   large  an   amount  of  funds   pledged   for   the  said  Seminary    as 
may  be  practicable,  and  to  send  a  statement  of  the  amount,  with 
the  form  in   which   the  pledges  were  made,   to  the   Stated   Clerk, 
that  so  he  could  make  a  report  to  the  Board  of  Directors  before  the 
meeting  of  the  Assembly.     The  "  American  and  Foreign  Christian 
Union  "  was  recommended  to  the  confidence  of  the  churches  and  the 
religious  community  generally. 

In  Presbytery  at   Greenfield,  June  1st  and  2d,  1859,  the  Rev. 


220  THE    HISTORY   OF    THE 

McKnight  Williamson  was  received  from  Hocking  Presbytery.     This 
was  a  special  session  "to  consider  the  question,   slmll   Presbytery 
accept  the  offer  proposed  to  be  made  to  it  of  Salem  Academy   by 
its  trustees? — to  receive    Mr.    Williamson  and  to  dismiss  the   Rev. 
Samuel  Hibben  to  the  Presbytery  of   P.i  >ria,"  which  last,  however, 
was  not  done  at  this  meeting.     It  was  "resolved  that  the  offer  of  the 
trustees  of  Salem  Academy,  to  transfer  that  institution  to   this  Prea 
bytery,  be  accepted,  ou  condition  that  a  deed   for   the  property  shall 
b9   mad*   which   shall  be  satisfactory  to   Presbytery."     Some   other 
resolutions  were  passed,  relating  to  this  matter,  and  Presbytery  then 
adjourned  to  meet    in   Salem,  June   28th,  when    the    arrangements 
for  the  transfer  of  the  Academy  were  completed.      The  old  Board 
of  Trustees,  who  made  the  transfer,  were  Win.  (rage,  H.  S.  Fullertoo, 
Samuel  C.  Hamilton,   M.  D.,  Satterfield   Scott,   Alexander   McLean 
and  Samuel  Hitchcock.     The  new  Board  of  Trustees,  who  had  been 
appointed  by  the  Presbytery,  were  Satterfield  Scott,  H.  S.  Fullerton 
Win.   Gage,  S.  P.  Dunham,  Wm.    Pinkerton,   R.   \V.   Wilson,   John 
Wiseman,  Wm.  P.  Eastman,  R.  L.  Stanton,  Hugh  Bell,  R.  S.  Douglas 
and  A.   W.  Seymour.     The  Academy  has  been  since,  and  still  is, 
under  the  care  of  the  Presbytery,  and  is  doing  good  work  in  its  field. 
Mr.  Hugh  Bell  was  born  at  Circleville,  O..  January  31,  1815.     He 
joined  the  church   at  that  place  about  1S2S,   when  the   Rev.  Wm. 
Barton,  who  in  his  infancy  had  baptized  him,  was  pastor  there;  was 
elected  and  ordained  elder  in  the  Union  church,  May  25,  1855,  and 
afterward,  having  removed  to  Chillicothe,  was  installed  in  the  First 
church,  Nov.  13,  1870.     He  was  appointed  trustee  of  Salem   Academy 
at  this  time,  and  at  the   Synod  of   1870,  was   appointed   trustee  of 
Wooster   University,    both    of  which   offices    he   yet   holds,  and  has 
attended  faithfully  to  all  their  duties,    never  having  failed  in  attend- 
ance upon  any  of  the  meetings  of  the  Trustees  at  Wooster.     He  has 
attended  sixty  meetings  of  Presbytery,  having  been   present  many 
times  more  than  any  other  elder.     The  same  faithfulness  has  distin- 
guished him  in  his   attendance   on  the  services  of  the  church  and  the 
meetings  of  its  session.     In  all  his   work  in  and  for  the  church,    he 
has  been  able  and  judicious,  and.  shown  himself  to  be  a  man  of  excel- 
lent judgment,  as   well  as  of  most  kindly  spirit.     I  think  that   his 
record   for  attendance   upon  the  meetings  of  Presbytery,  is  rarely 
equaled. 

In  Presbyterv  at  West  Union,  Sep.  6-7,  1859,  Rocky  Spring  and 
Cynthiana  presented  calls  for  the  Rev.  McKnight  "Williamson,  Rocky 
Spring  for  one-half  of  his  time,  and  Cynthiana  for  one-third.  The 
Rocky  Spring  call  was  put  into  his  hands,   and  that  from  Cynthiana 


Hugh   Bell. 

Elder   in    Eirst    Presbyterian   Church, 
CHILLICOTHE,    O. 


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laid  on  the  table  until  the  next  meeting.  Wm.  Williams  accepted 
calls  from  West  Union  and  Manchester,  and  2nd  Thess.  1:11-12,  was 
assigned  him  for  trial  sermon,  which  he  preached  that  evening,  and 
was  ordained  Wednesday,  Sep.  7,  1859,  McKnight  Williamson 
presided,  Mr.  Wiseman  preached,  Nathaniel  Williams  offered  the 
ordaining  prayer,  Mr.  Naylor  gave  the  charge  to  the  pastor  and  Dr. 
Stanton  to  the  people.  The  Rev.  J.  A.  I.  Lowes,  then  of  the  Presby- 
tery of  Cincinnati,  who  was  present  as  a  corresponding  member,  was 
elected  Principal  of  Salem  Academy.  The  French  church  presented 
a  call  for  Mr.  Valentine  Rondiez,  which  was  laid  on  the  table  until 
the  next  meeting,  and  Mr.  Grand  Girard  was  requested  to  present 
Mr.  Roudiez's  papers  to  Synod.  "A  petition  was  presented  from 
sundry  persons,  at  New  Holland,  asking  to  be  organized  into  a 
church;  and  Messrs.  Fullerton,  Gage,  Wilson  and  Pinkerton,  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  attend  to  this  request,  if  the  way  be  clear, 
at  such  time  as  may  suit  the  people,  and  committee  respectively." 
The  Rev.  S.  P.  Dunham  who  had  been  appointed  to  prepare  a 
minute,  on  the  death  of  Father  Broughton,  presented  the  following 
which  was  adopted:  "This  Presbytery  is  again  called  upon  to  record 
the  death  of  another  of  their  members,  the  Rev.  Job  Broughton,  who 
departed  this  life,  November  16,  1858,  in  the  67th  year  of  his  age. 
Mr.  Broughton  had  been  a  preacher  of  the  gospel  for  nearly  forty 
years.  That  portion  of  his  ministry,  which  was  exercised  within  our 
bounds,  was  greatly  blessed  to  the  good  of  God's  people,  and  the 
salvation  of  souls.  He  was  a  zealous  and  faithful  minister  of  the 
gospel.  To  do  good  and  to  glorify  God  was  the  high  aim  of  his  life- 
His  last  sickness  was  short  and  severe.  He  met  death  with  compo- 
sure, and  through  the  grace  of  Christ,  was  enabled  to  triumph  over 
his  last  foe.  May  we  be  enabled  to  follow  him,  as  he  followed  Christ, 
that  we  may  at  last  share  with  him  and  all  the  redeemed,  in  the 
glory  and  blessedness  that  await  all  that  love  God."  I  have  found 
out  from  other  sources,  that  Mr.  Broughton  was  born  July  15,  1791, 
at  Coatsheath,  England.  He  studied  for  the  ministry  at  Lutter- 
worth, was  licensed  by  an  "Association  of  Independents,"  and 
labored  as  a  missionary  for  seventeen  years ;  his  health  declining,  he 
left  England  and  arrived  in  New  York,  in  1829,  remaining  there  for 
two  years,  during  which  he  was  not  engaged  in  the  ministry;  then  he 
came  to  Ohio  and  was  engaged,  before  he  connected  himself  with 
this  Presbytery,  in  farming  and  preaching  to  a  Congregational 
church.  The  disease  that  caused  hiH  death  was  pleurisy.  Presby- 
tery also,  at  this  session,  adopted  the  following  resolution,  which 
would  seem  to  show  that  now  the   Presbytery  would  have  been 


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thankful  for  small  favors:  "Resolved;  That  the  General  Assembly, 
by  its  former  approvals  of  the  "Colonization  Society,"  has  at  least 
shown  that  it  was  dissatisfied  with  the  existence  of  slavery  in  our 
country,  and  that  it  was  willing  to  use  every  practical  mean-  of 
checking  the  evils  thereof;  Presbytery  cannot  but  regret,  therefore, 
the  failure,  in  the  last  Assembly,  of  an  attempt  to  reaffirm  their 
previous  testimony  in  favor  of  the  Colonization  Society,  especially  as 
there  is  known  to  be  a  disposition,  in  some  parts  of  the  church,  to 
annul  all  past  testimonies  against  slavery:  and  this  failure  of  the 
Assembly  to  reaffirm  its  former  action,  may  seem  to  be  a  step  in 
that  direction."  It  would  seem  to  me  that  the  Presbytery,  itself. 
had  taken  several  steps  "in  that  direction"  since  they  took  action  on 
this  subject  in  1835.  Mr.  Fullerton  presented  the  following  resolu- 
tions which  were  adopted:  1st.  Resolved;  That  the  Presbytery 
greatly  regrets  the  refusal  of  the  last  General  Assembly,  to  elect  as 
professors,  in  our  North  Western  Seminary,  any  of  the  men  who 
have  been  repeatedly  elected  as  professors,  by  the  eclesiastical 
bodies  within  the  field  for  the  special  benefit  of  which  the  Seminary 
was  designed.  2nd.  Resolved;  That  we  regret  this  the  more, 
because  in  the  case  of  at  least  one  of  those  elected  to  chairs,  in  the 
Seminary,  the  Synods  of  the  North  West  had  frequently  expressed 
their  unwillingness  to  give  him  a  chair  in  their  Seminary,  by  the 
election  of  one  who  has  been  considered  as  antipodal  to  him,  in  some 
views  of  Christian  morality  and  church  polity.  3rd.  Resolved; 
That  while  the  Presbytery  cannot  take  any  active  part  in  sustaining 
the  Seminary  of  the  North  West,  as  at  present  organized,  and  do 
not  feel  at  liberty  to  advise  our  candidates,  for  the  ministry,  to 
place  themselves  under  its  influence  and  instructions,  still  we  do  not 
regard  ourselves  as  bound  to  express  any  further  disapprobation  of 
the  Assembly's  action  in  the  premises." 

In  meeting  of  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough,  Sep.  20,  1859.  during 
the  Session  of  Synod,  the  Rev.  J.  A.  I.  Lowes  was  received  from  the 
Presbytery  of  Cincinnati.  Valentine  Roudiez  accepted  the  call 
from  the  French  Church,  and  Rom.  5:12.  was  given  him  as  a  text  for 
trial  sermon,  for  ordination.  A  committee  was  appointed  to  make 
arrangements  for  an  effort  to  endow  Salem  Academy:  nothing  how- 
ever was  ever  done,  in  this  regard.  "The  Synod  of  Cincinnati  were 
requested  to  take  such  action,  as  to  secure  a  change,  in  the  boundary 
line,  between  the  Synods  of  Cincinnati  and  Ohio,  so  as  to  throw  the 
town  of  New  Holland  into  Chillicothe  Presbytery,  and  Brother  Wil- 
son was  appointed  to  bring  the  matter  to  the  attention  of  Synod." 
McKnight  Williamson  having  had  the  call,  from  Cynthiana,  put  into 


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his  bauds  accepted  it  and  the  Rocky  Spring  call,  and  Messrs.  Wise- 
man and  Naylor  were  appointed  to  install  him  at  Rocky  Spring  and 
N  Wdliams  and  S.  Steel  to  install  him  at  Cynthiana.  The  pastoral 
relation  between  the  Rev.  Samuel  Hibben  and  the  churches  of 
Mount  Leigh  and  Eckmansville  was  dissolved,  and  Mr.  Hibben  was 
dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Peoria  where  he  went  to  become 
pastor  of  the  Second  Church  of  Peoria,  in  which  relation  he  remained 
for  three  years,  when  his  failing  health  caased  him  to  resign,  which 
resignation  was,  with  much  regret,  accepted,  as  he  had  given  great 
satisfaction  to  all  the  people.  He  then  became  Chaplain  of  the 
Fourth  Illinois  Cavalry,  hoping  thus  to  serve  his  Master,  and  also  to 
regain  his  health.  This  was  in  1861-2,  but  his  health  was  not 
permanently  benefitted,  and  he  died  Mime  10,  1862.  There  was 
trouble  in  the  French  Church,  in  reference  to  Mr.  Roudiez,  and  a 
meeting  was  appointed  and  held,  at  Mo  wry  town,  Dec.  6th  and  7th 
1859.  Things  were  not  settled,  however,  and  it  was  afterward  deter- 
mined, not  to  ordain,  or  install  Mr.  Roudiez  at  present,  and  at 
length  it  was  reported  in  Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  April,  1861  that 
Mr,  Roudiez  had  joined  another  body,  and  his.  name  was  "removed 
from  our  minutes  as  a  licentiate."  At  the  meeting  in  Marshall,  April 
10-12,  1860,  it  was  reported  that  a  church  had  been  organized  at 
New  Holland,  "with  nine  members,  and  two  elders."  Mr.  Wm.  S 
Livingston,  a  licentiate,  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbyterv  of  New 
Lisbon,  and  the  Rev.  John  Caldwell.  M.  D.,  was  received  from  the 
Presbytery  of  Cincinnati. 

At   South  Salem  May  1st  and  2nd,  1860,  Mr.  Grand  Girard  was 
granted  a  certificate,  so  that  he  could  travel  out  of  bounds.     Samuel 
Dickey  Crothers  was  received  as  a  candidate  from  the  Presbytery  of 
Transylvania,  subjects:  for  exegesis,  -An  sit  Dens  benevolensT  criti- 
cal  exercise  1st  Pet,  3: 18-22;  lecture  the  29th  Psalm,  and  popular 
sermon  Gal.  6:14,   had   been   assigned  him  by  the  Presbytery  from 
which  he  came,  and  at  this  time  he  passed  all  his  parts  of  trial  and 
was  licensed  May  2,   1860.     Mr.  Crothers  was  born  at   Greenfield, 
April  20,  1833,  joined  the  church,  at  South  Salem,  on  profession  in 
1853,  prepared  for  college,   at  Salem  Academy,  attended  college  at 
Princeton,  New   Jersey,  and  Danville,   Kentucky,    graduating  from 
Centre    College  in  1858,   and    at    the    Theological    Seminary    in 
Danville,  after  a  three  years  course.    In  Presbytery  at    Red   Oak 
August  25th  and  26th,  1860,   the  Rev.  Herman  Veith  was  received 
from   the    Presbytery  of  Hudson.     Mr.    Veith  labored  among    the 
German  people,  in  Portsmouth. 

In    1859,   the  Old  School  Church    had    2,577  ministers,    3,487 


224  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

churches,  and  received  on  profession  23,945,  and  Lad  communicants 
279,630.  The  New  School  had  1,545  ministers,  1,542  churches,  rnd 
received  on  profession  10,705  and  had  communicants  137,990. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

At  the  close  of  1860,  there  were  in  the  Presbytery  Pastors:  Wm. 
P.  Eastman,  at  Union  and  supplying  Greenland;  R.  W.  Wilson  at 
Bloouiingburg;  John  Wiseman  at  Greenfield;  McKuight  Williamson 
at  Rocky  Spring  and  Cynthiana,  and  supplying  Marshal]  one-fourth 
of  the  time;  Samuel  Steel  D.  D.  at  Hillsborough;  Robert  L.  Stanton 
D.  D.  at  Chillicothe;  E.  Grand  Girard  at  Red  Oak;  Wm.  Williams  at 
West  Union  and  Manchester;  Wm.  Gage  at  Concord;  A  R.  Naylor  at 
Pisgah;  H.  S.  Fallerton  at  South  Salem;  S.  J.  Miller  at  Washington; 
Nathaniel  Williams  at  New  Market,  and  supplying  Mount  Leigh;  and 
S.  P.  Dauhain  at  Bainbridge.  J.  A.  I.  Lowes  was  principal  at  Salem 
Academy ;  Valentine  Roudiez  was  in  trouble  at  the  French  Church ; 
and.  since  April,  1860,  J.  Caldwell  was  supplying  the  church  at 
Eckmansville;  A.  Leadbetter  was  at  Wilmington,  and  Herman  Veith 
war.  preachiag  to  the  German  people  at  Portsmouth. 

In   Prpsbytery    at    Greenfield,  April  2-4,   1861,  I.  J.   Cushman 
licentiate,  was  dismissed  to  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati 
Mr.  Cushman  was  born  in  Monongahela  county,  West  Virginia,  near 
Morgantown,   September  19,  1830.     He  was  brought  up  in  Fayette 
county,    Ohio,    where    he  came   with   an   uncle   when   five    or  six 
years    old.      He     prepared     for    college    at    Salem    Academy,  and 
graduated ,  from    Miami     University    with   the  class   of  1858,   and 
the  same    year  accepted     the    prineipalship    of     Salem  Academy. 
November    30,  1860,    he    accepted   a    call  from    the  Bethel  church 
in    the    Presbytery    of  Cincinnati     and    continued    pastor  of    that 
church  until  his  death,  August  26,  1881.     He  was  an  earnest  Presby- 
terian,   a  faithful    and    beloved    pastor,    whose    loss    was   greatly 
lamented.     John  Fallis,  a  member  of  Hillsborough  Church,  who  had 
been   taken  under   our  care   as  a  candidate  for  licensure  at  South 
Salem.   May  1st  and  2nd,  1860,   was   dismissed  to  the   care  of  the 
Presbytery  of   Transylvania.     Samuel    Cromwell,    an  elder   in  the 
Wilmington  Church,  in  whose  christian  character  and  faithfulness 
the  Presbytery  had  confidence,  at  his  request,  was  permitted  to  cease 
acting  as  an  elder,  in  that  church.     Leave  was  granted  the   French 
church  to  employ   Mr.  Grand  Girard,  for  part  of  his  time,  provided 
satisfactory  arrangements  could  be  made  with  him  and  the  Red  Oak 
church.     The  committee  that  had   been   appointed  to    organize    a 
church  at  Winchester,   (Messrs.  Steel,  Williams  and  Caldwell,  min- 
isters, and  Samuel  Hibben  and  Wm.  John,  elders,)  reported  that  they 
had  organized  a  church  there,  with  twenty-three  members,  and  that 

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22G  TDE    DISTORT    OF    TOE 

Andrew  Bay  and  Harvey  A.  Darlington  were  elected  and  ordained 
ruliageldera  The  name  of  the  church  was  the  "Firs!  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Winchester."  Mount  Leigh  and  Winchester  had  leave  to 
procure  their  own  supplies,  until  the  next  stated  meeting. 
McKnighl  Williamsoa  was  appointe  1  stated  supply  al  Marshall,  for 
one  fourth  of  Ins  time,  until  the  uext  stated  meeting.  The  committee 
to  inquire  into  the  expediency  <>f  preparing  and  publishing  a  history 
of  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe,  reported  progress,  and  were  con- 
tinued, bul  it  would  appear  that  they  did  nol  continue  long  enongh 
in  that  laudable  and  delightful  business.  The  following  was  also 
a  loptod: 

"  To  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  to  meet  in 
Philadelphia,  on  the  third  Thursday  of  May,  1861:" 
Dear  Brethren;  It  seems  probable  from  statements  made,  in 
our  public  papers,  that  Rev.  N.  S.  Rice D.  D.,  will,  at  your  meeting, 
resign  his  place,  in  the  Theological  Seminary  of  the  North  West. 
If  this  resignation  should  be  made  and  accepted,  we  would  requesl 
yon  to  elect,  in  his  place.  Bev.  E.  1).  AfacMaster  J>.  D.  We  believe 
that  his  habits  of  study,  his  pre-eminent  qualifications  for  the  chair 
likely  to  he  vacated,  and  tin  feelings  and  wishes  of  the  North  West, 
all  conspire  to  reuder  our  request  reasonable  and  proper."  The 
following  was  also  adopted:  "The  committee  to  whom  was  referred 
the  memorial  of  the  Bession  of  the  Red  Oak  Church,  submit  the  fol- 
lowing for  the  adoption  of  Presbytery:  The  Presbytery  had  no 
iatention  of  treating  the  former  memorial  of  the  Session,  in  an 
'unconrteous  and  unchristian  manner.'  or  to 'set  it  under  the  table,' 
b  it  took  no  action  on  the  memorial  further  than  to  refer  it  to  a 
committee,  simply  because  the  committee,  inadvertently,  failed  to 
submit  anj  action  for  their  adoption.  The  Presbytery  would  further 
declare  that  their  opposition  to  American  Slavery  has  not  diminished 
in  the  slightest  degree,  bul  has  rather  been  increased  and  confirmed, 
by  the  developments  of  the  nature  and  tendencies  of  that  system 
which  have  been  mad"  in  the  current  events  of  the  present  day. 
Presbytery  still  regard  it  as  'a  blot  on  our  holy  religion,' as  utterly 
irrec  incilable  with  the  law  of  God,  and  the  principles  of  the  gospel, 
and  as  furnishing  a  just  ground  of  reproach  to  our  church  and 
nation.  \\  e  therefore  feel  more  than  ever  disposed  to  use  our 
•honest,  earnest  and  unwearied  endeavors,'  by  all  lawful  and  judi- 
cious means,  to  effect  its  abolition."  Rebert  1>.  Herron  and  Thomas 
Fullerton  were  licensed.  Mr.  Herron  was  taken  under  care  at  South 
Salem  and  given  "Nonne  mors  Christi  oicarius  sitf*  for  an  exegesis, 
and  Kuruans  8:  19-23,  for  critical  exercise,  and   afterward   Psalm  23, 


OHILLICOTHE    PBESBYTERY.  227 

for  popular  lecture,  and  John  3:  16,  for  popular  sermon.  Having 
passed  all  his  parts  of  trial,  he  was  licensed  Wednesday,  April  3,  1861. 
Mr.  Herron  was  born  October  15,  1834,  near  Hillsborough,  Ohio, 
united  with  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Hanover,  Indiana,  in  1853, 
graduated  at  Hanover  College,  1856,  attended  Danville  Seminary; 
was  ordained,  as  evaugelist,  at  Winchester,  Adams  County,  Ohio, 
Wednesday,  June  4,  1862;  was  stated  supply  at  West  Union  and 
Manchester  18  months,  became  chaplain  of  the  11th  Kentucky, 
V.  I.  At  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  while  in  charge  of  the  hospital, 
contracted  illness  which  made  him  an  inmate  of  the  hospital  for 
three  months;  resigned  his  commission  at  Nashville  Tennessee, 
October  19,  1861;  was  stated  supply  at  Pleasant  Ridge,  Presby- 
tery of  Cincinnati,  Jan.  1,  1865,  to  Dec.  31;  from  Jan.  1,  1866,  to  the 
fall  of  1880,  supplied  as  pastor  elect,  Williamsburg,  Clermont 
County,  Ohio;  was  called  to  the  churches  of  Danville  and  White 
Lick,  Presbytery  of  Indianapolis,  and  took  charge  of  them  in  the 
beginning  of  1871,  and  remained  in  that  Presbytery  until  in  the  early 
winter  of  1877.  then  was  called  to  Montezuma,  in  Presbytery  of  Iowa 
city,  where  he  was  pastor  for  nearly  six  years;  from  Aug.  1882,  to 
the  fall  of  1885,  supplied  the  First  Church,  Independence,  Kansas, 
when  on  account  of  ill  heaith  he  resigned.  For  two  years,  as  his 
health  permitted,  he  did  general  and  evangelistic  work,  and  then  was 
called  to  the  churches  of  Fredonia  and  New  Albany,  Kansas,  of 
which  churches  he  is  still  pastor.  He  has  received  between  five  and 
six  hundred  into  the  church  on  profession  and  by  certificate,  and 
five  active  and  useful  ministers,  now  in  the  work,  "were  under  the 
moulding  and  directing  influence  of  his  ministry." 

Thomas  Fullerton  was  born  at  Chillicothe,  Nov.  16,  1831,  joined 
the  church  at  South  Salem,  in  1819,  prepared  for  college  at  Salem 
Academy,  and  entered  the  junior  class,  of  Miami  University,  and 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1853.  He  studied  and  practiced  law,  at 
Columbus,  Ohio,  for  a  time,  and  then  at  Peoria,  Illinois,  when  he 
determined  to  enter  the  ministry;  studied  Theology  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary,  was  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  at  this 
meeting,  and  read  an  exegesis  on  "An  Christus  vere  DeusV  a  critical 
exercise  on  Col.  11:16,  delivered  a  popular  lecture  on  Deut.  33:26-29, 
popular  sermon  on  1st  Peter,  1:8,  and  was  licensed  at  Greenfield, 
Wednesday,  April  3rd,  186  L. 

At  South  Salem,  April  30  and  May  1st,  1861,  The  Rev.  Nathan 
S.  Smith  was  received,  after  examination,  from  the  Methodist 
Protestant  church,  and  took  his  seat  as  a  member  of  Presbytery. 
The  Presbytery  prepared  and,  seru)  the  following! 


228  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

From    the    Presbytery  of  Chillicothe,   in   session   at  South  Salem 

April,  1861,  to  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  Church, 

to  be  held  in  Philadelphia  on  the  third  Thursday  of  May,  1861: 

"Fathers  wn  brethren  -Inasmuch  ih  we  have  reason  to  believe, 

from  published  sermons  and  other  publications,  issued  by  ministers 
in  connection  with  our  church,  that  many,  oven  of  our  own  ministers 
and  members,  regard  the  action  of  the  Assembly  of  1>18.  on  the 
subject  of  American  slavery,  as  virtually  repealer  I  by  the  action  of 
1846,  and  whereas,  this  view  of  the  matter  ha-  been  publicly  endorsed 
in  one  of  our  Southern  Synods,  and  given  as  a  reason  for  not  repudi- 
ating your  testimonies,  and  deeliniug  your  jurisdiction;  We  do, 
therefore,  most  earnestly,  yet  respectfully,  beseech  your  venerable 
body  to  vindicate  the  truth  which  our  beloved  church  has  so  nobly 
asserted,  on  this  subject  of  slavery,  from  the  beginning,  by  some 
explicit  declaration,  showing  that  you  still  believe  and  teach  the 
sentimeuts  uttered  in  1818,  and  urging  upon  ministers  and  sessions 
to  give  careful  heed  to  the  admonitions  of  that  delivr 

At  Union  August  27th  and  28th,  18&1,  McKnight  Williamson 
was  made  stated  supply  at  Marshall,  for  one-fourth  of  his  time.  The 
pastoral  relation  between  Wm.  Williams  and  the  churches  of  West 
Union  and  Manchester  was  dissolved,  and  Mr.  Williams  was  dis- 
missed to  the  Presbytery  of  Schuyler,  and  the  churches  had  leave  to 
procure  their  own  supplies.  Samuel  1).  Crothers  was  made  stated 
supply  at  Mount  Leigh  and  Winchester,  until  the  next  stated 
meeting.  Thomas  Fullerton  was  granted  leave  to  travel  out  of 
bounds.  "The  report  of  the  committee  on  the  minutes  of  the 
Assembly  was  taken  up  and  adopted,  and  is  as  follows:  The  com- 
mittee on  the  minutes  of  the  Assembly  report:  Tu  accordance  with 
the  action  of  the  Assembly,  Resolved;  That  Presbytery  give  all 
diligence  to  the  duty  of  seeking  out  and  encouraging  young  men 
of  piety  aud  promise,  with  reference  to  entering  the  ministry 
Resolved:  That  it  is  the  duty  of  the  churches  to  support  and 
patronize  our  Presbyterial  Academy,  and  that  Presbytery  devise 
some  meaDs  of  calling  attention  to  the  subject.  Resolved:  That 
Presbytery  cordially  endoi-se  the  resolutions  of  the  last  General 
Assembly,  upon  the  state  of  the  country,  and  commend  the  noble 
sentiments,  therein  expressed,  to  the  careful  and  prayerful  considera- 
tion of  all  our  members.  Resolved;  That  Presbytery  express  their 
satisfaction  with  the  action  of-  the  Assembly,  in  its  review  of  the 
records  of  the  Synod  of  South  Carolina.  Also,  in  their  answer 
returned  to  a  memorial  sent  up  by  this  body,  on  the  subject  of 
slavery,   which   acts,  taken  together,   are   distinctly   understood   as 


0HILL.IC0THE    PRESBYTERY.  229 

roaffirruiug  the  action  of  1818,  on  the  subject  of  American  slavery; 
Resolved;  That,  in  accordance  with  the  injunction  of  the  Assembly, 
Presbytery  will  give  more  special  attention  to  the  subject  of  Sys- 
tematic Benevolence,  within  our  bounds.'"  This  was  the  first  time, 
for  many  years,  that  the  Presbytery  was  satisfied  with  the  action 
of  the  Assembly.  It  was,  also,  "  resolved  that  Presbytery  urge  upon 
the  churches,  within  our  bounds,  the  duty  of  earnestly  observing  the 
day  appointed,  by  the  President  of  these  United  States,  as  a  day  of 
fasting,  humiliation  and  prayer,  iu  reference  to  our  existing  national 
troubles."  Norman  Jones  was  taken  under  our  care,  as  a  HceDtiate, 
he  having  answered  the  constitutional  questions  propounded  to  can- 
didates, affirmatively,  Wednesday,  August  28,  1861.  Mr.  Jones  was 
born  at  Washington  C.  H.,  November  28,  1832.  He  united  with  the 
church,  at  South  Salem,  where  he  attended  the  Academy  in  prepa- 
ration for  college.  He  graduated  at  Dartmouth  College  in  1857, 
having  entered  the  juuior  class,  when  he  left  Salem  Academy.  He 
studied  theology  at  the  Union  Theological  Seminary,  in  New  York 
City,  finishing  the  course  there  in  i860.  Before  graduating,  he  was 
examined  by  the  Congregational  Association  of  Brooklyn,  and  recom- 
mended, by  that  body,  to  the  churches,  which  is  equivalent  to  being 
licensed,  and  preached  the  summer  after  he  had  graduated,  in  the 
East.  When  he  appeared  in  Presbytery,  being  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  church,  he  was,  by  direction  of  Presbytery,  taken  into 
the  church  of  Union,  by  the  session,  and  then  received  into  the 
Presbytery  as  a  licentiate. 

At  Greenfield,  September  10th,  1861,  it  was  "resolved  that  this 
Presbytery  is  highly  gratified  with  the  proclamation  of  Major  Gen- 
eral McClellan,  enjoining  the  observance  of  the  Sabbath  upon  the 
armies  under  his  command;  that  we  express  our  gratitude  to  God 
for  His  favor  in  disposing  him  thus  to  respect  His  law;  and  that,  in 
this,  we  see  additional  encouragement  to  pi  ay  earnestly  and  hope 
confidently  for  the  success  of  our  armies,  in  their  efforts  to  preserve 
our  highly  favored  Government  from  destruction,  by  a  most  wicked 
rebellion. 

At  Hillsborough,  April  1st  and  2d,  1862,  George  H.  Fullerton,  a 
licentiate,  was  received  to  our  care,  from  the  Presbytery  of  Alleghany 
City.  Wra.  Coleman  and  George  T.  Crissman  were  licensed.  They 
had  been  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  at  Union,  August  27th  and 
28th,  1861,  from  the  Presbytery  of  Alleghany  City,  in  whose  care  they 
had  beeu  while  attending  seminaiy  at  Alleghany,  and,  as  it  appears, 
had  been  assigned  subjects  for  Latin  exegeses  and  critical  exercises. 
When  received  they  were  given,  Mr.  Coleman,  Romans  5:  1-5,  for 


230  THE    niSTOKY   OF    THE 

popular  lecture,  and  Romans  5:6,  for  popular  sermon;  and  Mr.  <  i 
man,  2nd  Corinthians,  6: 14  is,  for  popular  Lecture,  and  2nd  Corin- 
thians, 7:   I.  for  p  >pular  sermon.    These,  together  with  each  a  Latin 

exegesis  and  critical   exercise,   were  all   delivered,   and    they    v. 
licensed.  Wednesday,  April  2d,  1862.     Norman  Jones,  licentiate,  was 
dismissed  to  the  can-  of  the  Presbytery  <>f  .Miami.    The  Itev.  N.  S. 
Smith  was.  also,  dismissed  to  the  same  Presbytery. 

At  Winchester,  Wednesday?  June  4th,  1862,  Samuel  D.  Crothera 
was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Winchester  and 
Mount  Leigh,  and  Robert  B.  Herron  was  ordained  as  an  evangelist. 
Mr.  Crothers'  trial  sermon,  for  ordination,  was  from  1st  Timothy. 
3:  15.  Mr.  Herron's  was  from  Romans,  8:  28.  Dr.  Stanton  preached 
the  ordination  sermon,  from  2nd  Timothy,  1:  9-10,  Mr.  Wiseman 
proposed  the  questions  and  offered  the  ordaining  prayer,  McK night 
Williamson  delivered  the  charge  to  the  two  brethren,  and  Dr.  Steel  to 
the  people  of  Winchester  and  Mount  Leigh.  John  Barrett  was 
licensed.  Mr.  Barrett  was  born  near  New  Market,  Sept.  5th,  1832, 
and  joined  the  church  at  that  place,  in  his  seventeenth  year.  Ee 
prepared  for  college  at  Salem  Academy,  and  graduated  at  Miami 
■University,  with  the  class  of  1860.  He  studied  theology  at  Alle- 
ghany Seminary.  He  was  received  under  the  care  of  the  Presbytery 
of  Chillicothe,  at  Union,  September  27th  and  28th.  1861,  from  the 
Presbytery  of  Alleghany  City,  under  whose  care  he  had  been,  while 
a  student  at  the  Seminary,  and  was  assigned,  for  lecture,  2nd 
Cor.  5:  18  19;  for  popular  sermon,  2nd  Cor.  5:  20.  He  passed  all  the 
parts  of  trial,  (his  subjects  for  Latin  exegesis  and  critical  exei 
are  not  given,  as  they  appear  to  have  been  assigned  him  by  the  other 
Presbytery,)  ami  was  licensed  Wednesday.  June  4th,  1862. 

At  Pisgah,  August  2(5  and  27,  1802,  Wm.  Coleman,  having  been 
appointed  Chaplain  of  the  117th  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  mustered  into 
the  service  of  the  United  States,  was  ordained  as  an  evangelist,  His 
trial  sermon  was  from  Mat.  !):  28;  Samuel  L).  Crothers  preached, 
Dr.  Stanton  presided  and  Mr.  Wiseman  gave  the  charge  to  the 
newly  ordained  minister.  The  Rev.  John  Caldwell  was  dismissed 
to  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati.  The  relation  between  Nathaniel 
Williams  and  the  churcb  of  New  Market  was  dissolved  and  he 
was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Palestine.  Dr.  Stanton  having 
been  elected  to  a  professorship,  in  Danville  Seminary,  the  rela- 
tion between  him  and  the  First  Church  of  Chillicothe  was  dissolved. 
to  take  effect  iu  September:  he  was  also  granted  a  certificate  to 
the  Presbytery  of  Transylvania,  and  resigned  his  office  of  Stated 
Clerk,  t.     which  olbc^  Mr,  Lowes  was  elected.     The  following  paper 


OHILLICOTrre    PRESBYTERY.  231 

was  adopted:  "  Whereas  this  Presbytery  Las  shown  itself  the  friend 
of  the  oppressed,  and  as  American  slavery  lies  at  the  founda- 
tion, and  is  the  principal  cause  of  the  present  troubles,  which  dis- 
tract, and  should  humble  our  nation,  therefore,  Resolved;  1st.  That 
we  can  but  rejoice  in  the  growing  and  healthy  public  sentiment,  in 
the  loyal  and  border  States,  in  the  more  harmonious  views,  in  the 
different  denominations  of  Christians,  especially  in  our  branch  of  ^ 
the  church,  against  the  system.  Resolved;  2nd.  That  the  spiritual 
and  eternal  interests  of  these  slaves  made  free,  in  the  District  of 
Columbia,  by  an  act  of  Congress,  and  those  made  so  in  the  course  of 
the  war,  and  which  are  found  collected,  in  several  localities,  should 
demand  the  attention  of  all  benevolent  and  Christian  people,  and 
therefore  demand  the  attention  of  the  churches  under  our  care. 
Resolved;  3rd.  That  our  several  churches  be  requested  to  take  up 
collections,  on  their  behalf,  and  send  the  amount  thus  raised,  to  the 
American  Tract  Society,  or  to  such  society  as  may  be  engaged  in  the 
work  of  teaching,  and  preaching  to  them  the  everlasting  gospel  of 
Christ."  The  committee,  on  the  minutes  of  the  General  Assembly, 
reported  the  following  which  was  unanimously  adopted:  "1st.  On 
c  trrespondence:  Resolved;  Thar,  Presbytery  is  highly  gratified  that 
the  Assembly  has  instituted  a  friendly  correspondence  with  the  New 
School,  and  the  United  Presbyterian  churches,  and  the  Presbyterian 
church  of  Ireland.  This  indicates,  we  trust,  a  drawing  together  of 
the  different  branches  of  the  Presbyterian  family,  and  the  approach 
of  the  time  when  they  shall  be  one  in  spirit  and  in  outward  organiza- 
tion. 2nd.  On  the  state  of  the  country:  Resolved;  That  we  take 
pleasure  in  recording  our  hearty  endorsement  of  the  Assembly's 
expression  of  attachment  to  the  Federal  Union,  and  loyalty  to  the 
Federal  Government,  and  of  the  rebuke  administered  by  it,  to 
treason  and  rebellion  in  our  land.  This  second  deliverance  places 
oar  church  unmistakably  upon  record,  as  a  worthy  successor  of  the 
loyal  old  Presbyterian  church  of  1770." 

At  South  Salem,  April  7th  and  Sth,  18G3,  the  church  of  Lees- 
burgh  was  dissolved,  and  the  only  remaining  elder  directed  to 
dismiss  the  members  to  Hillsborough,  or  to  such  other  churches  as 
they  may  desire,  and  place  the  records  of  the  church  in  the  hands  of 
the  Stated  Clerk.  McKnight  Williamson  was  permitted  to  supply 
Marshal],  part  of  the  time,  until  the  next  stated  meeting.  R.  C.  Gal- 
braith,  Jr.,  and  W.  Gr.  Hillman  obtained  leave  to  labor  in  our  bounds, 
until  the  next  stated  meeting,  and  did  so  labor,  Oalbraith  at  Green- 
land, and  Hillman,  in  the  First  Church,  Chillicothe.  Eckmansville 
presented  a  call  to  S.  D.  Crothers  for  one-half  of  his  time,  which  he 


232  THF.    HISTORY    OF    THE 

accepted,  the  churches  that  he  was  serving  consenting  to  the  arrange- 
ment, and  the  first  Wednes  lay  of  June  whs  appointed  for  his  installa- 
tion, E.  Grand  Girard  to  preach,  Dr.  Steel  to  preside  and  give  the 
charge  to  the  pastor  and  S.  P.  Dunham  to  the  people.  George  H. 
Fullerton,  licentiate  under  the  care  of  Presbytery,  was  dismissed  to 
to  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Columbus.  Tht>  Rev.  George 
Humphrey  Fullerton,  D.  D..  was  boru  at  Bloomingburgh,  Fayette 
county,  Ohio.  February  27th,  1838,  united  with  the  church,  at 
South  Salem,  February  23rd,  1861,  prepared  for  College,  at  Salem 
Academy,  graduated  at  Miami  University  with  the  class  of  1N58,  was 
two  years  at  Alleghany,  and  one  at  Princeton,  1858  1861,  was  taken 
under  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Alleghany  City,  September,  1858, 
and  licensed  by  that  Presbytery,  April  2lst.  1860.  He  spent  the 
vacation  after  licensure  preaching  at  Greenupsburgh  and  Greenup 
Union,  Kentucky.  He  preached  for  about  lour  months,  after  leaving 
the  Theological  Seminary,  at  South  Charleston,  Clark  county.  Ohio, 
was  chaplain  of  the  First  Regiment  of  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry 
mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  from  October,  1801, 
to  October.  1862.  He  preached  at  Lancaster,  Ohio,  from  December 
14th,  1S02,  to  October  1st.  1864,  and  during  this  ministry  was 
ordained  and  installed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Columbus,  May  4th, 
18(33;  preached  at  Sandusky,  Ohio,  from  October  2d,  1H04,  to 
November  3d,  18(17;  at  Lane  Seminary  church  from  November  17th, 
1807,  to  November  2\K  1N74:  ai  Springfield,  Illinois,  from  December 
17th,  1874,  to  June  29th,  1879;  at  Walnut  Hills  church,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  from  August  19th,  1879,  to  October  10th,  1886,  and  began  Ins 
ministry  at  the  Second  Presbyterian  church,  Springfield,  Ohio, 
November  7,  1880,  where  he  is  now  pastor. 

The  pastoral  relation  between  the  Rev.  A.  R.  Naylor  and  the 
Pisgah  church  was  dissolved;  also  that  between  the  Rev.  John  Wise- 
man and  the  Greenfield  church,  to  take  effect  the  first  of  July.  It 
was  recommended  to  the  churches  that  they  observe  Thursday,  April 
30.  appointed  by  the  President  of  the  United  States,  for  fasting  and 
prayer.  Samuel  M.  Crissruan,  a  member  of  the  Red  Oak  church, 
was  licensed.  He  had  been  received  as  a  candidate,  at  Union,  August 
7th  and  28th,  1801,  and  had,  in  the  me  antime.  read  an  exegesis  on, 
'•J/o/.s  Christi  vicarius  est"  a  critical  exercise  on  John  21:15-17, 
and  delivered  a  popular  lecture  on  Rom.  12: 1-2  and  a  popular  ser- 
mon on  2nd  Cor.  5:  21,  and  was  licensed,  at  Salem,  Wednesday,  April 
8,  1803.  In  Presbytery,  at  Washington  C.  H.,  Sep.  1st  and  2nd,  1803, 
the  Rev.  A.  R.  Naylor  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Saline, 
and  S.  M.  Crissman  to  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Peoria.    Arthur 


CHIIXICOTHE   PBEBBf  TE»?.  238 

R.  Naylor  was  born  in  Harrison  County,  Kentucky,  Dec.  20,  1812, 
graduated  at  Miami  University,  1841 ;  studied  theology  at  Associate 
Reformed  Seminary,  Oxford,  O.,  licensed  by  Oxford  Presbytery,  April, 
1842,  ordained  by  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  1844,  preached  at  Read- 
ing, Feesburg  and  Ebenezer;  pastor  at  Pisgah,  Ross  County,  Ohio, 
1855  to  1863;  stated  supply  in  Indiana  nine  years,  in  Illinois,  four 
years;  pioneer  missionary  in  Kansas  eight  years  and  is  now  H.  R. 
Retired.  His  address,  in  the  Minutes,  is  Wichita,  Kan.,  where  his  son 
Prof.  J  as.  M.  Naylor  is  principal  of  a  large  and  nourishing  Academy. 
N.  M.  Urmston  was  made  stated  supply  at  New  Market,  he  had 
been  received  again  into  Presbytery,  at  this  meeting,  from  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Wyaconda.  John  Barrett  accepted  a  call,  from  Pisgah, 
and  Wednesday  September  17,  at  11  o'clock  A.  M.,  was  appointed  ior 
his  ordination  and  installation.  Eph.  11:8,  was  given  him  as  a  text 
for  his  trial  sermon  and  W.  G.  Hillman  was  appointed  to  preach, 
S.  P.  Dunham  to  preside  and  make  the  ordaining  prayer,  R.W.  Wilton 
to  give  charge  to  the  pastor  and  R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  to  the  people. 
Chillicothe,  Greenfield  and  Salem  had  leave  to  procure  their  own 
supplies.  W.  G.  Hillman  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of 
Logansport.  Mr.  Hillman  had  been  supplying  the  First  church  of 
Chillicothe  and  continued  to  do  so,  while  he  remained  in  the  Pres- 
bytery. R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of 
Columbus;  since  he  had  been  dismissed,  to  Che  care  of  that  Presby- 
tery he  had  preached  to  the  church  at  Lancaster,  Ohio;  after  supply- 
ing them,  for  a  time,  he  had  been  ordained  and  installed  by  the 
Presbytery  of  Columbus,  June  9,  1857;  for  four  years  of  the  time  he 
had  been  chaplain  at  the  State  Reform  Farm,  preaching  there  every 
Sabbath  afternoon.  He  was  also  commissioned  chaplain  of  the 
Third  Brigade,  First  Division  Ohio  Volunteers,  mustered  into  the 
service  of  the  United  States,  and  served  as  chaplain  at  Camp 
Dennison,  and  in  West  Virginia;  his  commission  is  dated  May  10, 
1861;  he  was  in  the  service  but  four  months.  His  pastoral  relation 
with  the  Lancaster  church  was  dissolved  October  8th,  1862.  Pres- 
bytery adopted  the  following;  *'On  the  state  of  the  country: 
"Resolved;  That  this  Presbytery  cordially  approve  of  the  papers 
adopted  by  the  General  Assembly  on  the  state  of  the  country,  as 
professing  undiminished  loyalty  to  the  Federal  Government,  aiid  au 
earnest  desire  for  the  suppression  of  the  rebellion;  also  as  acknowl- 
edging our  great  sinfulness,  as  a  people,  owning  the  justice  of  God, 
in  bringing  this  heavy  calamity  upon  us,  because  of  our  national 
transgressions,  and  the  need  of  our  turning  from  them  to  God,  by 
repentance  and   prayer,  and  of  amending  our  ways  that  his  wrath 

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234  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

may  be  turned  away  from  ns.'  "  The  committee,  (Lowes,  Eastman  and 
Wilson,)  appointed  to  prepare  a  minute,  with  reference  to  the 
decease  of  Brother*  Gage  and  Fullerton  presented  the  following, 
which  was  adopted:  "Since  the  last  meeting  of  the  Presbytery,  our 
dear  brothers,  William  (rage  and  H.  S.  Fullerton  have  ceased  from 
their  earthly  labors,  and  have  entered  into  the  rest  of  their  Lord:  the 
former  on  the  ninth  of  July,  and  the  latter  on  the  seventeenth 
of  August  last.  The-M  brethren  had  been  pastors  of  churches' 
within  our  bounds,  each  for  about  one-third  of  a  century,  and  at  the 
time  of  their  death  still  sustained  this  relation,  the  former  having  been 
pastor  of  the  church  of  Concord  thirty-two  years,  and  the  latter 
pastor  of  the  church  of  Salem  twenty-sis  years  Their  most  earnest 
wish  was  that  they  might  die  with  their  people.  Their  wish  was 
gratified.  The  praise  of  these  brethren  is  in  all  the  churches. 
They  rest  from  their  labors  and  their  works  do  follow  them.  To 
this  dispensation  of  God's  providence  and  grace  we  bow,  with 
humble  submission.  He  doeth  all  things  well.  What  is  our  loss 
is  their  infinite  gain,  and  yet  our  tears  must  tlow  at  the  many 
precious  memories  which  cluster  around  these  brethren.  AVe  feel 
uur  bereavement.  And  while  we  are  sure  that  the  great  Head  of 
the  church,  will  raise  up  others,  to  take  their  place  in  the  work  of 
the  ministry,  we.  who  have  been  so  long  associated  with  them, 
feel  that  very  tender  ties  have  been  severed,  and  that  links 
which  bound  us  to  earth  now  bind  us  to  heaven,  ami  that  as  very 
dear  friends  have  beeu  taken  from  us,  we  should  be  drawn  nearer 
to  that  friend  that  sticketh  closer  than  a  brother.  May  God  grant 
us  grace  to  follow  in  the  steps  of  these  brethren,  as  they  followed 
Christ." 

Win.  Gage  was  born  in  Salem,  Massachusetts.  Nov.  16.  1799; 
the  same  year  in  which  the  Presbytery  was  organized.  He  joined 
the  church  in  South  Beading,  when  about  nineteen  years  of  age. 
prepared  for  college,  in  Bradford  and  at  Philips  Academy,  entered 
college  at  Amherst,  in  1824,  and  graduated  in  1828,  when  he  imme- 
diately entered  the  Theological  Seminary  nt  Andover.  and  after 
having  been  there  three  years,  graduated  in  1831.  He  was  licensed, 
in  April,  1831,  by  the  "Congregational  Association  of  Andover," 
during  his  last  year  in  the  Seminary.  He  received  a  commission, 
from  the  ''American  Home  Missionary  Society.'"  to  labor  in  the 
West,  and  set  out  for  his  chosen  held  of  labor,  having  probably 
but  a  vague  idea  of  what  he  should  find,  or  of  what  his  work 
would  be,  but  impelled  by  that  ''hungering  for  the  horizon",  which, 
while  it  leads  many  toward  the  setting  sun,  to  lind  the  gold  piled 


OHILLIOOTHE  PRESBYTERY.  235 

np  there,  for  men  of  adventure  and  enteprise,  does  also  lead  some 
to  press  forward  to  find  work  that  will  enrich  them  forever,  and 
whose  reward  while  it  has  much  of  sweetness,  even  here,  is  found,  in 
full  excellency,  in  the  world  to  which  he,  who,  in  the  strength  of  his 
youth,  journeyed  to  the  far  West  with  high  ambition  and  much 
hope,  has  gone,  with  an  assurance  of  everlasting  blessedness,  having 
planted  in  the  soil  of  the  churches  to  which  be  ministered,  soil 
often  watered  with  his  tears,  seeds  that  will  grow  and  wave  in 
golden  beauty,  and  bring  forth  for  his  enrichment,  perennial  harvest; 
to  where  the  earthen  cup  of  simple  water,  given  in  Christ's  name, 
comes  back  to  the  giver,  a  golden  cup,  with  jewels  encrusted,  filled, 
for  his  drinking,  with  the  wine  of  God's  love.  On  his  way  West,  he 
stopped  in  New  York  city  and  connected  himself  with  the  Third 
Presbytery  of  New  York,  by  which  he  was  ordained  as  an  evangelist, 
and  dismissed  to  our  Presbytery,  into  which  he  was  received  in 
January.  1832.  He  preached,  as  we  have  seen,  at  Concord  and 
Pisgah,  the  relation  with  Pisgah  being  dissolved  in  1855,  and  at 
Concord,  by  his  death.  It  is  said,  in  his  memoir,  in  Wilson's 
Almanac,  that  "such  was  his  punctuality  that  though  his  constitution 
was  never  robust,  and  though  the  church  of  Pisgah  was  eight  miles 
distant  from  his  residence  in  the  bounds  of  Concord,  yet,  with  two 
exceptions,  during  the  twenty-four  years  that  he  ministered  to  that 
church,  he  never  failed  to  fulfill  his  Sabbath  appointments."  He 
was  pastor  at  Concord  some  years  longer,  and  during  all  these  years, 
he  kept  the  church  well  informed,  in  all  the  general  movements  for 
good  and  blessing.  The  temperance  cause  found  in  him,  a  warm 
friend.  He  was  also,  from  the  first,  an  earnest  advocate  of  anti- 
slavery  principles,  and  kept  the  churches  well  informed  in  all  the 
movements  for  human  freedom.  I  well  remember  his  talks  before 
sermon,  on  Temperance,  Anti-Slavery,  &c,  and  the  accounts  that  he 
gave  of  the  meetings  of  Presbytery  and  Synod.  He  was  descended 
from  the  Puritans,  and  many  of  the  traits  of  that  people  were 
strongly  marked  in  him.  In  his  theology,  he  was  thoroughly  Old 
School.  In  his  feelings  he  was  New  School.  Although  living  so 
long  in  this  State,  he  never  became  acclimated,  he  was  always  a 
New  Englander.  The  ways  and  manners  and  pronunciation  of  the 
East  clung  to  him.  He  made  but  little  of  Christmas,  but  Thanks- 
giving day  was  the  one  day  of  the  year  that,  to  him,  was  clothed  in 
royal  purple:  to  it  he  looked  forward  with  eager  anticipation,  and 
when  it  came  he  thoroughly  enjoyed  it.  His  gestures  and  all  his 
ways  were  foreign  to  this  part  of  the  country,  but  none  of  them 
were  offensive.    He  did   not  hate  you,  or  treat   you  badly,  he  even 


238  THE    HI8T0BY    07    THE 

oved    yon  none  tho  less,  because    you*  were  not  born   in    Massa- 
chusetts, but  he  could  scarcely  keep  from  pitying  you,  and   possibly 
showed  you   extra  kindness    because   of    his    compassion.     In    my 
infancy  his  hand  sprinkled  upon  my  face  the  waters  of  baptism,  and 
later  broke  for  me  the  bread  of  my  first  communion,  and  was  laid 
upon  my  head  in  ray  ordination,  and  during  all  the  intervening  years, 
I  had  been  receiving  instruction  from  him,  and  I  cannot  but  kindly 
and  lovingly  remember  him.     He  was  naturally  a  very  modest  and 
I  think,  in  some  respects,   a  timid   man.   but  he  had    always    the 
courage  of  his  convicf  ion«,  and  was  ready  to  stand  boldly  upon  what, 
after  conscientious  examination,  seemed  to  him  the  side  of  justice 
and  right.     The  question  with  him  was  not.  what  is  most  popular?  or 
what  will  be  most  immediately  profitable?  but.  what   is  right?  what 
is  in  accordance  with  God's  law?  He  was  remarkably  well  informed, 
on  all  subjects.     I  think  I  never  knew  a  man  whose  information  was 
so  general.    He  read  on  all  subjects,   and  had  a  tenacious  memory, 
and,  I  think,  a  kind  of  system  by  which  he  recalled  things.     I  have 
often  asked  him  questions,  and  about  many  things,  and  never  failed 
to  get  the  information  that   I   sought,  though  sometimes  he  would 
talk  a    long  time    before  he  came  to  the  particular  'thing    about 
which  I  had  inquired.     He  talked  easily,  fluently,  and  always   cor- 
rectly, never  forgetting  his  grammar.     His  words  and  ideas  flowed  in 
a  continual  stream,  as  from  an  ever  full  fountain.     I  do  not  think  he 
was  ever  at  a  I033  for  something  to  say,  and  yet  I  do  not  think  I  ever 
knew  a  man,  to   whose  sermons  an   extra  amount  of  study  added 
more.    He  was  always  conscientious  in  his   preparation  for  preach- 
ing, but  sometimes  when  he  had  wrought,  and  re- wrought  his  sermons, 
they  came,  with  every  word  polished,  and   every  thought  clear  and 
well  defined,  and  were,  in  their  composition,  models  ;>f  literary  finish, 
and  elegance  of  diction,  and  these,  delivered  with  such  wealth  of  feel- 
ing, that  his  utterance  was  half  choked,  tremulous,  and  sometimes  for 
a  moment   suspended,  until  he  could  control  his  emotions,  with  no 
noise  or  bluster,  but  with  that  quietness  that  comes  when  feelings 
are  too  intense  for  noise  and  clamor,  every  word  warm  with  passion, 
and  wet  with  tears,  could  not  but  have  effect  for  good  upon  all  who 
heard   them.     He    succeeded  Mr.   James  H.  Dickev,  and,  knowing 
what  a  man  he  was,  he  held  him  in  great  veneration  and  strove,  and 
successfully,  to  nourish  what  he  had  planted,   while  he  was  himself 
sowing  the  same  seed.    A  frequent  expression  of  his,  in   preaching, 
and  used  to   clinch   the  nails  that  he  had  driven,  was.  'That  is  the 
doctrine  which  Brother  Dickey  preached,  and  which  I  try  to  preach.'" 
And  so  he  did  his  work  and  went  to   meet   his  rewarding  Lord. 


CHILIJOOTHE    PRESBTTEKT  237 

Hugh  Stewart  Fullerton  was  born  near  Greencastle,  Pennsyl- 
vania, February  6,  1805.  He  was  descended  from  that  Scotch-Irish 
stock  that  did  and  suffered  so  much  for  Christ  and  human  freedom, 
and,  transplanted  to  this  country,  has  furnished  so  many  men  of 
mark,  in  all  departments;  and  of  that  descent  he  was  proud.  He 
Jived,  while  a  boy,  in  Carlisle,  Pennsylvania,  on  a  farm,  in  Orange 
county,  New  York,  and  in  the  city  of  Baltimore,  whence,  his  father 
having  been  unsuccessful  in  a  business  venture,  the  family  removed 
to  Fayette  county,  Ohio,  in  1815.  He  made  public  profession  of  his 
faith,  in  Bloomingburgh  church,  when  quite  a  youth,  'and  soon  after- 
ward taught  a  school  in  Frankfort.  At  that  time  Sunday-schools 
were  being  established,  and  the  good  people  thought  that  they  should 
have  one  organized  in  that  village,  and  Mr.  Fullerton  then,  as 
always,  interested  in  every  good  work,  was  ready  to  do  what  he  could 
to  make  the  enterprise  a  success.  A  meeting  was  called,  and  a 
number  of  persons  attended  to  talk  the  matter  over,  among  others 
Mr.  Fullerton  and  my  father.  After  deliberation  and  consultation, 
they  all  came  to  the  conclusion  that  there  was  no  man  among  them 
so  well  qualified  for  superintendent  as  "  Granddaddy  Somersett,"  a 
man  universally  respected  and  the  most  religious  man  in  the 
town.  The  old  man  accepted  the  office.  Then  they  began  to  choose 
teachers,  when  the  new  superintendent  said  that  they  would  have 
two  teachers  to  each  class,  so  that  any  pleasant  Sunday,  if  one  of 
the  teachers  wanted  to  go  hunting,  the  school  work  would  not  be 
interfered  with.  This  seemed  so  reasonable  a  proposition  that  they 
all  fell  in  with  it.  Then  the  superintendent  put  on  his  glasses,  and 
taking  a  Testament  in  his  hand,  said  that  they  must  each  read  a  few 
verses,  and  he  would  assign  them  to  their  classes,  giving  to  each  class 
two  who  read  most  alike,  so  that  the  scholars  should  not  be  confused 
by  having  teachers  whose  reading  was  different.  Then  h6  handed 
another  Testament  to  Mr.  Fullerton,  and  said  he  would  begin  with 
him.  Not  expecting  such  an  ordeal,  as  Mr.  Fullerton  said  when  he 
told  tho  stdry,  and  seeing  the  old  man  looking  so  wise,  he  became 
confused  and  so  embarrassed,  in  the  august  presence,  that  he  read  so 
that  he  supposed  no  one  understood  what  he  said.  The  old  man 
called  on  my  father  to  read  next,  and  as  he  had  recently  come 
from  Ireland,  and  had  not  yet  got  the  brogue  from  his  tongue,  his 
reading  was  also  hard  to  be  understood.  But  the  superintendent 
was  delighted,  and  said  that  he  had  never  heard  two  men  read  so 
much  alike;  so  they  were  assigned  to  one  class.  He  did  not  say 
whether  either  of  them  ever  availed  themselves  of  the  hunting 
privilege.     Mr.  Fullerton   attended  college,  nt  the  Ohio   University, 


238  THE    HISTORY    OF     THF 

Dr.  Wilson  being,  at  the  time,  president  of  the  institution.  He 
studied  theology  under  the  direction  of  Dr.  C'rothers,  whom  he 
always  held  in  highest  esteem,  and  who  had  for  him  warmest  love 
and  affection.  Although  he  was,  as  we  have  seen,  for  a  time  pastor 
at  Union  and  Chillicothe,  the  greater  part  of  his  ministerial  life  was 
spent  in  the  service  of  the  Salem  church,  and  excellent  service  he 
gave  thorn.  Not  satisfied  with  the  ordinary  work  of  a  minister,  he 
was  foremost,  in  every  public  enterprise,  and  no  good  work  was  done 
in  the  neighbordood  that  was  not  guided  by  his  eyp  and  helped  by 
his  hand.  Not  many  such  things  were  done  there,  the  doing  of 
which  did  not  originate  with  him,  and  which,  if  he  had  not  been 
there,  would  not  have  been  done  at  all.  The  Academy,  that  has 
proved  a  blessing  to  many,  and  lifted  up  the  whole  neighborhood, 
was  the  product  of  his  thought  and  work  and  prayer:  and,  as  long  as 
he  lived  he  carefully  watched,  and  tended,  and  loved  it.  It  was  a  vine 
of  his  planting,  and  to  him  it  was  a  great  delight  when  he  saw  fruit 
ripening  upon  it,  or  when  the  odor  of  its  bloom  rilled  the  neighbor- 
hood with  fragrance.  His  preaching,  while  full  of  instruction,  was 
also  most  attractive  in  its  style,  and  of  that  character  that  feels 
around  men's  hearts,  and  persuades  them  to  holiness,  and  nerves 
them  for  duty.  To  many  of  the  boys,  who  came  from  different  parts 
of  the  surrounding  country  and  from  the  neighboring  counties,  to 
become  students  of  the  Academy,  his  preaching  was  a  revelation. 
They  thought  that  they  had  never  heard  preaching  before,  and  they 
were  right — they  never  had  heard  such  preaching  as  he  gave  them. 
Used,  many  of  them,  to  formal  disquisitions,  that  however  excellent 
they  might  be,  of  their  kind,  and  instructive  to  those  who  would 
patiently  listen,  and  were  able  to  understand  the  technical,  theo- 
logical words  that  were  used,  and  had  an  idea,  such  as  many  of  the 
excellent  and  solid  elders  and  laymen,  in  that  doctrinal  age  did  have, 
of  what  supralapsarian  and  sublapsarian.  and  the  five  points  meant, 
yet  to  these  boys  they  were  dry  as  dust.  But  here  was  a  man  alert, 
sprightly,  who  took  hold  of  things,  and  so  held  them  up  that  these 
boys  and  girls  could  see  what  they  meant,  and  without  pushing  a 
whole  system  of  theology,  with  all  its  rough  points  and  fittings,  down 
their  throats  at  once,  did,  yet  in  quiet,  pleasant,  skillful  manner, 
weave  all  the  threads  of  doctrine  through  his  discourse,  and  make  its 
web,  and  then  embroider  and  adorn  it  with  fact  and  fancy,  and  make 
it  glow  with  the  golden  luster  of  real,  not  simulated,  feeling,  until 
the  whole  system  of  the  Calvinistic  theology  had  become  a  garment 
beautifully  fitting  and  adorning  them,  and  which  they  were  glad  to 
put  on  and  wear  for  all  the  remainder  of  their  lives.     It  was  inter- 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERS'  23y 

eating  to  watch  the  new  boys-many  of   them    had  been  teaching- 
school,  and  were  men  old  enough  to  vote  and  work  the  roads,  but  still 
we  called  them  boys— it  was  interesting  to  watch  them,  when  they 
came  listlwsly  into  church  and  then  had  their  attention  caught,  and 
used   and  held.     I  do  not  suppose  they  knew  what  it  meant,  but  it 
was  the  involuntary  admiration  that  men  have  for  a  work  of  genius, 
as  distinguished  from  that  which  they  force  themselves  to  have  for  a 
work  of  talent,  and  which  they  imagine  is  the  very  highest  excel- 
lence, until  they    do  happen  to  see  that  which  genius  has  wrought 
Mr.   Fullerton  was  a  very  hospitable  man    and   his   house   was   an 
exceedingly   pleasant   place  to  visit.     I  remember  many   delightful 
visits  that  I.  a  boy,  made  there,  made  pleasant,  not  only  because  of 
the  nice. times  that  I  had  with  the  children,  but  also  of  the  kindness 
and  pleasant  condescension,  to  our  capacity,  of  the  head  of  the  house 
I  remember,  too,  especially,  one  great  Christmas  turkey,  not  only  as 
brown   and  juicy,  and  cooked  to  a  turn,  it  lay   upon  the  smoking 
platter,  upon  the  dinner  table,  around  which  we  crowded  and  sat 
with   folded  hauds,    while  Mr.    Fullerton  reverently   craved   God's 
blessing,  and  then  what  clatter  of  tongues  arose  while,  with  skillful 
use  of   the  carving  knife,  he  separated,  for  us,  'generous   portions 
of  the  toothsome  bird.     There  are  no  turkeys  now  so  savory,  so  rich 
in  juices,   so  delightful  in  solids.     But  I  have  also  earlier  reeollec. 
tions   of  the  great  bird,  that  he  had  skillfully  fed  and  fattened,  with 
bearded  breast  and  feathers  glittering  in   the  sunlight,  with  metallic 
shades  of  black,  and  dark  green,  and  deep  golden  bronze,  and  head 
hooded  with  scarlet.     We  boys  locked  upon  it  with  admiring   eyes 
and  hungry  desire,  and  then  the  evening  before  Christmas,  we  went 
oat,  Mr.  Fullerton  at  the  head  of  the  little  procession,  to  where  the 
fowl  was  cooped,  and  carried  it  to  the  wood-house,  where,  with  skill 
that  showed  he  was  not  unaccustomed  to  such  work,  with  one  stroke 
of  the  axe,  Mr.  Fullerton  severed  its  head  from  its  body,  and  then 
locking  upon  it.  as.  beating  its  great  wings,  it  turned  and  struggled 
in  death,  his  tender  sensibilities  were  aroused  and,  in  almost  the  tone 
in  which,  in  his  sermons,  he  expressed  pity  for  the   unfortunate, 
he  said,  "Poor  fellow!   poor   fellow!   we  have  treated  you   badly." 
Things  began  to  be  almost  too  solemn  for  me,  when  Tom— I  wonder 
if  years  and  added  dignity  have  made  him  forget  how  to  say  such 
things  now— said,  "I  don't  know,  father;  I  think  we  have  done  all 
that  could  be  done,  for  a  turkey:  we  gave  him  benefit  of  clergy  in 
his  death." 

Thursday,  Sep.  17,  1863,  the  Rev.  John  Barrett  was  ordained  and 
installed  pastor  of  Pisgah  church,    At  South  Salem,  Dec.  23,  1863* 


240  mr  HiBTon  OS  jut 

the  pastoral  relation  between  the  Rev.  Samuel  D.  Crothers  and  the 
churches  of  Mount  Leigh,  Winchester  and  Eckinausville  was  dis- 
solved. 

In  Presbytery,  at  Hillsborough,  April  5-7,  1864,  G.  T.  Crissman 
was  dismissed  to  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Rodk  River,  and 
Thomas  Fullerton  to  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati.  Mr.  Crissman 
was  born  in  Milroy,  Pennsylvania,  May  25,  1836,  united  with  the 
Presbyterian  church,  at  South  Salem,  October,  1856,  was  educated  at 
Salem  Academy  and  Miami  University,  graduating  from  the  latter, 
July,  1860.  After  he  was  licensed,  for  some  months  he  supplied 
Eckmansville,  Belfast,  Sinking  Spring  and  Piketon.  In  March,  1863, 
he  went  to  Portage  City,  Wisconsin,  and  supplied  the  church  there, 
for  a  few  months;  was  ordained  by  Rock  River  Presbytery,  April 
1864,  and  ministered  to  the  church  at  Morrison,  Illinois,  for  fifteen 
years.  In  September,  1879,  he  moved  to  Nebraska,  and  established 
the  church  at  Kearney,  and,  February,  1883,  was  elected  Sy nodical 
missionary,  for  the  Synod  of  Nebraska,  in  which  capacity  he  served 
until  he  accepted  a  call  to  the  church  at  Hastings,  Nebraska,  in 
November,  1885,  since  which  time  he  has  been  pastor  of  that  church- 
Mr.  Fullerton  had  served  as  chaplain  of  the  17ih  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry,  mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States,  from  Sep- 
tember, 1861,  to  October,  1862.  Then,  after  his  father's  death,  he 
preached  to  the  Salem  Church,  and  continued  his  study  of  theology 
until  the  spring  of  1864.  In  May,  1864,  he  was  ordained  and 
installed  pastor  of  the  First  Church  of  "Walnut  Hills,  by  the  Presby- 
tery of  Cincinnati.  In  November,  1866,  he  went  to  the  First  church 
of  Springfield,  Ohio.  In  1870,  he  took  the  chair  of  Rhetoric  and 
English  Literature,  in  Wooster  University.  In  October,  1872,  he 
accepted  a  call  to  Park  church,  Erie,  Pennsylvania,  where  he 
remained  until  September,  188i.  Since  which  time  his  address  ban 
been,  the  Rev.  Thomas  Fullerton  D.  D.,  Pastor  of  the  West  street 
church,  Georgetown,  D.  C.  W7.  G.  Hillman  had  leave  to  labor  out  ot 
bounds.  McKnight  Williamson  was  made  stated  supply  at  Mar- 
shall. Wm.  P.  Eastman  was  now  supplying  Piketon,  part  of  the 
time.  R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  accepted  a  call  from  Concord,  and  Wm. 
P.  Eastman  was  appointed  to  preside  and  preach,  J.  A.  I.  Lowes  to 
give  the  charge  to  the  pastor  and  John  Barrett  to  the  peopte,  at  his 
installation,  which  was  appointed  for  Saturday,  June  18,  and  was 
then  attended  to.  The  following  was  adopted:  "W7hereas,  the 
National  government  has  promised  protection  to  our  missionaries, 
within  our  lines,  in  the  Southern  States,  therefore,  Resolved;  That 
we  earnestly  recommend  the  Board  of  Domestic  Missions  to  send  as 


OfilLLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  241 

many  missionaries  as  practicable,  to  this  field,  giving  special  atten- 
tion to  the  wants  of  the  Freedmen,  who  are  providentially  thrown 
upon  our  hands." 

At  Eckrnansville,  May  10th  and  11th,  1864,  Mr.  Eben  Muse,  who 
for  a  time  had  supplied  Concord  church,  was  received  from  the 
Presbytery  of  Ebenezer,  as  a  licentiate,  accepted  calls  from  the 
churches  of  Mount  Leigh  and  Eckrnansville,  and  was  assigned  2nd 
Cor.  4:7,  for  his  trial  sermon.  He  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor 
of  Eckrnansville,  Wednesday,  June  11,  1864.  E.  Grand  Girard 
preached  and  presided,  McKnight  Williamson  gave  the  charge  to  the 
pastor  and  John  Barrett  to  the  people.  The  Friday  before  the 
second  Sabbath  of  June  was  appointed  for  his  installation,  at  Mount 
Leigh,  N.  M.  Urmston  and  Wm.  Coleman  to  attend  to  it,  arranging 
between  themselves  as  to  what  part  each  should  take. 

In  Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  June  8,  1864,  Alexander  H.  Young 
a  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  obtained  leave  to  labor 
in  our  bounds. 

At  Manchester,  August  30th  and  31st,  1864,  S.  D.  Crothers 
who  had  been  supplying  the  Greenfield  church  since  he  had  left 
Mount  Leigh  and  Eckrnansville,  accepted  a  call  from  that  church, 
and  McKnight  Williamson  was  appointed  to  preside  and  preach, 
J.  A.  I.  Lowes  to  give  the  charge  to  the  pastor  and  John  Barrett  to 
the  people,  at  his  installation,  the  time  for  which  was  to  be  fixed  by 
the  committee.  This  installation  was  delayed,  however,  because  of 
some  trouble  in  the  settlement  with  Mr.  Wiseman,  the  former  pastor 
of  the  Greenfield  church.  Mr.  Wiseman  thought  that  the  church 
was  indebted  to  him  some  four  hundred  dollars,  and  the  churel> 
thinking  that  he  had  agreed  to  a  reduction  of  salary,  and  holding  bin 
receipt  in  full,  supposed  that  they  had  satisfied  all  just  claims  upon 
them,  and  the  Presbytery  held  the  same  opinion  as  the  church,  but 
Mr.  Wiseman,  claimed  that  there  had  been  no  formal  reduction  in 
his  salary,  no  congregational  meeting  in  reference  to  it,  and  that  the 
receipt  was  not  'in  full  of  all  demands,"  but  simply  "in 
full;"  which  meant  that  the  full  amount  of  money,  namtd 
in  the  receipt,  had  been  received,  and  appealed  to  Synod  from 
the  decision  of  the  Presbytery;  and  the  Synod,  taking  bis  view  of  the 
situation,  the  church  was  directed  to  pay  the  claim,  and  did  so.  This 
delayed  the  presentation  of  the  call  to  Mr.  Crothors,  and  then  his 
installation  after  he  had  accepted  it,  and  so  Mr.  Crothers  was  not 
installed  until  in  November,  1864,  and  when  that  time  had  come  I!. 
W.  Biggs  presided  and  preached  in  place  of  McKnight  Williamso:,, 
who  had  been  appointed.     The  Rev.  Henry  Weed  Biggs  was  received, 

31 


242  THE  HISTORY  OF  THE 

at  the  Manchester  meeting,  from  the  Presbytery  <>f  West  Virginia., 
and  accepted  a  call  from  the  First  church  uf  Chillicothe,  and  R.  C. 
Galbraith,  Jr.,  was  appointed  to  preside  and  preach,  W.  P.  Eastman 
to  give  the  charge  to  the  pastor,  and  8.  D.  Crothers,  to  the  people,  at 
his  installation,  which  was  fixed  for  Wednesday,  Sep.  21,  1804.  when 
the  different  members  of  the  committee  performed  the  parts  assigned 
them.  Henry  Weed  Biggs  D.  D.  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsyl- 
vania, March  i5,  1828,  was  taken  into  fall  'membership  in  the  First 
church  at  Cincinnati,  to  which  city  his  father  had  removed  to  become 
a  professor  in  Lane  Seminary.  He  took  his  literary  course  in  Cin- 
cinnati College,  his  theological  at  Princeton  Seminary,  a  full  course 
in  each,  was  received  under  care  of  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  June 
1849,  licensed  by  that.  Presbytery,  June,  1851,  ordained  by  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Crawfordsville.  April  10,  1852.  His  first  charge  was  a 
mission  field.  Lebanon.  Hopewell  and  New  Prospect  churches. 
in  Indiana,  where  he  labored  from  October,  1851,  to  the  spring  of 
1853.  His  second  charge  was  Princeton.  Indiana,  from  the  spring 
of  1853,  until  January,  1855.  July  fi.  1855,  he  began  to  preach  at 
Morgantown,  West  Virginia,  where  he  continued  until  August  16, 
'  1864. 

For  some  reason  the  installation  of  Mr.  Muse,  at  Mount  Leigh, 
had  been  delayed,  and  Mr.  Coleman  was  released  from  the  committee, 
and  Dr.  Steel  put  in  his  place,  and  the  time  for  his  installation,  was 
fixed  for  Monday,  after  the  second  Sabbath  of  September.  Mr. 
Urmston  was  made  stated  supply  at  New  Market,  Brush  Creek  and 
Winchester.  The  Rev.  John  Wiseman  was  dismissed  to  .the  Presby- 
tery of  Whitewater.  Mr.  Wiseman  was  born  in  1801,  in  Lanark- 
shire. Scotland,  near  Strathavau.  He  was  educated  at  Glasgow 
University,  finishing  his  literary  career  in  1824,  taking  the  degree  of 
A.  M.,  and  his  theological  course  at  "Divinity  Hall."  in  the  same 
Institution,  under  the  direction  of  the  celebrated  Dr.  Ralph  Ward- 
law,  in  1827.  He  was  licensed  by  the  Congregational  church,  ami 
ordained  and  installed,  as  co-pastor,  with  Dr  Roby,  of  that  church,  in 
Manchester,  England.  Afterward  he  spent  some  time  in  Garlis- 
town,  in  the  South  of  Scotland,  whence  he  removed  to  Wick,  an 
important  seaport  town  in  the  North  of  Scotland  and  was.  for  a 
number  of  years,  pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church,  in  that  place. 
Then  he  removed  to  Arundel,  in  the  South  of  England;  while  there 
the  disruption  of  the  church  of  Scotland  took  place,  and  Mr.  Wise- 
man united  with  the  Free  Church  of  Scotland,  and  took  charge  of 
St.  Peter's  Scotch  church,  in  connection  with  that  body,  in  the  city  of 
Liverpool.     In  1860,  he  came  to  the  United  States.     He  first  located 


The   Rev.  H.  W.  Biggs.  D.13. 

Pastor    of   the    First    Presbyterian    Church, 
CHILLICOTHE,    O. 


OHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY  243 

at  Stonehouse  Plains,  New  Jersey,  as  pastor  of  the  Dutch  Reformed 
church  there.  In  1853,  he  came  to  Ohio,  and  became  pastor  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  at  Williamsburgh,  in  Clermont  county.  In  the 
history  of  that  county,  it  is  said,  "  The  Rev.  John  Wiseman  was  in 
charge  of  the  Presbyterian  cburch  from  1853  to  1857,  and  was  a  man 
of  great  force  of  character."  Then  he  came  to  our  Presbytery  and 
to  the  Greenfield  church.  Thence  he  removed  to  Rushville,  Indiana, 
where  he  supplied  the  church  until  January,  1869,  when  he  went,  as 
stated  supply,  to  Camden,  Preble  County,  Ohio,  remaining  there 
nearly  two  years ;  then  he  went,  as  stated  supply  to  the  church,  at 
Delhi,  near  Cincinnati,  where  he  remained  until  April,  1873,  when, 
on  account  of  the  infirmities  of  age,  he  was  compelled  to  give  up  his 
work.  He  died,  at  the  house  of  his  son,  Mr.  G.  E.  Wiseman,  in 
Danville,  Kentucky,  May  2,  1876.  He  was  buried  in  Fern  Cliff 
Cemetery,  Springfield,  Ohio.  The  pastor  of  the  Rushville  church 
says,  "He  served  the  church  here,  very  acceptably,  and  he  still  has 
a  warm  place  in  the  hearts  of  many  of  my  people.  "  The  pastor  at 
Delhi  says,  "  His  memory  is  still  green  and  honored  by  all  who 
knew  him."  Another  writes,  "I  found  him  a  very  genial  friend,  a 
man  of  varied  and  extensive  information,  gifted  with  an  extraordi- 
nary memory,  well  versed  in  theology,  and  an  able  and  instructive 
preacher  of  the  gospel.  I  visited  him  often,  and  always  came  away 
benefitted  and  refreshed. "  The  Cincinnati  Gazette,  in  a  notice  of 
his  death,  speaks  of  him  as  "a  man  of  considerable  learning,  and  a 
preacher  of  more  than  ordinary  ability.  " 

The  following,  on  Slavery,  the  State  of  the  Country,  and  the 
Freedmen  was  adopted:  "This  Presbytery  would  record  their  satis- 
faction that  the  General  Assembly,  of  our  church,  haye  taken  such 
ground,  and  so  unanimously  passed  such  action  on  the  wicked 
system  of  American  slavery,  which  has  oppressed  generations  of  our 
fellow  men,  whose  bitter  fruits  have  cursed  our  beloved  land  for  so 
many  years  and  which  has  culminated  in  the  strenuous  and  base 
effort  to  rend  in  twain  and  destroy  our  government,  bringing  desola- 
tion and  death  into  so  many  households,  and  all  the  miseries  of  a 
civil  war.  Therefore,  we  would  express  our  gratitude  to  the  great 
Head  of  the  church,  that  our  church  now  stands  squarely  upon  the 
principles  of  human  freedom,  as  taught  in  the  blessed  Word  of  God 
and  which  are  in  accordance  with  the  spirit  of  our  holy  religion. 
We  would  also  earnestly  urge  upon  our  people,  not  to  slacken,their 
efforts  in  the  support  of  the  government,  in  its  efforts  to  overpower 
and  break  down  the  military  and  naval  forces  of  the  rebels  now  en- 
gaged in  the  misguided  and  wicked  work  of  breaking  up,  if  possible, 


244  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

this  government,  to  establish  a  separate  and  distinct  one  within  the 
tii  iii. trial  Limits  of  the  United  States,  whose  principal  foundation 
stone  is  said  to  be  'human  bondage'  and  whose  special   inission.it 

claims  for  itself,  is  to  perpetuate  it  to  future  generations,  and  to 
extend  it  to  other  parts  of  our  continent,  hitherto  consecrated  to 
freedom  and  free  labor.  We  feel  also  grateful  that  so  many  of 
these  downtrodden  and  oppressed  people,  whose  guilt  with  maDy  is 
thai  'iod  created  them  with  a  black  skin,  have  already,  through  the 
chances  of  war,  obtained  their  liberty;  many  of  whom  are  doing,  in 
various  ways,  good  service  in  our  country's  cause,  and  for  the  expec- 
tation, that,  through  like  chances,  those  who  remain,  in  their  chains, 
will  he,  in  due  time,  liberated.  In  view  of  the  fact  that  many  of 
these  people,  being  in  a  state  of  transition,  from  slavery  to  freedom, 
obtaining  it  in  such  a  manner  and  at  such  a  time,  when  the  nation  is 
convulsed,  its  industrial  and  commercial  interests  greatly  deranged. 
especially  where  these  people  are  mostly  located,  mauy  must  neces- 
sarily be  dependent,  for  a  time  at  least,  upon  the  government,  and 
upon  the  bonevolence  of  a  christian  and  philanthropic  public.  We 
therefore  hail,  with  pleasure,  the  action  of  the  late  Assembly,  estab- 
lishing two  committees,  one  East,  the  other  West,  to  devote  their 
time  to  furthering  the  temporal  and  spiritual  interests  of  these 
Freedmen,  and  we  would  recommend,  to  all  our  churches,  to  sus- 
tain said  committees,  by  their  contributions."  Grand  Girard  and 
Lowes  were  the  committee  that,  prepared  the  above.  A*  letter  was 
received  from  the  President  of  the  Cincinnati  branch  of  the  U.  S. 
Christian  Commission  ai.d  resolutions  passed,  approving  the  objects 
and  commending  the  work  of  that  commission  and  recommending 
liberal  contributions  to  it. 

Iu  Presbytery  at  South  Salem,  Nov.  Oth  and  10th,  1864,  A.  H. 
Young  was  received,  from  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  to  the  care 
of  this  Presbytery;  he  accepted  a  call,  and  was  ordained  and  installed 
pastor  of  the  church,  at  South  Salem.  His  trial  sermon  was  from 
Heb.  11:1.  McKuight  Williamson  preached  and  presided,  R,  W. 
Wilson  gave  the  charge  to  the.  pastor  and  S.  J.  Miller  to  the  people. 
The  ordination  was  Nov.  10,  1864. 

In  Presbytery  at  llocky  Spring,  April  4th  and  5th,  1865,  the 
Rev.  Robert  B.  Herron  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Cincin- 
nati. The  Rev.  Elijah  Euhus,  of  the  Presbytery  of  Columbus,  was 
now  supplying  the  Wilmington  church,  where  he  labored  for  a 
year  or  more.  I  remember  this  Rocky  Spring  Presbytery,  princi- 
pally from  the  fact  that  Mr.  Barrett  and  I  were  most  hospitably 
entertained  at  the  Loiii-o  of  one  of  the   members   of  the  church   and 


0HILL100THE    PREBBYTERT 


245 


were  given  a  nice  room,  in  which  to  stay,  with  a  nice  bed,  in  which 
we  were  expected  to  sleep,  but  in  which  we  lay  and  talked  for  the 
greater  part  of  the  night.  In  the  morning,  with  that  politeness, 
which  is  natural  to  him,  Mr.  Barrett  said  to  our  host,  "  I  trust  our 
talking  did  not  disturb  you  last  night. "  "  Oh  no,  I  did  not  mind 
it,  "he  replied,  ''but  the  old  lady  kept  up  an  awful  grumbling." 
Could  it  have  been  that  our  talk  was  the  cause  of  the  grumbling? 

In  Presbytery  at  South  Salem,  June  6th,  1865,  S.  M.  Irwin,  a 
member  of  Salem  church,  was  licensed.  He  had  been  taken  under 
care  of  Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  June  8th,  1864,  and  had  given 
him,  for  parts  of  trial,  for  exegesis,  "  Quo  modo  peccator  justificatus 
est?"  for  critical  exercise,  Hebrews  7:  1-6;  for  popular  lecture, 
Psalm  23,  and  for  sermon,  John  3:  16,  all  of  which  were  delivered, 
and  he  was  licensed,  Tuesday,  June  6th,  1865.  He  was  appointed 
to  labor  one  month  at  Palace  Hill,  Sinking  Spring,  and  Wilson's 
neighborhood  on  Sunfish,  for  which  Presbytery  was  to  pay  him 
forty  dollars. 

At  Bloomingburgh,  August  29th  and  30th,  1865,  the  Rev.  Eben 
Muse  and  Dr.  Samuel  Steel  wore  appointed  a  committee  to  attend 
the  next  meeting  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ripley,  and  express  to  them 
our  fraternal  congratulations,  and  our  hope  that  the  way  may  soon 
be  clear  for  the  reunion  of  the  branches  of  the  Presbyterian  church, 
with  which  we  are  severally  connected;  and  Messrs.  E.  Grand  Girard, 
S.  P.  Dunham  and  Price  Taylor  were  appointed  a  committee  to  draft 
resolutions  for  the  action  of  Presbytery,  expressing  our  views  on  the 
subject  of  reunion,  which  resolutions,  when  presented,  were  adopted, 
and  are  as  follows:  1st.  Resolved;  That  we  rejoice  at  the  increasing 
spirit  of  Christian  union,  in  the  different  branches  of  the  church 
of  our  common  Lord,  and  feel  in  this,  the  work  of  Him  whose 
last  prayer  on  earth  was,  that  His  children  might  all  be  one,  that 
the  world  might  believe  that  He  was  sent  out  by  the  Father. 
2ud.  Resolved;  That  the  glory  of  Christ  and  the  spirit  of  His 
gospel,  on  the  one  hand,  in  connection  with  the  fearful  increase  of 
worldliness,  infidelity,  papacy,  and  the  divisions  of  the  various 
churches  of  our  laud,  on  the  other  haud,  demand  that  there  should 
be  more  unity  among  Christians,  especially  those  who  are  substan- 
tially one  in  faith  and  practice.  3d.  Resolved;  That  we  reciprocate 
the  fraternal  sentiments  of  the  neighboring  Presbytery  of  Ripley, 
and  feel  grateful  to  the  Head  of  the  Church,  in  the  hope  that  the 
different  branches  of  the  Presbyterian  family  will  soon  be  one  in 
spirit  and  in  name.  4th.  Resolved;  That  we  adopt  the  sixth  reso- 
lution of  the  above-named  Presbytery,  unanimously  adopted  at  its 


246 


THE    HISToKY    OF    THE 


late  meeting,  mutatis  mutandis ;  "that  we  recommend  llir>  churches 
at  Red  Oak.  Winchester,  Mount  Leigh  ami  Manchester,  iu  connee- 
tion  with  this  Presbytery,  to  use  such  means  and  adopt  such  measures 
as  shall  tend  to  union,  at  the  earliest  moment  consistent  with  the 
best  interests  of  said  churches  and  their  pastors,  with  the  churches 
under  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ripley,  at  their  places."  Dr. 
Steel.  Mr.  Grand  Girard  and  Judge  Samuel  F,  McCoy  presented  the 
following  report  on  the  state  of  the  country,  vvhich  was  adopted: 
"This  Presbytery  would  fail  in  their  duty  to  God  and  themselves, 
if  they  should  nob  put  on  record,  at  this  period  of  the  history  of 
the  rebellion  and  civil  war,  which  has  brought  so  many  calamities 
and  such  desolation  upon  us  as  a  country,  their  heart-felt  gratitude 
to  the  Ruler  of  the  universe  aud  the  Governor  of  the  nations  of 
the  world,  for  the  success  that  has  attended  the  efforts  of  our  Gov- 
ernment in  breaking  down  the  armed  power  of  this  wicked  rebellion. 
Therefore,  we  would  devoutly  and  thankfully  recognize  His  hand, 
in  the  removal  of  His  just  and  holy  indignation,  which  had  been 
kindled  against  us,  on  account  of  our  national  and  individual  sins. 
These  signal  blessings  were  vouchsafed,  we  believe,  in  answer  to  the 
prayers  of  his  people.  Iu  the  hour  of  our  distress  we  called  upon 
Him,  and  He  heard  and  was  propitious  unto  us.  He  guided  our 
armies  and  gave  us  the  victory.  The  gratitude  of  this  nation,  more- 
over, ought  to  bring  us  under  stronger  obligations,  if  possible,  to  put 
away  every  evil,  to  remove  every  act  of  injustice  from  our  land,  aud 
to  encourage  the  people  to  renew,  or  continue  their  earnest  and 
fervent  prayers  uuto  him,  for  our  rulers,  that,  iu  the  final  settlement 
of  the  various  questions  involved  in  the  harmonious  restoration  of 
those  States,  v -nee  in  rebellion,  Ihey  may  obtain  that  wisdom  which 
cometh  from  on  high,  and  which  is  the  proper  moans  to  lead  all  those 
engaged,  into  a  happy  solution  of  all  these  intricate  and  difficult 
subjects.  Therefore,  1st.  Resolved;  That  we  do  now  express  our 
gratitude,  for  those  auspicious  results,  to  God,  aud  would  earnestly 
entreat  Him  to  pour  out  His  spirit  upon  the  people  of  this  nation. 
in  order  to  the  production  of  a  spirit  of  union  and  love,  among 
all  the  inhabitants  thereof,  that  oppression  aud  strife  and  all  clannish 
prejudices  may  cease,  aud  that  our  civil  rulers  may  be  so  directed,  by 
the  divine  hand,  as  to  become  a  terror  to  evil  doers  and  a  praise  to 
those  that  do  well.  2nd.  Resolved;  That  we  recommend  to  our 
people  to  pray  and  to'  labor  for  the  spiritual  good  of  those  who,  in 
the  providence  of  God,  have  been,  and  are  to  be,  delivered  from  the 
bondage  under  which  tbey  were,  and  are  yet,  held."  John  A.  Putz 
was  licensed.     He  had  been  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  as  a  can- 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTER!.  247 

didate,  in  the  meeting  at  Rocky  Spring,  April  4th  and  5th,  18G5,  and 
had  read  an  English  critical  exercise,  (not  being  a  classical  scholar,) 
delivered  a  lecture  on  Psalm  1,  and  a  sermon  from  1st  Timothy,  1: 15, 
and  was  licensed,  at  Bloomingburgh,  Wednesday,  August  30th,  1865. 

At  Cincinnati,  October  21-23,  1865,  during  the  meeting  of  Synod, 
the  relation  existing  between  the  Rev.  E.  Muse  and  Mount  Leigh 
and  Eckmansville  churches  was  dissolved. 

At  Chillicothe,  April  3-5,  1866,  K.  L.  Stanton,  D.  D.,  was  again 
received  into  the  Presbytery,  on  a  certificate,  from  the  Presbytery  of 
Transylvania,  and  was  appointed  a  delegate  to  the  General  Assembly, 
which  elected  him  for  its  Moderator,  the  only  time  that  the  Assembly 
has  honored  itself  by  choosing  its  presiding  officer  from  the  Presby- 
tery of  Chillicothe.     Indeed,  for  much  of  the  time,  the  Assembly,  I 
suppose,  did  not  look  with  much  favor  upon  the  Presbytery,  as  cer- 
tainly the  Presbytery  did  not  upon  it;  but  fortunately  that  feeling 
has  passed  away,  and,  I  sincerely  hope,  forever.     Robert  Livingston 
Stanton,  D.  D.,  was  born  at  Griswold,  Connecticut,  March  28,  1810. 
He  graduated  at  the  literary  department  of  Lane  Seminary,  in  1834, 
was  a  student  in  the  theological  department  of  that  institution,  1834- 
1836.     He  was  ordained  December,  1839,  by  Mississippi  Presbytery, 
and  was  pastor  at  Pine  Ridge,  Mississippi,  1839-184  L;  at  Woodville, 
1841-1844;  New  Orleans.  Louisiana,  1844-1851;  from  1851  to   1854 
President  of  Oakland   College,    Mississippi;    pastor   at   Chillicothe 
1855-1862;  Professor  of  Pastoral  Theology  and  Homiletics  in  Dan- 
ville Theological  Seminary  1862-1866;  President  of  Miami  University 
1866-1871.     He  did  editorial  work  on  the  Independent  in  New  York 
City,  1871-1872,  and  on  the  Herald  and  Presbyter,  Cincinnati,  1872- 
1878.     After  this  time  he  resided  in  Washington  City,  D.  O,  and 
died  May  28,  1885,  at  sea,  on  his  way  to  England,  whither  he  was 
going  hoping  to  restore  his  health.     Dr.  Stanton  was  a  man  of  much 
learning,  a  good  preacher,  a  warm  friend  and  capable  of  doing  many 
things  well,  not  so  remarkable  for  any  special  thing,  but  a  man  who 
could  do  good  work  in  any  department.     He  was  an  excellent  pres- 
byter, and  made  one  of  the  best  presiding  officers  that  ever  moderated 
the  General  Assembly.     It  was  a  session  that  required  great  skill, 
cooluess    and    self-possession,  but  even   those    who    held    directly 
opposite  views  from  those  which  the  Moderator  was  known  to  enter- 
tain, gave  him  great  praise  for  the  absolute  impartiality  with  which 
tie  decided  all  points  of  order,  and  for  his  excellent  performance  of 
all   the   duties   of  Moderator. 

The  name  of  the  Brush  Creek  Church  was  changed  to   Belfast. 
The  committee  on  the  records  of  Greenfield  church  reported,  "That 


248  the  insTonr  or  ttt? 

they    have    examined    the    records    and    recommend    that  they  be 
approved,  as  far  as  written,  with  the   following  exception:     That  the 
session  transcended  its  power  in  refusing  to  receive    Mr.   LeFevre, 
an  applicant  for  church  privilege,  who.  according  to  the  wording  of 
the   minutes  of  the  session,  "gave  satisfactory  evidence  of  the   work 
of  the  Holy   Spirit,  upon  his  soul,"   because  he  declined  to  forsake 
the    order    of    Odd  Fellows,    with    which  he    was  connected.    (See 
Assembly's  Digest,  page  804.)"     "Leave  was  granted  to  the  Session 
of  Greenfield,  to  add  au  explanatory  minute  in  their  book."     The 
following  in    reference   to    the    decease  of  the  Rev.  R.  W.  Wilson, 
was  adopted:    "It  is  our  sad  and  painful  duty  to  record  the   death, 
since  our  last  meeting,  of  Brother  Robert   W.  Wilson,  a  member  of 
this  Presbytery.    Brother  Wilson  was  the  son  of  the  late  Rev.  Robert 
Wilson,  formerly  a  member  cf  the  Washington  Presbytery,  of  which 
the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe  is  but  the  continuation;  he  was  born  in 
Washington,  Mason  County,  Kentucky,   on   the  12th   day  of   July, 
1821,  and  was  licensed  to  preach  the  gospel,  by   the  Presbytery  of 
Oxford,  on  the  23rd  day  of  March,  in  the  year  18-43,  and'was  ordained 
to  the  work  of  the  ministry   by   the  same  Presbytery,  and  installed 
pastor  of  the  church  of  Bethel,  in  the  bounds  of  that  Presbytery.     He 
removed  within  the  bounds  of  our  Presbytery  in   the  year  18-P.J,  in 
the  autumn  of  that  year,  and  was  engaged  in  teaching,  for  two  years, 
in  the  Academy,  at  South  Salem,  in  connection  with  the  Rev-  J.  A.  I, 
Lowes.     Having  received  a  call  from  the  church  of  Bloomingburgh, 
in  this  Presbytery,   he  was  installed  there   as  co-pastor,   with    the 
late  Rev.  Wm.  Dickey,  and  at  the  death  of  the  latter,  he  became  sole 
pastor   of  that  church,  in   svhich  relation  he  continued  till  his  death, 
which  occurred  on  the  31st  day   of  October,    in  the  year  1805.     He 
was  a  brother  beloved,  and  in  his  death  we  are  admonished  that  what- 
ever work  remains  for  us  to  do.  in  the  cause  of  Christ,  must  be  done 
quickly,  for  soon  we  too,  must  cease  from  our  labors." 

I  was  a  student  at  the  Academy,  when  Mr.  Wilson  taught  there. 
He  was  a  remarkably  pleasant  man,  beloved  by  all  his  pupils,  a 
saintly  man,  whose  piety,  while  not  obtrusive,  you  felt  to  be  real,  a 
part  of  him,  not  put  on  like  a  garment.  He  was  a  thoroughly  good 
man,  no  one  disputed,  or  doubted  this.  Modest  and  retiring,  he  was 
yet  always  ready  to  do  his  part  and  was  found  ever  at  his  place.  A 
consistent,  honest,  earnest,  christian  man,  he  was  of  great  usefulness 
wherever  he  lived,  and  much  beloved  by  the  people  to  whom  he 
ministered,  who  sincerely  mourned  his  departure. 

In  Presbytery,  at  South  Salem,  May  15,  1800,  the  Rev.  Edward 
Cooper  was   received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Miami,  and  accepted  a 


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call  from  Bloomingburgh  Church.  S,  J.  Miller  was  appointed  to 
preside  and  preach,  S.  D.  Crothers  to  give  the  charge  to  the  people, 
and  H.  W.  Biggs  to  the  pastor,  at  his  installation,  which  vvas 
appointed  for  the  last  Thursday  of  June.  The  relation  between  the 
Rev.  S.  J.  Miller  and  the  Washington  church  was  dissolved,  at  his 
request.  John  Lambert  Gage,  a  member  of  Concord  Church,  and 
son  of  the  late  Rev.  Wm.  Cage,  was  licensed.  He  had  been 
assigned  when  Presbytery  met  at  Salem,  Juue  6,  1865,  for  an  exe- 
gesis, '■•Quae,  est  Sanctificatiof",  for  critical  exercise,  Phil.  3:  8-15, 
for  lecture,  Ps.  47:  1-6,  for  popular  sermon,  Rom.  12: 1;  he  read  and 
delivered  these  and  was  licensed  May  15,  1866. 

At  Red  Oak,  August  28th   and  29fch,  1866,  the   Rev.   Herman 
Veith,  who  had  been  laboring  among  the   German  people,  at  Ports- 
mouth, was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Hocking,  in  whose  bounds 
his    work    was.     Dr.  Stanton  was  dismissed  to   the  Presbytery  of 
Oxford.     H    \V.  Biggs,  A.  H.  Young  and  ruling  elder,  D.  Dustman, 
who  had  been   appointed,  at  the  last  etated  meeting,  reported  that 
they   had  organized  a  church,  in  Chillicothe,  to  be   known  as   "The 
German  Presbyterian  church  of  Chilliccthe,"  and  John  A.  Putz,  was 
ordained,  as  an  evangelist,    and    appo  nted   stated   supply  to  that 
church.     At  his  ordination,  Dr.   Steel  piesided  and  gave  the  charge, 
and  the  Rev.  A.  H.   Young  preached.     S.    J.   Miller  was  continued 
supply    at    Wilmington     and    New    Holland.     Mr.     LeFevre     was 
requested   to   sell   the  church  building  at  Russelville,   and  place  the 
net  proceeds  in  the  hands  of  the  Treasurer  of   the  Presbytery.     The 
following  resolutions  were  adopted:  "Resolved;  1st.  That  we  cordially 
approve  of  the  initiatory  steps   toward  re-union,  taken  by   both  the 
Assemblies   which  met,   aL  St.  Louis,   during    last  May    and  June. 
Resolved;  2d.  That  as  a  Presbytery  we  recommend  to  our  churches  and 
people,   to  pray  that  the   Head  of  the   Church  may  send  his  Holy 
Spirit,  for  wisdom   and  guidance  to  the  committees  of  conference, 
appointed  by  these  Assemblies,  that  he  may  also  incline  the  hearts  of 
the  members  of  each  branch  towards  each  other,  and  that  all  the 
hindrances  and   difficulties  in  the  way  of  organic  union,  may  soon  be 
entirely  removed."     Salathiel  Milton  Irwin  was  dismissed  to  the  care 
of  the  Presbytery  of  South  Missouri.     Mr.  Irwin  was  born  at  South 
Salem,  Nov.  23,  1836,  joined  the  Salem  Church,  April  12,  1851,  pie- 
pared  for  college,  at  Salem  Academy,  graduated  at  Hanover,  Indiana, 
in  1861,  and  from  Princeton  Theological  Seminary  in  1866.     He  was 
ordained   by  the  Presbytery  of   South  West  Missouri,  at  Deepwater, 
Nov.  25,  1866,  was  stated  supply  at  Little  Osage,  one  year.     Septem- 
ber 15,  1867,  he  went  to  Geneva  and  took  charge  of  Geneva  and 

S3 


-5<t  TIIE    HISTORY    <4f    THE 

Neosho  Falls  churches,  and  also  of  Geneva  Academy  until  1874    He 

was  installed  pastor  of  Geneva  church  October  1,  1878,  for  half  time; 
in  1872,  January  7,  he  organized  the  church  of  Liberty,  and  since 
then  has  given  it  half  his  time;  was  stated  supply  at  Neosho  Falls 
from  18G7-70,  and  from  1875-78.  He  is  marked  in  the  minute*  far 
1888  as  pastor  at  Geneva,  and  has  been  louger  in  his  present  field  «»f 
labor  than  any  minister  in  Kansas.  He  has  done  a  good  deal  ol 
home  missionary  work,  and  has  preached  once  a  mouth  and  at 
times  every  two  weeks,  at  Fairview,  Lee  Hoy  and  Carlyle.  He  has 
worked  hard  and  enjoyed  it,  has  good  health  and  a  pleasant  home, 
and  I  trust  that  he,  and  all  the  others  who  have  gone  out  from  our 
Presbytery,  young  men,  will  be  abundantly  successful  even  to  a  good 
old  age.  • 

At  Xeuia.  Ohio,  October  19th  and  2Uth,  18G0.  during  the  meet- 
ing of  Synod,  Presbytery  met,  and  the  Rev.  Kben  Muse  was 
dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Independence.  Mr.  Muse  ^as  born 
in  Alleghany  county,  Pennsylvania,  October  31,  1839.  He  studied, 
for  a  time,  at  Hanover  College,  Indiana,  where  he  joined  the  church, 
in  April  1858;  but  graduated  from  Centre  College,  Danville,  Ken- 
tucky, with  the  class  of  18G0;  he  took  part  of  his  theological  course 
at  Danville,  and  the  latter  part  at  Alleghany.  For  a  while  he  served 
during  the  war  as  a  private,  in  the  9th  Pennsylvania  regiment,  but 
was  disabled  and  honorably  discharged.  He  was  licensed  by  the 
Presbytery  of  Ebenezer,  April  11, 1803,  and  ordained  by  Chillicothe 
Presliytery,  May  11.  1874.  After  leaving  our  Presbytery  he  preached 
at  Warieusburgh,  Missouri,  from  1866  to  1870;  at  Centri  wile. 
Indiana,  from  187U  to  1872;  at  B'indlay,  Ohio,  from  1872  to  1875:  at 
Gallipolis,  from  1876  to  1879;  at  Newport,  Kentucky,  from  1S79  to 
188);  at  the  First  Church,  San  Francisco,  California,  from  1881  to 
1882;  at  Mount  Veruon,  Illinois,  from  1882  to  1881;  at  Metropolis, 
Illinois,  from  1881  to  1886,  and  in  1887,  went  to  Quincy,  Massachusetts, 
where  he  now  preaches. 

At  Greeutield,  April  2nd  and  3rd,  1867,  the  Stated  Clerk  and 
A.  H.  Young  were  appointed  a  committee  "to  write  to  the  churches 
that  were  a  year,  or  more,  behiud  in  paying  their  pastors,  and  to 
urge  them  to  settle  at  once  "  Thus  even  so  short  a  time  ago,  such 
sinful  neglect,  if  not  a  common,  was  at  least  not  an  unknown  sin. 
The  next  stated  meeting  was  appoiutod  to  be  held,  at  Winchester,  on 
the  last  Tuesday  of  August,  at  two  o'clock,  and  the  Presbytery  of 
Ripley,  New  School,  was  invited  to  meet  at  the  same  time  and  place. 
Mr.  Urmston  was  made  stated  supply,  at  Belfast,  for  half  his  time. 
About  this  time  Presbytery  seems  to  have  grown  careless,  in  putting 


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npon  record  the  location  of  its  supplies.  Henry  C.  Johnson  was 
licensed.  Mr.  Johnson  was  a  member  of  the  Hillsborough  Church, 
and  had  been  taken  under  the  care  of  Presbytery,  at  Bloomingburgh, 
August  29th  and  30tb,  1865.  He  had  assigned,  for  Latin  exegesis, 
"Estne  Christus  Deusf*;  critical  exercise,  Rom.  5: 18;  lecture.  Ps.  15, 
and  popular  sermon  Rom.  8:  5.  Having  passed  all  his  parts  of  trial, 
he  was  licensed  Wednesday,  April  3,  1867.  Mr.  Johnson  was  born, 
in  Hillsborough,  October  15,  1843,  graduated  from  Miami  University 
with  the  class  of  1865.  studied  theology  at  the  Western  Theological 
Seminary,  Alleghany,  and  at  the  North  West  Theologital  Seminary, 
Chicago,  and  is  now  Rector  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Chnrch  in 
Newark,  Ohio. 

At  Washington,  C.  H,  Tuesday,  June  11,  1867,  the  Rev.  Geo.  Car- 
penter was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Oolumbus.  accepted  a 
call  from  the  Washington  Church,  and  was  installed.  The  Rev. 
S.  P.  Dunham  presided  and  preached,  Edward  Cooper  delivered  the 
charge  to  the  pastor  and  R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  to  the  people.  Mr. 
Carpenter  was  born  May  9,  1826,  in  Delaware  County,  Ohio;  he  was 
received  into  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Worthington,  Ohio,  on 
profession  of  his  faith,  took  his  college  course  at  Ohio  Wesleyan 
University,  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  his  theological,  at  Cincinnati  under 
Drs.  Rice.  Hoge.  Moffatt  and  Lord.  (The  Theological  School  at 
Cincinnati  was  the  beginning  of  Danville  Seminary.)  He  was 
licensed  by  the  Columbus  Presbytery,  in  the  spring  of  1853,  and 
ordained  by  the  same,  and  installed  over  Mount  Pleasant  Church,  in 
Kingston,  Ohio,  in  1855.  He  had  preached  a  few  months  as  licen- 
tiate in  Amanda  and  Tarlton;  he  went  from  Kingston  after  a  twelye 
years  pastorate,' to  Washington  C.  H,  where  he  was  installed  as 
above.  John  L.  Gage,  a  licentiate,  was  dismissed  to  the  care  of  the 
Presbytery  of  Southern  Minnesota.  Mr.  Gage  was  ordained  by  the 
Presbytery  to  which  he  was  dismissed,  in  1867.  The  Presbytery  is 
now  called  Winona.  With  the  exception  of  three  years  spent  in  Ohio, 
he  has  been  a  Home  Missionary  since  leaving  our  Presbytery, 
laboring  for  the  most  part  in  Minnesota  and  Colorado,  but  now 
in  Lacrosse.  Wisconsin. 

Winchester,  August  27th  and  28th,  1867;  this  meeting,  which 
was  held  at  the  same  time  and  place  with  the  meeting  of  the 
Ripley  Presbytery,  as  had  been  proposed  by  our  Presbytery,  and 
agreed  to  by  the  other,  was  opened  with  a  sermon  by  the  Rev. 
H.  W.  Biggs,  from  Isaiah  65:  20.  and  this  was  preached  to  both 
Presbyteries  assembled,  in  the  New  School  Church,  at  Winchester, 
and  was  the  opening  sermon  for  both  Presbyteries.     I  think  that  Mr. 


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THE  HISTORY  OF  THE 


Biggs  born  performer!  a  feat  rarely  equaled:  opened  two  Presbyteries 
beiongin  ad  distinct  organizations,  with  one  sermon 

once  delivered.     Somi    of  as,  who  were  present,  still  lpmembfr  the 
Tress  of  the  3chool  Ohnroh,  the 

Rev.  Mr.   Vandyke,  and  the  kindly  welcome  of  all  the  people,  who 
seemed  rejoiced  at  this  pi  f  |  he  re-union  that  was  to 

follow.  After  the  opening  service,  the  Ripley  Presbytery  remained 
and  held  their  sessions  in  the  N.  S.  Church,  while  the  Presbytery  of 
Chillicothe  met,  in  the  Baptist  church  of  the  village,  which  was 
kindly  offered  for  their  nse,  the  building  of  the  Old  School  Ohnroh 
not  being  in  proper  condition,  as  the  two  churches  bad  gone  together 
and  repaired,  for  their  joint  use,  the  New  School  building,  suffering 
the  other  to  become  dilapidated,  and  possibly  taking  from  it  such 
things  as  they  could  use.  The  North  Fork  Church,  recently 
in  connection  with  the  Eipley  Presbytery.  Free  Church,  was 
en  under  chip  0f  Presbytery,  and  John  Steel,  their  elder,  Ux  k  his 
seat  as  a  member.  The  Rev.  Isaac  W  Atherton,  from  the  Cedar 
pids  Presbytery,  N.  S.,  was  received  into  the  Presbytery.  The 
Rev.  S.  J.  Miller  was  appointed  evangelist,  in  the  Northen  part  of 
Presbytery,  including  the  church  of  New  Holland,  and  the  eastern 
part  of  Clinton  Com  [  te  relation   between  the  Union  Church, 

and  theRev.    \V.   P.  Eastman,  was  dissolved  at  his  request.     If  was 
"Resolved;   That  pastors   and  sessions  be  enjoined  to  supervise  the 
books  introduced  into  their  Sabbath  Schools,  and  purge  the  librai 
of  books  teaching  for  doctrines  what  is  contrary  to  th<  standards  of 
our  church,  and  the  usage  and  order  which  we  regard  as  according  to 
the  Word  of  God,  and  that,  in  the  selection  of  books,  precedence  be 
always  given  to  the  publications  of  the  Board."    David    Welsimer 
pealed  from  a  decision  of  the  session  of  the  Greenfield   Church, 
in  which  decision,  they  had,  although  expressing  confidence  in  his 
christian   character,   refused   to  receive  him  to   membership,    on   a 
certificate  from  another  church,  in  our  body,  because  he  belonged  to 
the    Masonic  Fraternity.     After  a    vote  was  taken,  sustaining  the 
appeal,  the  vote  standing  sustained.  15,    not  sustained,  10.'   the  fol- 
lowing minute  was  offered  and  adopted:  Resolved;  That  the  appeal 
be  sustained,  and  the  member  restored  to  communion;  1st.  Because 
we  have   no  evidence   furnished  as  that   Mr.  Welsimer'a  connection 
with  the  Free  Masons  has  led  him  into  any  such   act  of  transgression 
as  demands   exclusion  from  die  sacraments  of  the  church.     2nd.   In 
sustaining  this  appeal.    Presbytery  does   not  thereby  approve  of  the 
order  of  Fiv."  Masons,  or  of  any  other  of  the  Secret  Societies.     We 
have  reason  to  fear  there  are  some  feat  urea   of  these  Societies,  called 


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religious,  that  do  not  harmonize  with  the  gospel  system  and  therefore 
we  advise  our  church  members  to  have  no  connection  with  them. 
The  Session  appealed  to  Synod,  which  sustained  the  Presbytery. 

In  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough,  April  7th  and  8th,  1868,  the  Kev. 
Isaac  W.  Atherton  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  California. 
Mr.  Atherton  was  born  at  Milton,  Massachusetts,  Decemher  27, 
1827,  graduated  at  Beloit  College,  Wisconsin,  with  the  class  of  1855; 
at  Auburn  Seminary,  New  York,  in  1859;  was  licensed  by  Rochester 
Association,  Congregational,  May,  1859,  and  ordained  by  Iowa  City 
Presbytery,  N.  S.,  in  September,  1859;  was  pastor  of  N.  S.  Pres- 
byterian Church,  Cedar  Rapids,  until  December  1st,  1863.  He 
supplied  them  a  few  months  before  his  ordination,  beginning 
his  service  there  June  1,  1859.  He  was  pastor  at  Brimfield, 
Illinois,  from  January  1,  1865,  to  January  1,  1867,  in  the  Congrega- 
tional Church;  supplied  at  Red  Oak,  Ohio,  from  April  1,  1867, 
to  April  1,  1868.  He  has  been  in  California  since  May  1868, 
with  the  exception  of  three  years  spent  in  preaching  and 
teaching  in  Kohala,  Hawaii,  S.  I.  In  California  he  has  served 
several  churches,  from  three  to  four  years  each,  and  is  now  pastor 
elect  of  Covelo,  Presbyterian  Church,  Benicia  Presbytery,  having 
located  there  in  August,  1886. 

E.  Grand  Girard  was  authorized  to  sell  the  Russelville  church 
property,  for  one  dollar,  to  the  New  School  Church,  in  the  same 
village,  to  be  used  for  church  purposes.  It  does  not  appear  that 
this  sale  was  effected,  for  in  the  meeting  at  Concord,  in  September 
1868,  it  was  resolved,  that  this  Presbytery  hereby  expresses  its  wil- 
lingness to  transfer  all  its  claims  to  the  church  property  to  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  at  Russelville,  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ripley." 
The  Revds.  Robert  Young  and  J.  A.  Gray  obtained  leave  to  labor  in 
the  bounds  of  Presbytery  until  the  next  stated  meeting.  There  is  no 
account  of  where  they  labored,  in  the  records,  but  I  remember  that 
Mr.  Young  preached  at  North  Fork  and  Union,  and  Mr.  Gray,  for  a 
time,  at  Greenland.  At  this  Presbytery,  the  full  consummation  of  the 
Union  of  the  Old  and  New  School  churches  at  Manchester,  was 
reported,  the  two  having  become  one  church  and  been  taken  under 
the  care  of  the  Ripley  Presbytery. 

Moses  D.  A.  Steen  and  Andrew  V.  Stout  were  licensed.  Mr. 
Steen  was  first  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery,  at  Hillsborough, 
April  1st  and  2 ad,  1862;  and  at  Winchester,  August  27th  and  28th, 
1867,  had  assigned  him  for  Latin  exegesis,  "  An  fides  justificet  sine 
operibns  V ;  for  criticaljexercise,  Rom.  9:1-5;  for  lecture,  Gal.  4:  22-31, 
and  for  sermon,  Isa.  53:  5,  and  having  passed  all  his  parts  of  trial,  he 


254  Tint    HISTORY   OP    THE 

was  licensed  Wednesday,  April  8, 1S68,  at  Hillsborough.  Mr.  Stont,  a 
member  of  the  Salem  church,  was  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  at 
Red  Oak,  August  28th  and  29th,  1866,  and  in  Presbytery  at  Green- 
field, April  2nd  and  3rd,  1867,  had  assigned  him  as  partf-  of  trial:  for 
Latin  exegesis"  Estne  fides  Dei  donum  t ";  for  critical  exercise,  1st 
Tim.  4:10;  for  lecture,  Ps.  138:  4-8.  and  for  sermon.  Ps.  3:  2-3. 
Having  passed  all  his  parts  of  trial,  he  was  licensed  at  the  same 
time  with  Mr.  Steen.  At  the  next  meeting  of  Presbytery,  after  hie 
licensure,  in  Concord  church,  he  was  dismissed  to  the  care  of  the 
Presbytery  of  Kansas.  Mr.  Stout  was  born  in  Pickaway  County, 
near  Circleville,  Ohio,  January  30,  1837,  was  educated  at  Salem 
Academy,  where  he  also  taught  for  a  number  of  years,  doing  excel- 
lent work  as  a  teacher.  He  was  two  years  at  the  Theological  Semi- 
nary iry Chicago.  (Now  McCormick  Seminary.)  In  May,  1868,  he 
went  id  Kansas,  and  took  charge  of  the  churches  of  Clinton  and 
Marion:  he  was  ordained  and  installed  at  Clinton,  Nov.  20,  1868,  and 
served  these  churchos  six  years;  then  he  accepted  an  invitation  to 
the  churches  of  Black  Jack  and  Baldwin  City,  where  he  remained 
eight  years,  and  assisted  iu  building  two  houses  of  worship,  and  or- 
ganizing two  churches,  and  secured  a  comfortable  manse  for  Bald- 
win City.  He  then  went  to  Edgerton,  where  he  was  pastor^  four 
years  and  two  months.  Paring  his  stay  the  church  incieased  much 
in  numbers  and  spirituality,  and  built  a  parsonage.  Then  in  1886, 
be  went  to  Olathe,  a  rapidly  growing  suburb  of  Kansas  City.  In  the 
Minutes  of  1888.  he  is  marked  as  stated  supply  at  Olathe  and  Spring 
Hill,  at  which  latter  place  he  preaches  one-fourth  of  his  time,  but 
Olathe  expects  shortly  to  have  all  of  his  time.  During  the  more 
than  twenty  years  since  ho  left  us,  he  has  missed  but  five  or  six  ap- 
pointments because  of  sickness,  and  has  been  all  the  time  in  the 
same  Presbytery. 

In  Presbytery  at  Concord.  Sep.  1st  ami  2nd.  1868.  the  Rev.  R.  H. 
Jackson  was  received  from  the  Presbytory  of  Crawfordsville.  He 
had  come  to  teach  in  an  Academy,  then  at  Bloomingburgh,  and 
nnder  the  control  of  the  church  there.  John  E.  Carson  was  received 
from  the  Presbytery  of  New  Lisbon,  accepted  a  call  from  the  Red 
Oak  church,  and  Messrs.  Grand  Girard,  Young  and  Urmston  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  install  him,  but  neither  the  time  for  the 
service,  nor  the  parts  that  were  to  be  taken,  by  the  different  members 
of  the  committee,  are  noted;  at  a  later  meeting  of  Presbytery,  how- 
ever, the  committee  reported  that  they  had  attended  to  his  installa- 
tion. Mr.  Miller  was  made  stated  supply,  at  Wilmington,  for  half 
his  time.     Presbytery   voted    on   the  articles   in  the   ''Basis   of  Re- 


OHILLICOTHE    PRESBXTKBY  255 

union,"  seat  down  by  the  General  Assembly,  and  ratified  most  of 
them,  bnt  sent  up  the  following  overture:  "Resolved;  That  we 
request  the  General  Assembly  of  18(39,  to  adopt  such  measures  as  in 
its  wisdom  may  be  deemed  best  to  secure  the  concurrence  of  the 
General  Assembly  of  the  other  branch  in  amending  the  basis,  so  as 
to  secure  re-union,  upon  the  common  standards,  without  qualification, 
which  have  been,  from  the  first,  the  basis  of  both  churches."  The 
following  was  also  adopted:  "Whereas,  God  in  his  providence,  seems 
to  be  opening  the  way  for  the  re-union  of  the  various  branches  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  and  as  an  expression  of  the  views  of  this 
Presbytery  on  this  subject,  Resolved;  That  this  Presbytery  is  in 
favor  of  the  'Philadelphia  Basis'  as  8  just  and  equitable  foundation 
upon  which  we  can  meet  the  brethren  of  all  the  branches  of  the 
Presbyterian  church." 

In  meeting  of  Presbytery,  held  during  the  session  of  Synod, 
Oct.  16,  1868,  the  relation  between  the  Rev.  Edward  Cooper  and  the 
Bloomingburgh  church  was  dissolved,  and  Mr.  Cooper  was  dismissed 
to  the  Presbytery  of  Highland.  The  Rev.  Edward  Cooper  D.  D. 
was  born  in  Rensselaer  county,  N.  Y.,  graduated  at  Union  College 
when  Dr.  Nott  was  president,  read  law  awhile  and  after  spending  a 
few  years  in  teaching,  became  editor  of  "The  Teachers'  Advocate," 
organ  of  the  New  York  State  Teachers'  Association ;  then  of  the 
Syracuse  Daily  Journal.  While  President  of  a  Female  College  in 
Tennessee,  he  was  licensed  and  ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  the 
Western  District,  pastor  of  the  church  at  Brownsville,  where  he 
remained  until  March,  1861;  thence  to  Monroe,  Butler  county,  Ohio, 
in  charge  of  the  church  and  Academy  there,  until  he  was  appointed 
chaplain  of  the  8th  O.  V.  C.  and  at  the  close  of  the  war  he  became 
pastor  in  Bloomingburgh,  and  had  also  charge  of  the  Academy  there. 
After  leaving  our  Presbytery  he  went  to  Atchinson  as  pastor 
of  the  church  there,  thence  to  Cincinnati  as  District  Superin- 
tendent of  the  Missionary  Department  of  the  Board  of  Pub- 
lication, and  then  for  five  years,  editor  of  the  St.  Louis  Evan- 
gelist, continuing  there  until  the  time  when  the  paper  was  changed 
to  the  Mid  Continent.  The  relation  between  the  Rev.  McKnight 
Williamson  and  the  Rocky  Spring  church  was  dissolved.  R.  J. 
Hall  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Miami. 

At  South  Salem,  April  13th  and  14th,  1869,  H.  W.  Biggs,  and 
elder  John  R.  Allston,  were  appointed  a  committee  to  organize  a 
church  at  Massieville,  if  the  way  be  clear.  Alexander  H.  Young  was 
dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Hamilton,  N.  S.,  and  R.  J.  Hall  to  the 
Presbytery  of  Oxford.    It  appears  however,  that  Mr.  Young  did  not 


250  THE    HIHTOllY    OK    THE 

present  ibis  certificate  of  dismission,  for  in  Presbytery  at  Chillioothe, 

April  5,  1870,  he  gave  by  letter  reasons  for  lbs  Bbsenoe  and  in  tbe 
minutes  of  the  meeting  at  Cincinnati,  Oct.  121.  1870.  during  session 
of  Synod,  tbe  following  appears:  "liev.  A.  H.  Young,  having  been 
received  by  tbe   Presbyter;  of  Dayton,  on  a  certificate  grant.. I  1>\ 
tbe  old    Presbytery  of  Chillioothe,  bis  name  was  dropped  from  our 
roll."    Tbe  liev.  Alexander  H.  Young  was  born  at  Louisville,   Ky., 
Feb.  13, 1838,  graduated   from  Miami   University,   with  the  class  of 
1859;  from  Lane  Seminary,  in  1863;  supplied  ihe  churches  of  .Monroe 
and  Felicity,  during  part  of  18013:  was  called  to  the  Salem  church  in 
tbe  spring  of  1804;  ordained  by  tbe  Presbyter}   oi  Chillioothe,  and 
installed  in  tbe  cburcb   at  South   Salem,   Nov.  8,  1864;   left  South 
Salem    Feb.    28,   1869;     preached  to   tbe    Oxford    church,   N.    S. 
from    Marcb   21    to  Sep.,    1809;  to  tbe  United  cburcb,  at   Oxford, 
from  Nov.,  1869,  to  January,    1872;  to  tbe   Greenville,    New  Jersey, 
Dutch  Reformed  Cburcb,  from  1872  to  1881,  and  at   Newton.  New 
Jersey,  to  tbe  Presbyterian  Cburcb  of  which  he  is  now  pastor,  since 
1883.     Tbe  following  on  Re-union  of  O.  S.  and  N.  S.  was  adopted: 
'•  Wbereas  botb  brandies  of  tbe  Presbyterian  cburcb,  have  ezj 
tboir  agreement  in  doctrine  and  polity:   and  whereas  their  reunion, 
witbout  unnecessary  delay  is  highly  desirable,  therefore.  Resolved; 
That  we  would  cordially  approve  of  reunion  on  the  basis  of  our  com- 
mon  standards,    pure  and  simple,    leaving   all    matters    which  have 
been    subjects  of  negotiation   between  tbe  two  bodies,  to  be  after- 
ward settled  by  tbe  united  church.     Resolved;  2nd,  That  the  above 
preamble  and  resolution  be  sent  up  to  the   General   Assembly  with 
the  action   taken   last   fall,  on  the   basis  sent   down   to  the    Presby- 
teries, by  tbe  General   Assembly,  with   instructions  that  we  are  wil- 
ling to  uuite  with  tbe  other   branch,   on   either  of  the   papers  as  a 
basis    of   union,  our    preference    being   the  paper  adopted  at   the 
present    meeting.     Robert   N.   Adams,  a  member  of  the   Greenfield 
church   and   graduate  of 'Miami   University,    and   who  had  been  a 
Brigadier  General,  in  the  late  war,  was  taken   under  care  of  Presby- 
tery,   passed   all  bis  parts  of  trial,  the  subjects   of  none  of  which  are 
recorded,   and  was  licensed   April  14,  1809.     The  Missionary   Field, 
in   the  eastern  part   of  Clinton   county,    including    Reesville   and 
Bloomington,   was  recommended   for  aid  to  the  Board  of  Domestic 
Missions,   for  six   months   from  March   14,  1809,   to  the   amount   of 
fifty  dollars,  in  support  of  the  Rev.  S.  J.  Miller. 

At  Concord,  Tuesday  May  11,  1809,  the  Rev.  Norman  Jones 
was  recoived  from  the  Presbytery  of  Miami  and  accepted  calls  from 
Union  and  North  Fork  and  bis  installation  was  appointed  for  Friday, 


CHILLICOTHE   PRE8BYTERT.  257 

May    21st.     Messrs.   Prestley,     Crothers,    Biggs  and  Platter    were 
appointor!  to  attend  to  it,  with  no  assignment  of  the  parts  they  were 
severally    to    take.     The  Rev.    R.    K.    Campbell    and    the   United 
Presbyt  nian  Church,    Greenfield,  were  received,  on  certificates  of 
dismission  from  the  U.  P.   Presbytery  of  Chillicothe.     This  church 
is  now  again  in  its  old  connection.     The  Rev.  W.  H.  Prestley  and 
the  United  Presbyterian   church  of  Chillicothe,    were  also  received 
on  similar  certificates,  from  the  same   Presbytery.     The  names   of 
these  ministers  were  put  upon  our  roll  and  the  churches  enrolled 
as  the  Second  Presbyterian   Church  of  Greenfield,  and  the  Third 
Presbytnrian  church  of   Chillicothe.     The  Chillicothe  Church  now 
received,  was  organized  about  the  year  1806,  under  the  care  of  thf» 
Presbytery  of  Kentucky,  subordinate  to  the  General    Synod  of  the 
Associate  Reformed  Church.    It  had  remained    without    a    pastor 
until  Ja  luary  31,  1811,  when  the  Rev.  Samuel  Crothers  was  ordained 
and  installed  pastor  of  the  united  congregations  of  Chillicothe  and 
Hop  Run,  which  latter  was  the  same  church  that,  with  a  new  name, 
had  now  been  received,  the   United  Presbyterian  Church  of   Green- 
field.    Iu  1813  Mr.  Crothers  gave  his  whole  time  to  Hop  Run  and  in 
June,  1814,  the  Rev.  John  McFarland  was  ordained  and  installed  in 
the  Chil  ieofche  Church.     Mr.  McFarland  continued  until  1820,  when 
he  resigned  and  united  with  the   Presbyterian  Church,  at  about  the 
same  time  with  Mr.  Crothers,  whose  classmate  he  had  been  in   the 
Theological    Seminary.     In    the  Spring   of   1825  the  Rev.   Joseph 
Claybaugh  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor.     He  remained  until  he 
resigned  in  1839,  at  the  call  of  Synod,  to  become  the  able  and  efficient 
teacher,    in  the  Theological  Seminary,  at    Oxford,   Ohio.     He    was 
the     whole    Seminary,   filling    every    chair    and     doing    his    work 
exceedingly    well.     He    was    indeed   a   very    remarkable  man   and 
served  well  his  day  and  generation.     In  November,    1813,  the  Rev. 
Win.   T.    Finley,  D.  D.,  until   recently,   for  many  years,  pastor    of 
the  Central  Presbyterian  Church,  Newark,  New  Jersey,   was  installed 
pastor,  and  continued  in  that  relation  for  twelve  years.     In  Novem- 
ber, 1856,  the    Rev.     Wm.    H.    Prestley   was    installed  pastor  and 
came    with    the    church,  as  above,  into    our   Presbytery.     Thomas 
Ghormley,  a  ruling  elder  of  the  Third   church  was  also  enrolled  and 
took  his  seat  as  a  member  of  Presbytery.     The  following   resolution 
on  re-union  was  adopted,  at  this  Concord  meeting:     "Resolved;  That 
we  here  >y,  on  our  part,  authorize  the  Assembly  to  consummate  the 
Union,  ft   their  coming  meeting,   without  handing  down  the   basis 
again  to  ihe  Presbyteries." 

Of  the  Session  of  the   Third  Church  at  this  time  received  into 

83 


2£>$  TPTf    HIBTQBT   OF    THP. 

our  Presbytery,  Win.  II  Prestly,  the  moderator,  (who  is  further 
spoken  of  elsewhere,)  Peter  Platter  and  James  Thompson  are  still 
living,  while  Joseph  \Y.  McCague,  James  T.  Bonner  and  Thomas 
Ghormley  have  entered  upon  their  reward. 

Peter  Platter  was  born  November  _1,  1804,  at  Locust  Grove, 
Adams  County.  Ohio.  He  has  been  all  his  life  actively  engaged  in 
Farming,  is  b  man  <>f  tine  business  capacity,  of  much  general  intel- 
ligence and  specially  skillful  in  all  things  connected  with  farming 
andstock  raising.  He  has  always  merited  and  held  the  respect  of  all 
his  friends  and  neighbors  for  the  uprightness  and  consistency  of 
his  life  and  is  held  in  affectionate  esteem  by  all  who  know  him 
for   his  kindly  feeling  and    genial  pleasantness   <>f  manner.     He  was 

ed  and  ordained  an  elder  in  the  Third  Church  November 
'Si.  L838.  Thoroughly  indoctrinated  and  sincerely  believing  the 
confession  of  Faith  to  be  in  accordance  with  the  teachings  of  the 
Word  of  God,  lie  has  been  evei  a  loyal  member  of  the  church  and 
a  most  liberal  giver  to  its  support. 

James  Thompson  was  born  in  Carrickfergus,  county  of  Antrim. 
province  of  Ulster,  Ireland.  He  was  ordained  elder  in  the  Third 
church,  April  2nd,  1865.  A  man  of  good  judgment  and  sterling 
principle  he  performed  well  the  duties  of  his  office,  and  his  depart- 
ure, when  he  moved  to  Edge  wood,  Effingham  county,  Illinois,  where 
he  now  resides,  was  much  regretted.  He  was  a  blacksmith  by 
trade  and  a  thorough  going  Presbyterian  by  profession  and  prac- 
tice. He  was  thoroughly  loyal  to  the  country  of  his  adoption. 
During  the  civil  war  a  man  entered  his  shop  and  uttered  disloyal 
sentiments  whereupon  Mr.  Thompson  laid  aside  Ins  apron,  and  the 
tools  with  which  he  had  been  working,  and  administered  to  the  man 
a  complete  castigation.  The  Third  church,  then  in  connection  with 
the  United  Presbyterian  church,  having  listened  to  a  course  of  lect- 
ures, h\  the  pastor.  Mr.  Prestly,  on  the  book  of  Psalms,  concluded  to 
"praise  God  with  organs;"  when  Mr.  Thompson  was  solicited  for  a 
subscription  to  purchase  an  instrument,  he  replied:  "Well,  if  you've 
concluded  tc  worship  Cod  by  machinery,  I'll  help  if  you'll  get  a 
good  machine."  He  was  a  faithful  member  and  otftcer  aud  is 
still  held  in  grateful  remembrance  by  all  his  old  friends  and 
acquaintances  in  the  church. 

Joseph  W.  McCague  was  bom  at  Sinking  Spring,  Ohio,  August 
5,  ISIS,  graduated  at  Miami  University,  with  the  class  of  1839, 
studied  law  and  was  admitted  to,  but  did  not  engage  in  its  practice, 
having  turned  his  attention  to  merchandizing  in  which  he  was 
engaged  in  Chillicothe  for  a   number  of  years.    He  died  Sabbath 


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•James  Thompson. 


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Session  of  Third  Presbyterian  Church, 
Chillicothe,  Ohio. 

1869. 


THE  HISTOTIY  OF  THE  259 

April  3,  1881.  To  him,  religion  meant  a  great  deal,  and  be  sincerely 
endeavored  to  shape  his  life  by  its  precepts.  He  was  an  earnest 
consistent  Christian  with  charity  for  all,  but  with  special  love  for  his 
own  church.  On  the  morning  of  April  2nd,  1857,  the  congregation  of 
of  the  Third  church  were  greatly  distressed,  their  church  was 
burned,  and  they  knew  not  what  to  do.  This  distress  was  greatly 
relieved  wheu  they  discovered  that,  without  having  mentioned  the 
fact  to  any  one,  Mr.  McCague  had,  at  his  own  expense,  insured  the 
house  for  seven  thousand  dollars.  He  is  still  greatly  missed  in  the 
church  whose  spiritual  interests  he  guarded  as  carefully  as  he  did 
its  temporal.  Mr.  McCague  was  ordained  elder  in  the  Third  Church, 
then  the  U.  P.  Church  of  Chillicothe,  April  2nd,  1865. 

James  T.  Bonner  was   born  July  18,  1811.     Like  all  the  other 

members   of  the   Session  he  was  a   thorough   going  Presbyterian, 

positive   in  his   convictions,   and  controlled  in  his  life  by  sense  of 

duty.     In  his  own  family,  and  also  in  that  of  his  wife,  whose  father 

and  grand  father  were  elders  there  were  five  generations  who  have  been 

connected  with  the  Third  church.     Mr.  Bonner  was  well   established 

in,  and  held  with  strong  grasp,   the  great  doctrines  that  underlie  all 

holy  living  and  quicken  and  nerve  men  for  the  duties  of  this  life  and 

prepare  them   to  boldly   meet  the  future.    He  was  a  man  of  strong 

convictions  and  consistent  living,  and  died,  as  he  had  lived,   with 

abiding  faith  in  God  and  in  the  plan  of  salvation.     He  was  ordained 

an  elder  in  the  Third  church  April  2nd,  1865.     He  died  May  3,  1884. 

Thomas  Ghormley  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,    near  Pittsburgh, 

July  6th,  1799.     For  many  years  he  was  engaged  in   merchandizing, 

for  two  terms  he  was   Treasurer,  and  for  two  terms   Sheriff  of  Ross 

county;   no  man  ever  doubted  his  honesty,  or  his  courage.     He  did 

w  ell  and  faithfully  whatever  he  undertook.     He  was  fond  of  music 

and,   understanding   its   principles   thoroughly   and  having  a  most 

pleasant  voice,  for  fifty  years  he  led  the  church's  music,   with   great 

skill   and   to  universal    acceptance.     He  was   ordained   elder   in  the 

Third  church   November   22,  1838,   and  performed  well  the  duties  of 

the  otfice  and  was  in  every  way  worthy  to  be  associated  with  the  many 

men  of  strong  convictions  and  consistent  living,  of  intelligence  and 

judgment,  who  have,  in  the   Chillicothe   Presbytery,  been  elders  in 

the   various   churches— -men    who  thought  for   themselves    and  were 

not    mere   figure   heads  in  the   government   of  the  church.     I  only 

wish  that  I  were  able  to  give  fuller   accounts   of  many  of  those  men 

of  this  Presbytery,  who  have  magnified  and  are  now  magnifying  the 

office  of  ruling  elder,  and  in  it  serving  well  their  rlay  and  generation. 

After  a  protracted  illness  Mr.  Ghormley  died  December  18,  1888. 


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THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 


In  Presbytery  at  Bainbridge,  August  31  and  September  1,  1800, 
the  Rev.  II  \V.  Big^s  reported  a  church  organized,  at  fcfassieville, 
with  31  members,  called.  West  Scioto  Presbyterian  Church,  and 
Benjamin  Chestnut,  an  elder  from  that  church,  took  his  seat  a-  a 
member  of  Presbytery.  Mr.  M.  D.  A.  Steen  was  dismissed  to  the  i  are 
of  the  Presbytery  of  Columbus.  Moses  Duncan  Alexander  Steen 
D.  D.  was  born  near  West  Union  Ohio,  April  24,  1841.  11"  united 
with  the  O.  S.  Church  at  Mount  Leigh,  of  which  his  father.  Aaron 
F.  Steen,  was  an  elder.  He  spent  three  years  at  Salem  A  sademy, 
and  graduated  from  Miami  University,  June  27.  1806.  and  from 
the  Theological  Seminary  of  the  North  West,  at  Chicago  April  1, 
1889.  In  18SS,  he  was  for  a  time  in  the  Seminary,  at  Priuceton.  He 
was  ordained,  at  Vevay,  Indiana,  by  the  Presbytery  of  New  Albany. 
September  8,  1870.  In  his  summer  vacation,  1868,  he  prei  ched  at 
Mount  Sterling  and  Sharpsburgh,  Kentucky.  He  was  state  supply 
at  Worthington,  Ohio,  1860-70;  and  at  Vevay,  Indiana.  1870  72: 
pastor  at  Solou,  Ohio,  1872-3  and  at  Conneautville,  Pennsylvania, 
1873-4;  stated  supply,  Waterford,  Pennsylvania,  1874-75:  pastor  at 
Ludlow,  Kentucky,  1875-81;  stated  supply  at  Pleasant  Ridge,  Cin- 
cinnati Presbytery,  1881-82.  In  September,  1882,  he  acc^  pted  an 
invitation  to  Davisville,  California,  but  a  few  months  after  beginning 
his  labors  there,  was  called  back,  by  severe  affliction  and  de.'-uh.  at  the 
old  hoznestead.  In  September,  1883,  he  accepted  a  call  to  the 
Tabernacle  church,  Gunnison,  Colorado,  where  he  remained  a  year 
and  then  was  stated  supply  at  Black  Hawk,  Colorado,  1884  85,  and 
at  Snohomish,  Washington  Territory,  1885  and '80.  In  May,  1886, 
he  accepted  an  invitation  from  the  Bethel  church,  W<  i  dbridge, 
California,  Presbytery  of  Stockton,  of  which  church  he  is  still  stated 
supply,  so  marked  in  the  Minutes  of  1888.  The  Rev.  Jol  n  Woods 
was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Sidney  and  made  stat  •«!  supply, 
at  Bloomiugburgh.  S.  J.  Miller  was  continued  in  Clinton  county, 
including  Reesville  and  Bloomiugton;  Grand  Girard  at  New  Market, 
for  one  year;  Eastman  at  Palace  Hill,  part  of  his  time;  and  McKnight 
Williamson  at  Marshal  and  Cynthiana.  Deeming  his  cast-  an  extra- 
ordinary one  Diogenes  Caron  was  licensed,  with  intention  that  he 
should  preach  to  the  French  Church,  and  he  turned  out,  like  most 
such,  an  extraordinary  man.  The  overture  sent  down  by  he  Gen- 
eral Assembly,  submitting  to  the  Presbytery  for  its  action,  he  Basis 
of  re-union  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the  United  States  of 
America,  was  considered,  and  the  vote  being  taken  by  callii.j:  the  roll, 
the  question  contained  in  the  overture  was  unanimously  answered  in 
the  affirmative  and  the  Basis  of  re-union  was  thereby  approved. 


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la  Hamilton,  Ohio,  during  the  session  of  Synod,  Presbytery 
met,  October  22,  and  also  October  25,  1866.  At  this  time  the  church 
of  Fall  Creole  was  received  under  care  of  Presbytery,  on  certificate  of 
dismission,  from  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe,  of  the  U.  P.  Church. 
The  Rev.  W.  J.  McSurely  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Cin- 
cinnati, and  accepted  a  call  to  become  co-pastor,  with  Dr.  Steel,  at 
Hillsborough;  R.  K.  Campbell  was  appointed  to  preach  and  deliver 
the  charge  to  the  people  and  S.  D.  Crothers  to  the  pastor,  at  his 
installation,  the  time  for  which  was  to  be  fixed  by  the  parties  and 
did  take  place  December  1,  lo69.  William  Jasper  McSurely  D.  D. 
was  bjrn  iu  Adams  county,  Ohio  September  1,  1834.  He  was 
brought  up  in  the  Associate  Reformed  church,  and  entered  into  its 
communion  in  March,  1853.  He  graduated  from  Miami  University 
in  1856,  aud  studied  theology  in  the  Associate  Reformed  Theological 
Seminary  at  Oxford,  Ohio,  was  licensed  by  the  Chillicothe  Presbytery 
of  the  Associate  Reformed  Church,  April  11,  1888,  and  ordained  at 
Oxford,  Ohio,  by  the  First  Presbytery  of  Ohio  of  the  United  Presby- 
terian Church,  May  3,  1859;  was  pastor  of  the  U.  P.  Church,  at 
Oxford,  for  nearly  nine  years;  then  went  to  the  U.  P.  Church  at 
Kirk  wood,  Illinois,  where  he  labored  fifteen  months,  then  united 
with  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati  O.  S.  and  preached  at  Loveland, 
Ohio,  for  one  year,  and  then  came,  iuto  our  Presbytery.  The  Rev. 
Irwin  Carson,  was  made  supply,  at  Piketon,  for  one  year.  R.  J. 
Hall  returned  the  certificate  that  he  had  taken,  but  had  not  presented 
to  the  Presbytery  of  Oxford. 

In  Presbytery  in  the  Third  Church,  Chillicothe,  April  5th  and 
6th.  1870,  the  Rev.  John  Woods  accepted  a  call  from  Bloomingburgh. 
and  Rev.  George  Carpenter  was  appointed  to  preach,  S.  D.  Crothers 
to  deliver  the  charge  to  the  pastor,  and  John  Barrett  to  the  people, 
at  his  installation,  at  such  time  as  it  may  suit  the  convenience  of  the 
congregation.  R.  N.  Adams  was  ordained  as  an  evangelist.  Mr. 
McSurely  preached  from  1st.  Cor.  16:  9,  Mr.  Dunham  presided,  and 
S.  D.  Crothers  gave  the  charge  to  the  evangelist.  Mr.  Adams'  trial 
sermon  was  on  1st  Peter,  1 :  16.  The  ordination  took  place  April  6th, 
1870.  H.  W.  Biggs  and  S.  F.  McCoy  were  appointed  a  committee,  to 
organize  a  church  at  Waverly,  if  the  way  be  clear.  Messrs.  Grand 
Giraid,  McSurely  aud  Lowes  were  appointed  a  committee  to  draft  a 
paper,  in  respect  to  the  memory  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Steel,  D.  D., 
removed  by  death,  since  the  last  meeting  of  Presbytery,  and  pre- 
sented the  following,  which  was  adopted  by  a  rising  vote:  "God,  in 
His  allwise  providence,  having  taken  from  our  midst,  and  from  his 
field  of  labor,  where  he  had,  for  thirty-five  and  a  half  years,  been  a 


262  the  ittstort  ok  Tire 

faithful  pastor  and  worker,  Rev.  Samuel  Steel,  D.  P ,  nnr  beloved 
brother  and  co-presbyter,  therefore,  Resolved;  1st.  That  wo  deeply 
regret  our  lose,  and  yet  we  can  acquiesce  in  God's  will,  rejoicing  in 

the  belief  that  our  worthy  and  honored  brother  has  fought  the  good 
fight  to  the  end,  kepi  the  faith  ami  received  the  crown  of  righteous 
ness.  Resolved;  2nd  That  we  extend  our* sympathy  to  his  beloved 
family,  in  their  affliction,  and  off er  our  prayers  for  God's  sustaining 
care,  in  their  behalf.  Resolved;  3d.  That  we  are.  by  this  provi- 
dence, reminded  that  our  days  of  labor  and  trial  will  not  always 
continue;  thai  the  Master  will  also  call  us  from  these,  and  hence, 
that  as  ministers  and  eiders,  in  the  church  of  Christ,  and  in  thie 
Presbytery,  it  is  our  duty  to  'work  while  it  is  day.'  looking  for  the 
blessed  hope  of  a  glorious  immortality  ." 

Samuel  Steel,  D.  1)..  waa  born  near  tho  city  of  Londonderry. 
Ireland.  .May  29,  1796.  Hi*,  father's  name  was  -lames  Steel,  and  his 
mother's.  Ann  Smith.  He  studied  Latin  and  Greek  with  Patrick 
Quigley,  and  afterward  pursued  his  studies  in  a  classical  school. 
taught  by  the  Rev.  John  Alexander,  of  the  Covenanter  church.  He 
sailed  for  this  country,  from  Londondeiry.  in  August.  1816,  and 
landed  in  Philadelphia  the  latter  part  of  September,  where  be 
engaged,  as  a  clerk,  in  the  store  of  his  brother  John  He  joined  the 
Pine  street  church,  October  11.  1819,  and.  after  a  time,  had  his 
thoughts  turned  to  the  ministry,  through  the  instrumentality  of  his 
brother  Robert,  who  preache  1  at  Abington  church,  ten  miles  north 
of  Philadelphia.  He,  therefore,  gave  up  his  business  and  went  to  his 
brother's  and  studied  with  him,  and  in  June,  1822,  went  to  Princeton 
Seminary,  where  he  remained  two  sessions.  He  then  went,  as  a 
tutor,  into  the  family  of  Mr.  James  Caldwell,  of  White  Sulphur 
Springs.  Virginia,  arriving  there  in  May,  1823.  Ho  was  licensed  to 
preach,  at  a  meeting  of  the  Lexington  Presbytery,  at  Mossy  Creek 
church.  Augusta  county.  Virginia,  April  '_M.  1824  At  Lebanon 
church,  April  28,  1825,  he  was  dismissed  to  the  care  of  Muhlenberg 
Presbytery,  but  seems  to  have  presented  his  certificate  to,  and  been 
received  by,  the  Presbytery  of  Weal  Lexington,  by  which  body  he 
was  ordained,  at  Winchester.  Kentucky,  November  26,  L825.  In 
Kentucky  he  preached  at  Winchester,  Richmond,  Sugar  Tree  Bidge, 
Hopewell  and  Horeb.  In  November,  1828,  be  visited  Hillsborough, 
in  company  with  S.  1  >.  Blythe,  then  recently  licensed.  At  a  com- 
munion, held  then,  great  interest  was  manifested  and  meetings  were 
continued,  until  a  hundred  new  members  were  received.  After  this 
Mr  Blythe  accepted  a  call  to  Hillsborough  church  and  remained 
there,    as   pastor,   until   September,    1833.      He  was    succeeded    by 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY. 


2GJ 


Mr.  Steel,  who  bad  been  acting,  for  a  year,  as  agent  in  the  West, 
for  the  Board  of  Education.  When  the  year,  for  which  he  had 
engaged,  closed,  he  came  fco  Hillsborough,  arriving  with  his  family 
in  the  beginning  of  May,  18154.  He  was  installed  pastor  of  the 
church  June  13,  1834,  and  remained  in  that  relation  until  his  death, 
November  22,  1869. 

Dr.  Steel  was  a  man  greatly  beloved  and  greatly  loving.  Him- 
self a  man  of  peace  he  lived,  in  stirring  times,  and  was  associated 
with,  and  greatly  beloved  anil  always  trusted  by,  men  who  were  con- 
tinually in  the  right,  who  never  laid  their  armor  down,  and  who 
would  have  thought  it  sin  and  shame  and  inexcusable  cowardice  for 
them  to  ever  show  the  white  Hag.  He  was  utterly  unlike  Dr.  Crothers; 
two  good  men  could  scarcely  have  been  more  unlike;  they  were  yet 
always  warmest  friends.  They  were,  I  think,  complementary  to  each 
other,  each  supplying  some  excellence  that  was  not  so  conspicuous 
in  the  other.  Dr.  Crothers  did  the  lighting,  Dr.  Steel  was  the 
beloved  physician,  taking  care  of  the  wounded,  pouring  balm  upon 
their  hurts,  or  often  indeed,  preventing  the  tight.  When  the  waves 
of  passion  were  beginning  to  lift  angry  crests,  he  frequently  suc- 
ceeded in  pouring  oil  upon  the  troubled  waters,  and  making  all 
smooth  and  calm.  The  one  was  radical,  the  other  conservative. 
They  both  built  up  large  congregations  and  held  them  well  together 
so  long  as  they  lived,  and,  when  they  died,  were  greatly  missed  and 
sincerely  mourned.  Dr.  Steel  was  a  man  who  knew  what  he  wanted, 
and  planned  and  worked  for  and  did  come  into  its  possession;  but 
what  he  got  he  gained  by  skill  and  address,  and  gentle,  wooing 
methods,  that  made  men  willingly  grant  his  desire,  persuaded  that 
they  were  prompted  by  their  own  generosity  and  kindness  of  feeling, 
uot  kuowing  that  they  had  been  brought  on  and  up  to  this  with  art 
and  skill,  that  they  had  been  led  by  one  who  hail  a  loving  interest  in 
them,  and  who,  when  they  would  uot  lead,  had  perceived  it  before 
they  had  felt  the  drawing  that  they  would  resist,  and  who  then,  with 
gentle  touches,  had  turned  and  pushed  them  whither  he  would 
have  them.  If  Dr.  Crothers  wanted  anything  he  went  and  took  it. 
Dr.  Steel  waited  patiently  until  some  one  offered  it  to  him,  and  felt 
obliged  when  he  acceped  it.  He  was  skilled  iu  ecclesiastical  law 
and  master  of  that  kind  of  debate  that  first  disarms  a  man,  and  then 
kills  him  off  so  neatly  that  he  does  not  know  that  he  is  dead,  and 
his  corpse  walks  around  and  tells  others  how  nicely  he  came  off.  He 
never  pressed  a  point  any  further  than  was  necessary  to  gain  the  end 
that  he  desired.  He  never  spoiled  a  victory  by  striving,  after  he  had 
gained  it,  to  drive  his  opponent  to  disastrous  rout,  and  force  humili- 


264  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

ation  upon  him,  but  was  always  satisfied  with  the  substantial  gains 
of  victory.     His  theology  was  Old  School.     He  cordially  accepted  the 
Reformed  theology,  in  all    its  breadth  and  depth,  and,  being  con- 
servative, in  all  things,  did  much  to  hold  back  the  more  impetuous 
from  action,  which  in  their  cooler  moments  they  would  have  repented. 
I  have  to  say,  however,  that  which  may  seem  to  be  opposed  to  what  I 
have   said   above — that  he  was  probably  the  best  tighter  that  was 
ever  in  the  Presbytery;  but  it  was  when  he  fought  in  the  defense. 
Every  man,  who  was  suspended  from  the  church,  and  feeling  himself 
oppressed  appealed  to  Presbytery,  came  to  Dr.   Steel  to  have  him 
manage  his  case,  and  he  found,  in  him,  one  who  managed  well,  who 
took  personal  interest  in  his  client,  aud  fought  for  him  as  long  as 
there  was  slightest  hope.     I  remember,  in  the  last  years  of  his  life — 
in  fact  it  was  at  the  spring  meeting  before  that  in  which  his  death 
was  reported— a  man  who  felt  himself  aggrieved  had  asked  me  to 
plead  his  case,  and  show  that  the  session  should  not  have  suspended 
him,  and  should  now  be  directed  to  restore  him.     We  wanted  help, 
and  called  the  Doctor  out  and  told  him  what  we  wanted,  but  he  said 
that  he  was  not  strong  enough  and  could  not  venture  to  tal&  part. 
When  the  case  was  through  and  the  time  had  come  to  vote,  of  course 
I  had  no  vote,  but  Dr.  Steel  had  perfect  right  to.     He  had.  indeed, 
only  heard  the  case  as  it  was  presented  in  the  Presbytery,  for  he 
declined  to  take  part,  not  because  of  his  view  of  the  case,  but  from 
lack  of  strength  and  without  hearing  anything  of  it;,  but  when  the 
vote  came  he  declined  to  vote.     We  had  gained  our  point  when  the 
vote  was  counted,   but   we   had   nothing   to   spare.     Afterward,   in 
talking  about  the  case,  with  the  Doctor,  I  said  that  I  thought  that  he 
had  a  right  to  a  vote,  under  the  strictest  construction  of  the  law,  as 
he  had  done  nothing  aud  heard  nothing  beforehand  calculated  to 
prejudice  him  one  way  or  the  other,  when  he  said:   "'I  could   not 
make  an  impartial  judgment  in  the  case  of  a  man  who  had  asked  me 
to  defend  him;  unconsciously  my  sympathies  go  out  toward  him.  and 
they  may  warp  my  judgment  mere  than  I  know."     Dr.  Steel  was   q<  a 
a  man  who  could  forsake,  or  desert  his  friends,  and  it  was  a  great 
excellence  of  his  character,  and  showed  his  true  nobility  of  soul,  that 
he  always  reckoned  among  his  friends?  those  who  craved  or  needed 
bis  help.     He  was  largely  instrumental  in  shaping  the  polity  of  the 
Presbytery,  and  one  of  those  who,  holding  long  pastorates  and  being 
men  of  grace  and  culture  and  natural  ability,  gave  character  to,  and 
made  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe  what  it  was.  and  what,  in  the 
main,  it  yet  is. 

The  two  Assemblies  of  1869  had  met,  in  the  city  of  New  York, 


BfilLLICQTBB  ttUSSSYTEBY.  266 

the  20th  day  of  May,  the  0.  S.  in  the  "  Brick  Church,"  the  N.  S.  in 
the  "Church  of  the  Covenant,"  and  sent  down  to  the  Presbyteries 
connected  with  them,  which  were  required  to  meet  on  or  before  the 
loth  day   of  October,  3869,  the  following  questions,  to  which  tney 
were  required  to  give  a  categorical  answer:     '*  Do  you  approve  of  the 
re-uniou  of  the  two  bodieH  now  claiming  the  name  and  rights  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  in  the  United  States  of  America,  on  the  fol- 
lowing basis,  namely:    The  re-union  shall  be  effected  on  the  doctrinal 
and   ecclesiastical   basis  of  our  common   standards;  the  Scriptures 
of  the  0:1  and  New  Testaments  shall  be  acknowledged  to  be  the 
inspired  Word  of  God,  and    the  only   infallible  rule  of  faith   and 
practice;   the    Confession  of   Faith  shall   continue   to   be   sincerely 
received  ;it:d  adopted  as  containing  the  system  of  doctrine  taught  in 
the  Holy   Scriptures;  and  the  Government   and   Discipline  of   the 
Presbyterian  church,  in  the  United  States,   shall    be  approved   as 
containing  the  principles  and  rules  of    our  polity?"     They  also 
adopted  the   following:    "Each  Presbytery  shall,  before  the  first  day 
of  Noveuber,  1869,  forward  to  the  Stated  Clerk  of  the  General  As- 
sembly, with  which  it  is  connected,  a  statement  of  its  vote  on  the  said 
Basis  of  j\e-union."    "  The  said  General  Assemblies,  now  sitting,  shall, 
after  finishing  their  business,  adjourn  to  meet  in  the  city  of  Pitts- 
burgh, Pennsylvania,  on  the  second  Wednesday  of  November,  1869, 
at  11  o'clock  A.    M."     "If  the  two  General  Assemblies  shall  then 
find  and  declare  that  the  above  named  Basis  of  He-union  has  been 
approved   by   two- thirds   of  the  Presbyteries    connected    with   each 
branch  of  the  church,  then  the  same  shall  be  of  binding  force,  and 
the  two  Assemblies  shall  take  action  accordingly."     "The  said  Gen- 
eral Assemblies  shall,  then  and  there,  make  provision  for  the  meeting 
of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  United  church,  on  the  third  Thursday 
of  May.  1870.     The  moderators  of  the  two  present  Assemblies  shall 
jointly  preside  at  the  said  Assembly  of  1870,  until  another  moderator 
is  chosen.     The  moderator  of  the  Assembly  now  sitting  at  the  Brick 
church  aforesaid,  shall  put  all  votes  and  decide  questions  of  order, 
and  the  moderator  of  the  other  Assembly  shall,  if  present,  preach  the 
opening  sermon;  and  the  Stated  Clerks  of  the  present  Assemblies 
shall  act  .  9  Stated  Clerks  of  the  Assembly  of  the  United  Church  until 
a  Stated  Clerk,  or  Clerks,  shall  have  been  chosen  thereby ;  and  no 
commissi  >ner   shall   have  a  right  to   vote,  or  deliberate,  in  said  As- 
sembly, i.  jtil  his  name  shall  have  been  enrolled   by  the  said  Clerks 
and  his  commission  examined   and  filed  among  the  papers  of  the 
Assembly."     "  Each  Presbytery  of  the  separate  churches  shall  be 
entitled  to  the  same  representation  in  the  Assembly  of  the  United 


2titj  THK  HISTORY  01  EBB 

Church  in  1870,  a*  it  is  entitled  to  iu  the  Assembly  with  which  it  is 
now  connected."  L'he  Report  of  the  Joint  Committee  of  Re-union, 
from  which  the  above  is  extracted,  was  adopted  by  the  N.  S.  Assembly 
unanimously,  and  by  the  0.  S.  by  a  vote  of  yeas  285,  nays  i).  The 
Presbyteries,  of  which  there  were  1 1  1.  answered  the  overture  sent 
down.  126  iu  the  ainrinative,  in  writing,  and  3  in  the  negative,  viz. : 
Hudson,  Rio  Janeiro,  and  West  Lexington.  Some  of  the  Presby- 
teries had  been  unable  to  meet  in  time,  and  for  some  such  reasons  a 
few  did  not  answer.  There  were,  however,  but  the  above  three  iu 
the  negative,  aud  the  above  programme  was  therefore  carried  out, 
and  thus  the  church,  so  long  divided,  became  one,  and  the  letters 
O.  S.  and  X.  S.,  by  a  slight  change  of  position,  became  SONS,  and 
pointed  out  the  fact  that  all  were  the  sons  of  one  Father,  and  sharers 
in  a  common  heritage. 

The   Rev.  John  Barrett,  pastor  of  the  Pisgah  Church,  and  Mr. 
John    R.  Allston,  an   elder  in  the    First  Church,   Chillicothe,   were 
delegates  to  the  Assembly  that  took  the  above  action,  aud  the  dele- 
gates to  the  first  Assembly  of  the  Re-united  Church  were  the  Revda. 
J.  A.  I.  Lowes,  Principal  of  Salem  Academy,  and  R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr., 
pastor  of  the  Concord  Church,  with  elders  Samuel  P.  .McCoy,  of  the 
First  Church,  Chillicothe.  and  Wm.  Thomas,  of  the  Pisgah  Church. 
SamneJ  F.  McCoy  was  born  iu  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  March  o,  182U. 
He  graduated  at  Miami  University,  in  the  class  of  1839,  studied  law 
and  was  admitted  to   its  practice,  and  was,  for  nine  years,  Judge  of 
the  Probate  Court  uf  Ross  county,  Ohio.     He  joined  the  church,  July 
22,  1843,  was  ordained  and  installed  elder  of  the  First  Church,  Chilli- 
cothe, April  23.  lS(io   -the  church  in  which  he  was  born  and  to  whose 
commuuion  he  had  been  received.     He  has  always  been  active,  in  all 
church  work,  ready  ever  to  take  his  part.     In  the  religions  instruc- 
tion of   the   young   people   he   has   always   taken  a  great   interest. 
He  hab  been  President  of  the  County,  and  also  of  the  State,  I'oion 
Sunday-School  Associations,  anil  in  his  own  church  has  been  always 
actively    engaged  in   the   Sabbath-school.     While  he  is  a  thorough 
Presbyterian,  he  has  charity  for  all  denominations,  and  rejoices  iu  all 
the  prosperity  of  Zion.     He  has,  for  many  years,  been  much  inter- 
ested in,  aud  an  officer  of.  the  K<>--  County  Bible  Society.     He  is  of 
that   Scotch-Irish  stock,  that  so  abounds  in  the  Presbyteriau  church, 
aud  is  strongly   marked  with  its  characteristics.     He  is  a  true  friend, 
never  forgetting  those  to  whom  he  has  become  attached,  magnifying 
their   virtues  aud  extenuating  their  faults,  but   not  making  special 
effort  to  appreciate  those  who  are  uot  in  any  way  congenial.     He  is 
far   from   being  all  things  to   all  men,   but  like  all  men  who   are 


Judge   Samuel,  K.   McCoy. 

Elder   in    Eirst    Presbyterian   Church, 
CHILLICOTHE,    O. 


CHTLLTCOTTfE  PRERBYTFRY.  267 

themselves  of  worth,  while  he  strives  to  love  all  men,  and  so  fulfill 
the  command,  he  loves  his  friends  without  any  effort.  If  they  are  his 
special  friends,  loves  th^rn  well  enough  to  give  them  a  scolding,  when 
they  need  it,  and  ho  thinks  they  can  appreciate  it,  I  have  known  him 
long,  and  except  that  I  have  determined  to  say  nothing  of  the  living, 
could  heartily  speak  of  him,  and  other  elders  in  the  Presbytery,  as 
well  as  of  those  excellent  brethren  in  the  ministry,  words  of  warmest 
praine  and  commendanon.  The  Presbytery  has  always  had  in  it 
good  men  and  true,  and  has  now  in  it  men  of  as  much  talent,  of  as 
kindly  feeling,  and  of  as  sterling  moral  worth  as  it  ever  had.  May 
God  grant  that  it  may  be  blessed  with  a  succession  of  such  men  to 
remotest  generations. 

In  1869.  the  O.  S  had  2,381  ministers,  2,740  churches;  received 
on  profession  of  faith  that  year  15,189  and  had  communicants 
258,9(33.  The  N.  S.  bad  1,848  ministers,  1,721  churches;  received 
on  profession  9,707  and  had  communicants  172,500.  In  1870  the 
Re-united  church  had  4,238  ministers,  4,520  churches;  received  on 
profession  32,003,  and  had  446,561*communicants. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

The  first  meeting  of  Presbytery,  aftnr  thp  reunion,  wa.-s  at  Wash- 
ington, August  30th  and  31st.  1870.  The  boundaries  had  been 
somewhat  changed,  by  the  Synod  of  Cincinnati,  in  spec'al  session, 
held  at  Cincinnati,  by  dirpction  of  the  Assembly,  and  mnde  to  con- 
form to  geographical  lines,  and  included,  as  they  yet  dt,  the  counties 
of  Ross.  Highland,  Fayette.  Clinton.  Vinton  and  Pik>.  In  the 
minutes  of  the  General  Assembly  for  1871,  the  first  meeting  after  the 
Presbyteries  wptp  consolidated,  the  Preshytery  had  in  it  churches 
and  ministers  as  follows,  which,  although  anticipating  somewhat,  I 
put  here  to  show  what  the  changes  had  been:  M«'  rshall  and 
Cynthiana,  supplied  by  McKnight  Williamson;  Bainbringe.  S.  P. 
Dunham, pastor;  Wilkesville,  Warren  Taylor,  pastor;  Waverly,  Irwin . 
Carson,  stated  supply;  Fall  Creek  and  New  Market,  E.  Grand  Girard. 
stated  supply:  Chillicothe,  First,  H.  W.  Biggs,  pastor;  ht  also  sup- 
plied Memorial;  Chillicothe,  Third,  Wm.  H.  Prestly.  pastor;  Salem, 
R.  K.  Campbell,  pastor;  Concord,  R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  parlor;  Hills- 
borough, W.  J.  McSurely.  pastor;  Bloomingburgh,  John  Woods, 
pastor;  Greenfipld,  Second,  Francis  Rea,  a  foreign  minister,  sup- 
plying: Greenfield.  First,  Samuel  D.  Crothers,  pastor:  New  Plymouth, 
T.  M.  Stevenson,  stated  supply:  Pisgah,  John  Barrett,  paf  t<-<r;  North 
Fork  and  Union,  Norman  Jones,  pastor:  Chillicothe.  Ge 'man.  J.  A. 
Putz,  Stated  supply;  McArthur  and  Hamden,  R.  N.  Adfms,  stated 
supply;  Frankfort,  vacant,  B.  T.  DeWitt  had  bepn  supplying  it; 
Mount  Pleasant,  vacant,  W.  W.  McKinney  having  recent]  7  resigned; 
Wilmington,  Greenland,  Piketon.  French,  Sinking  Spring  and  White 
Oak.  vacant.  There  werp,  also,  ministers,  in  addition  to  the  above, 
Alexander  Leadbetter,  Luke  DeWitt,  N.  M.  Urmston  and  R  J.  Hall, 
without  charge;  S.  J.  Miller,  who  was  acting  as  missionary  in  the 
Presbytery;  Wm.  P.  Eastman,  teaching  at  Kingston;  Ifpber  Gill- 
Principal  of  Salem  Academy,  and  S.  L.  Gillespip.  forpign    nissionary. 

To  return  to  the  order  of  time,  at  this  Washington  meeting  of 
the  Presbytery,  W.  W.  McKinney  and  thp  Mount  Pleasant  church, 
at  Kingston,  of  which  he  was  pastor,  came  into  the  Preshytery.  from 
now  being  in  our  bounds.  Luke  De  Witt  and  his  son  P.rainerd  T. 
DeWitt  which  latter  was  preaching  at,  Frankfort,  and  T.  M.  Steven- 
son, and  the  New  Plymouth  Church,  which  hp  was  supplying;  the 
Wilkpsville  church,  represented  by  Thomas  Fletcher,  a  ruling  plder: 


cmi.MCOTHE  PRESBYTERY.  269 

McArthur  and  Hamden,  the  latter  recently  organized,  also  were  in  our 
bounds.  Of  these,  McKinney  and  Mount  Pleasant  had  been  in  the 
Columbus  Presbytery  and  McArthur  in  the  Hocking  Presbytery;  the 
remainder  were  from  the  late  New  School.  The  Rev.  Irwin  Carson 
who  had  been  a  member  of  the  Hocking  Presbytery  and  supplying 
McArthur  was  now  also  in  this  Presbytery.  The  name  of  the  West 
Seioto  Church  was  changed  to  Memorial.  R.  N.  Adams  was  made 
stated  supply  at  Hamden,  for  one-fourth  of  his  time;  Grand  Girard 
stated  supply  at  Fall  Creek  and  McK night  Williamson,  at  Marshall 
and  Cynthiana.  H.  W.  Bigrgs  was  elected  Stated  Clerk,  in  place  of  Mr. 
Lowes  who  resigned  that  office,  and  the  office  of  Treasurer,  to  which 
S.  D.  Crothers  was  elected.  Mr.  Lowes  also  resigned  his  position  as 
principal  of  Salem  Academy.  In  reference  to  his  resignation,  the 
following  was  adopted:  "Whereas  the  Rev.  J.  A.  I.  Lowes,  having 
been  elected  to  a  position  in  Miami  University,  has  resigned  the 
charge  of  the  Salem  Academv,  and  the  office  of  Stated  Clerk  of  this 
Presbytery  ^therefore,  Resolved;  1st.  That  we  bear  cheerful  testi- 
money  to  his  efficiency  as  a  teacher,  believing  that,  under  God,  the 
high  position  to  which  this  Academy  has  attained  in  public  opinion, 
is  greatly  due  to  his  untiring  zeal,  his  ripe  scholarship,  and  self-sac- 
rificing labors,  during  the  twenty-two  years  of  his  administration. 
The  fact  that  so  many  who  have  enjoyed  the  benefit  of  his  instruc- 
tion, have  entered  the  work  of  the  ministry,  abundantly  testifies  that 
the  earnest  christian  was  not  lost,  in  the  ripe  scholar.  Resolved; 
2nd.  That  we  also  take  pleasure  in  testifying  to  his  christian 
courtesy,  accuracy  and  ability,  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty  as  Stated 
Clerk,  and  pray  that  the  blessing  of  God  may  rest  upon  him  in 
his  new  field  of  labor."  This  was  unanimously  adopted  and  the 
Stated  Clerk  was  directed  to  have  it  published  in  the  "Herald  and 
Presbyter."'  The  committee  appointed  to  install  the  Rev.  John 
Woods,  at  Bloomingburgh  reported  that  they  had  performed  that 
duty.  R,  H.  Jackson  who  had  been  Principal  of  the  Academy,'  at 
Bloomingburgh,  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Highland. 

Mr.  Jackson  was  born  in  Westmoreland  County,  Pennsylva- 
nia, January  24,  1829;  was  a  student  at  Eldersridge  Academy  three 
years,  and  at  Jefferson  College  two  and  one-half  years;  grad- 
uated from  the  latter  in  1855,  and  from  Western  Theological  Semi- 
nary, Alleghany,  in  I860  He  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of 
Blairsville,  Pennsylvania,  January,  I860;  ordained  by  the  Presbytery 
of  Fort  Wayne  at  Now  Lancaster.  Indiana,  December,  1861;  was 
called  t»o  the  churches  of  Bluff  ton  and  Murray,  Presbytery  Ft.'  ' 
Wayne,   and   served  these  churches   from    1861   to   1865  as   pastor. 


'27b 


Tirr  msTOKY  or  twe 


From  1865  to  is*;?.  h<»  was  Principal  <»f  Lebanon  Preshvterial 
Acad  Piny,  Indiana:  from  1867  L868,  Principal  of  the  public  -rhnols 
al  I  rettysburgh,  Ohio,  at  the  same  time  supplied  the  churches  of 
Gettysbnrgh  and  Covington,  Presbytery  of  Miami;  from  1868  1870, 
hp  was  Principal  of  the  Academy  al  Bloomingburgh,  Ohio,  and 
supplied  Mount  Sterling  Church*,  for  1  slf  time;  from  1870 to  L876, 
he  superintended  th<  schoolsof  ktohison,  Kansas;  from  L877,  hebes 
supplied  the  chnrch  of  Westfield  Presbytery,  Kansas  City,  and  in 
connection  with  this  church,  from  L877tol882,  anpplied  the  First 
church  of  Apple-ton  City;  since  1886,  he  has  given  half  bis  time  to 
the  Deepwater  church;  his  address  is  Ohio.  St.  Clair  County. 
Missouri. 

Henry  !>.  Grage  a  <■an.li.latf.  ander  our  care  was  dismissed  to 
thp  Presbytery  of  Colorado.  Wm.  Coleman  was  dismissed  to  tils 
Presbytery  of  Osage.  Homy  Bartlett  Gage  was  born  in. Concord 
Township,  Ross  County.  Ohio,  June  15,  1845.  Hp  graduated  at 
Marietta  College,  in  1869,  studied  theology  at  Princeton  Seminary, 
was.licensedby  the  Presbytery  of  Colors  lo.  at  Golden,  April,  1871.  Hp 
was  the  first  licentiate  of  our  church  in  the  Rocky  Mountains. 
Hp  was  ordained  September  8,  1872.  From  1870  to  '73  he  was  in 
charge  of  the  churches  of  Colorado  oity  and  Colorado  Springs: 
from  L873  to  »76  at  Central  City,  Colorado;  from  1876  to  '70,  at  Colo- 
rado Springs,  the  second  term.  November  15,  1870.  he  was  installed 
pastor  of  the  church  at  Pueblo,  Colo-ado,  and  in  the  Minute 
1888.  he  is  marked  pastor  of  Arlington  church.  Riverside.  Cali- 
fornia. 

Win.  Coleman  was  horn  near  Carrolton,  Carroll  County,  Ohio. 
November  27th.  L836;  ten  years  later  rhe  family  moved  to  Adams 
County,  near  FekmansvilJe  and  became  connected  with  the  O.  S. 
church  of  that  village.  In  October,  1856,  he  entered  Salem  Acad- 
emy where  he  was  prepared  to  enter  the  junior  class  at  Miami  Uni- 
versity at  which  institution  he  graduated  in  1860.  He  then  studied 
theology  two  years  at  the  Western  Theological  Seminary  at  Alle- 
ghany. While  in  our  Presbytery  in  addition  to  preaching,  he  wa< 
principal  of  the  Public  Schools  at  West  Union,  for  three  years,  and 
at  Manchester  one  year.  His  health  having  failed,  when  he  left  our 
Presbytery  he  was  for  two  years  on  a  farm  in  Western  Missouri. 
January  1.  1872,  he  became  stated  supply  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  Pleasant  Hill.  Missouri,  and  waB  installed  there  as  pastor 
October  1.  This  pastorate  continued  until  the  fall  of  1875.  when  for 
a  few  months  hp  was  pngagpd  in  educational  work.  October  1676, 
he  took    charge    of    the  church  of   Columbus,    Kansas,    where   be 


CHILLICOTHE    FKESBYTEKY.  271 

remained  until  the  spring  <>1  1881,  v^hen  Le  accepted  h  call  to 
Garuett,  Kansas.  After  five  years  labor  there  tbe  pastoral  relation 
was  dissolved  on  account  of  his  ill  health.  Since  then  he  has 
not  resumed  regular  work,  not  feeling  that  his  health  has  been 
sufficiently  restored. 

In  the  meeting  of  Presbytery  at  Cincinnati,  during  the  ses- 
sion of  Synod,  October  21,  1870,  a  petition  was  presented  from 
tbe  Rocky  Spring  Church,  requesting  that  as  they  were  greatly 
reduced  in  numbers,  and  not  able  to  support  a  pastor,  they 
should  be  united  with  the  Second  Church  of  Greenfield,  the 
pastor  of  that  church  to  preach  at  the  Rocky  Spring  Church, 
on  afternoons  as  might  hereafter  be  agreed  upon.  This  petition 
was  signed  by  nineteen  officers  and  members.  The  following 
action  of  the  Second  Church,  Greenfield,  was  also  presented: 
"Resolved;  That  we,  as  a  congregation,  consent  to  the  consoli- 
dation of  Rocky  Spring  Church,  with  us  on  the  terms  set 
forth  in  their  petition  to  Presbytery."  On  motion  the  prayer  of 
the  petitioners  was  granted.  The  Rev.  Warren  Taylor  was  re- 
ceived from  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati  and  accepted  a  call 
from  the  church  of  Wilkesville;  H.  \\ .  Biggs  was  appointed  to 
preside  and  give  the  charge  to  the  pastor,  R.  N.  Adams  to  the 
congregation  and  Dr.  Nelson,  of  Lane  Seminary  was  invited  to 
preach  at  his  installation,  which  was  appointed  for  the  first 
Sabbath  of  November. 

Mr.  Taylor  was  born  at  Langdon,  New  Hampshire,  October  6, 
1814.  He  united  with  the  Congregational  Church,  at  Lewis, 
Essex  County,  New  York,  in  September,  1821.  He  pursued  his 
Academic  studies  at  Geneva  Lyceum.  N.  V,  Rloomtield  Academy, 
N.  J.,  and  Union  College.  X.  Y.  In  1836  and  '37,  he  taught  in 
public  schools,  and  in  1838  and  '39  he  was  employed  in  a  bjok- 
store  in  New  York  City.  He  afterwards  taught  in  the  public 
school  at  Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  and  then  managed  the  Academy 
at  Somerville,  N.  J.,  and  prepared  a  class  of  young  men  to  enter 
the  junior  class  at  Rutger's  College.  While  teaching  in  Bridgeport 
aud  Somerville  he  studied  theology  with  some  assistance  from  the 
■Rev.  Dr.  Nathaniel  Hewitt,  and  the  Rev.  Abraham  Messier,  pastor 
of  tiie  Dutch  Reformed  Church  of  Raritan,  with  which  church 
Mr.  Taylor  was  last  connected,  as  a  private  member;  he  ceased 
teaching  in  the  Academy,  in  October,  1842.  In  1843,  from  January 
to  April  he  continued  the  study  of  theology  and  preparation  of  his 
parts  of  trial,  under  the  direction  of  the  Rev.  N.  B.  Purington  of 
Warren,  Trumbull  county,  Ohio,   and  April,  14,  1843,  was  licensed, 


212  ilii    HIBffOftS    01     Tlifc 

by  the  Presbytery  oi'  Trumbull  and  at    once  became  stated  supply 
at  13  mrdman,    where   a  year  later  he   was    ordained   aud     installed; 
about  a  year  later,  in  1845,  he  left    Boardman,  having    accented   a 
call    Erom  the  church  iu   Ellsworth,    which  church  believed    iu  close 
cotuuiuniou,  and    as  Mr.  Taylor  was   unable   to    bring  the  church  to 
his  own  more  liberal   views,  be  resigned  bis   pa.-,!  orate,  at  the  end  of 
his  lirst   year.     He  was  stated  supply  of   the  church  in  B-azetta,  two 
years,  and  of  the  church  iu  Farmington  lour  years.     In  all  he  was 
in  the  Presbytery  of  Trumbull  nine  years.     From  1852  he  occupied 
a    mission    held     in    Jackson  County,    Ohio,   in    the    Presbytery  of 
Scioto,  and  for    two    years    was    stated    supply    of    the    church    iu 
Gallipolis,    in  the  Presbytery  of    Athens.     In  October,  1866,  he  ac« 
cepted  an  invitation  to  the  care  of  Montezuma,  Indiana,  and  neigh- 
boring churches,  but  was  soon    stricken  down  by    extreme  nervous 
prostration.     He  returned  to  Ohio,  but  remained  inactive  and  heJplesc, 
for  two  years.     In  the  spring  of  1859,    he  became  stated  -apply  of 
Madison   church  in  the    Presbytery    of   Scioto,  where  he  continued 
for  three  years.    For  the  next  three  years,  he  waB,   part  of  the  time 
in  the  army,  and  part  of  the  time  taught  school.     Jn  March,  1865,  he 
became  stated  supply  of  the  church  at  "\\ ilkesvilie,  and  continued 
thus  for  four  years,  when  he  accepted  a  call    to  become  pastor    of 
the  Sixth  church,  in  Cincinnati.     When  he  had  held  this  place  for 
a  year   and  a  half,  he  accepted    a    call    to    the    pastorate    of    hi» 
former    charge    at    Wilkes\ille,     as    above.     The    Rev.    Hubert   K. 
Campbell    accepted  a  call  from  the   Salem   Church  and  John  Bar- 
rett was  appointed  to   preach,  S.  D.  Crothers  to  preside  aud  give 
the    charge    to  the  pastor,  and   Win.  H.    Prestly,  to  the  people,  at 
his    installation,  the  time  for  which  was  not    specified.     Robert  K. 
Campbell  D.  1).    was    born    in     Washington  county.  Pennsylvania, 
May  (J,    1832.      He    had      a  birthright    in     the    Associate   Reformed 
Presbyterian  Church,    was    a    student     at    Itichmond    Academy,  in 
Ohio,  and  graduated  at  Jefferson   College,    Pennsylvania,  in  1852, 
attended  Theological    Seminary  at    Alleghany,    Pennsylvania,  and 
Oxford,  Ohio.     He    was  taken  under  the  care  of  the   Moiiougahela 
Presbyter;  of  the  Associate  Reformed  church,  in  1853,  and  ordained 
August,     1856.     He    was    pastor    of    Sycamore     and     Hopkiusville 
churches,  in  the  First  Presbyterj   of  Ohio,   l.    P,    lor    nine  years, 
and  of    the    Second    Church,  Greenfield,  for    live  years,    when  he 
accepted  a  call  to  Salem  Church. 

In  Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  Nov.  1870,  the  pastoral  relation  exist- 
ing between  the  Rev.  W.  W.  McKinney  and  Mount  Pleasant  church 
was  dissolved,  and  Mr.  McKinney   was  dismissed  to  the  Presb>  tery 


exnuaco'mE  PBESBrrflBx.  2?3 

of  Pittsburgh.  Wm.  McKinney  D.  D.  was  born  at  Boalsburgh,  Cen- 
tre county,  Pennsylvania,  May  14,  1837,  graduated  from  Lafayette 
College,  Easton,  Pennsylvania,  July,  1857.  He  made  a  profession  of 
religion  at  Hollidaysburgh,  during  the  revival  of  1858,  when  he  was 
studying  law,  and  September,  1858,  entered  the  Western  Theological 
Seminary,  at  Alleghany,  and  graduated  April,  1861,  was  licensed  to 
preach  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  now  Pittsburgh  Presbytery,  April, 
1860,  and  was  ordained,  October,  1861,  by  the  Presbytery  of  Alle- 
ghany, now  Butler  Presbytery,  and  installed  in  the  church  of  Centre. 
After  a  pastorate  of  four  years,  he  resigned,  in  July,  1865,  to  accept 
the  eo-e  iitorship  of  "The  Family  Treasure,"  a  religious  monthly 
started  and  edited  by  his  father,  the  Rev.  David  McKinney  D.  D.,  at 
Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania.  He  remained  in  this  work  for  about  two 
years,  su  pplying  a  good  part  of  the  time  the  Freedom  church.  In 
April  18';  7,  he  accepted  a  call  to  the  Mount  Pleasant  church,  Kings- 
ton, and  after  a  pastorate  of  three  and  a  half  years  was  dismissed  as 
above,  to  accept  a  call  from  the  church  of  Mingo,  in  Pittsburg  Pres- 
bytery; this  charge  he  resigned  because  of  failing  health  in  June, 
1875.  The  next  year  and  a  half  ill  health  prevented  his  taking  a 
charge,  but  April,  1877,  he  accepted  a  call  from  the  churches  of 
Conneau.!  ville  and  Evansburg,  Pennsylvania,  in  Erie  Presbytery. 
After  two  years  he  gave  all  his  time  to  Conneautville,  being  pastor 
there  seven  years  and  a  half;  in  Oct.,  1881,  he  moved  to  Wooster, 
Ohio,  for  the  education  of  his  family;  while  there  he  supplied  vacant 
churches*  and  did  literary  work.  August,  1886,  he  accepted  the 
editorshio  of  "The  Presbyterian  Observer,"  Baltimore,  Maryland 
and  helc.  the  position  for  about  two  years.  He  still  resides  in  Balti- 
more, and  is  engaged  in  writing  for  religious  papers  and  doing 
evangelistic  work.  He  received  the  title,  D.  D.,  from  Wooster  Uni 
versity  June,  1887,  and  a  week  after  from  Lafayette  College;  while 
Doctor  McKinney  well  deserves  the  honor,  I  hardly  know  what  he 
will  do  with  two  degrees.  If  it  were  my  case  I  would  prefer  to  have 
one  of  them  made  transferable. 

At  Greenfield,  February  28,  1871,  Samuel  L.  Gillespie,  was 
ordained,  as  an  evangelist,  and  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Cor- 
isco,  W«  a  Africa,  J.  A.  I.  Lowes  presided  and  gave  the  charge,  and 
R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  preached.  Mr.  Gillespie,  a  member  of  the 
Bloomicjrburgh  church,  had  been  taken  under  the  care  of  the  Pres- 
bytery ii  t  Red  Oak,  August  28th  and  29tb,  1866,  and  in  Presbytery 
at  Washington,  August  30th  and  31st,  1870,  was  given  for  parts  of 
trial,   for   Latin  exegesis,   "De    Sanctificatione  ,•"   Critical   exercise 

Rom.  8:   19-23;  lecture,  Gal.  5:  22-23,  and  sermon,  Heb.  9:  7;  he 
35 


274  Tilt*  BT8TOB1    Ot   THK 

passed  all  the  parts  of  trial  and  was  ordained  at  this  Greenfield 
meeting,  without  having  been  licensed.  When  the  minutes  were 
reviewed  at  Synod  in  Springfield,  Oct.  23,  1871,  they  were  approved, 
"Except  in  the  case  of  the  ordination  of  Mr.  S.  L.  Grillespie,  which 
aotion  the  Synod  regards  as  not  strictly  regular  and  not  justified  by 
any  actual  necessity,  inusinueh  as  it  would  have  been  better  to 
license  him,  and  leave  the  question  of  his  ordination  to  the  Presby- 
tery within  whose  bounds  he  was  to  labor."  Samuel  Lovejoy  Gil- 
lespie was  born  June  12,  1838,  near  Bloomingburgb,  Ohio.  He 
united  with  tbe  Bloomingburgb  church,  at  the  age  of  thirteen,  and 
prepared  for  college  at  Salem  Academy.  While  at  the  Academ.v  he 
enlisted  in  Co.  A,  First  Ohio  Cavalry,  and  served  throughout  the 
war;  the  date  of  his  enlistment  was  June  1st,  186L  He  returned 
to  the  Academy  in  1865,  graduated  from  Washington  and  JeflY 
Pennsylvania,  with  the  class  of  18G8.  and  from  Princeton  Theolog- 
ical Seminary  in  1871.  In  March,  1871,  he  went  as  Missionary  of 
our  Foreign  Board,  to  the  Graboou  Mission  in  West  Africa;  in  1872, 
he  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  Kvangasimbu  Station,  Corisco.  In 
Marcii.  1874.  he  returned  to  the  United  St;<te>.  and  in  July  of  the 
same  year  he  was  appointed  to  Utah,  by  the  Board  of  Home  Mis- 
sions. He  labored  at  Oorinne,  Utah,  and  Evanstou,  Wyoming, 
until  June.  1877.  when  under  care  of  the  Home  Mission  Board  he 
began  a  mission  at  Brigham  City,  among  the  Mormons,  among 
whom  he  still  labors,  being  stated  supply  of  the  Corinne  church, 
Box  Elder,  Utah. 

In  Presbytery  at  Frankfort,  April  11th  and  12th,  1871,  K.  K 
Campbell  and  Warren  Taylor  were  reported  installed.  The  pastoral 
relation  existing  between  R.  C.  Galbraith.  Jr.  and  the  Concord 
church  was  dissolved,  and  he  began  to  supply  the  Frankfort  church, 
and  Hebor  Gill  began  to  supply  the  <  oneord  church.  Luke 
DeWitt  was  appointed  to  preach  and  declare  the  pulpit  vacant,  at 
Concord,  which  lie  did  the  next  Sabbath,  after  which  Mr.  Gill,  with- 
out an  interval,  began  to  preach  there.  The  Presbytery  next  met  at 
Chillicothe,   pursuant  to  a  call  issued  bj  the  Moderator,  as  follows: 

"The  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe  will  meet  in  First  Presbyte- 
rian church,  of  Chillicothe.  on  Tuesday,  the  llth  of  July,  at  11  A  M  , 
to  take  such  action^ as  may  be  proper,  in  the  case  of  Rev.  Fiaucis 
Rea.  under  care  of  Presbytery,  and  charged  ■/.  ith  the  sin  and  scandal, 
of  drunkenness. 

Signed,  \vai:hkx  Taylok,  Moderator." 

Wtien   the  Presbytery     met,  at  the  appointed  time.   "'The  following 
paper  was  read  and  adopted:  "Whereas  Rev.  Francis  Rea,  a  foreign 


minister  under  carp  of  this  Presbytery,  is  charged  by  public  rumor, 
with  the  sin.  of  drunkenness,  as  is  well  known  to  this  body;  and 
Whereas  the  Presbvtery  has  been  called  together,  in  view  of  said 
rumor;  and  Whereas  further,  Mr.  Rea  is  present  with  us.  Therefore. 
Resolved;  That  he  be  requested  to  make,  to  Presbytery,  a  full  state- 
ment touching  his  character  and  conduct  involved  in  said  rumors '' 
A  written  statement  prepared  by  Mr.  Rea.  was  then  read  by  Mr 
Wright,  (an  elder  of  the  Second  Greenfield  church,)  accompanied  by 
renv  rks  expressive  of  the  state  of  feeling  in  the  congregation. 
After  hearing  from  Mr.  Rea,  and  also  from  the  elder  of  the  church. 
a  petition  signed  by  more  than  half  the  members  of  the  church  and 
by  as  many  adherents  of  the  church,  asking  Presbytery  to  deal 
leniently  with  Mr.  Rea,  was  read,  as  was  also  a  petition  from  five  of 
the  elders  of  the  church  asking  a  thorough  investigation  of  the 
rumor?  charging  Mr  Rea  with  drunkenness.  The  following  resolu- 
tion was  then  presented,  and  after  discussion  was  adopted:  "Resolved; 
That  Rev.  Francis  Rea  be  instructed  to  suspend  his  labors  as  stated 
supply  to  the  Second  church  of  Greenfield,  until  the  current 
rumors,  affecting  his  christian  character,  be  investigated  by  a  com- 
mission appointed  by  Presbytery,  said  commission  to  report  to  an 
adjo  irned  meeting,  to  be  held  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  August,  at 
three  o'clock  P.  M.,  in  the  Presbyterian  church  at  Washington" 
Revds.  H.  W.  Biggs  and  Geo.  Carpenter,  and  Elder  S.  E.  Hibben. 
were  appointed  said  commission.  Presbytery  therefore  met  in 
Washington.  August  1,  1871.  when  the  commission  appointed  at  the 
last,  meeting,  reported,  as  follows:  ''The  commission  to  investigate 
the  rumors  affecting  the  christian  character  of  the  Rev.  Francis  Rea, 
beg  leave  to  report,  that  they  visited  Greenfield,  on  July  12.  to  seek 
for  testimony  on  the  charge  of  his  having  been  intoxicated,  in  March 
last.  After  a  careful  consideration  of  the  testimony  of  several  wit- 
nesses, they  found  no  evidence  to  substantiate  the  charge.  They 
also  appointed  a  day  to  visit  the  cities  of  Cincinnati  and  Dayton,  to 
J  earn  what  testimony  there  was  as  to  th«  truth  of  the.  rumors  of  hie 
having  been  intoxicated  in  thos«  places:  but  before  the  day  named, 
they  received    information,  Froi    8  ■  iliabl*    source,  thai  'been 

3e?n  intoxieat    I,    on  the  streets  bi  Greenfield,  at  a  subsequent  date 
They  therefore  again  visited  that  place  and  obtained  the  foiloxrins- 
testimony,  viz: 

*Th  e  undersigned  in  the  presence  of  the  omniscient  and  heart 
•searching  God,  to  whom  we  shall  answer,  do  sincerely  and  truly 
affirm  and  declare  that  on  Friday,  July  14.  1871,  we  saw  and  con- 
versed with  Rev.  Francis  Rea,  in  the  town  of  Greenfield,    Highland 


276  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

county,  Ohio,  that,  from  his  conversation  and  condnct.  wo  are  well 
convinced  that  he  was  under  the  influence  of  intoxicating  honor,  and 
have  no  hesitation  in  saying  that  he  was  drunk. 

Signed,  Martha  Mi-rrat. 

A.  J.  Wright. 
July  27.  t871.  G.  J.  Ruck 

They  also  learned  that  he  had  been  guilty  of  the  sins  of  lying 
and  fraud,  and  had  left  the  place  for  part*  unknown.  All  of  which 
is  respectfully  submitted. 

Signed,  Henry  W.  Biggs.  Chairman. 

George  Carpenter." 
The  report  was  accepted  and  the  following  action  was  taken: 
"Whereas  the  Presbytery  having  heretofore  received  Rev.  Francis 
Rea,  a  foreign  minister,  as  a  probationer  under  the  charge  of  Presby- 
tery, and  it  appearing  to  the  satisfaction  of  said  Presbytery  that  the 
said  Francis  Rea  has  been  guilty  of  the  sin  of  drunkenness,  since  he 
has  been  received  as  a  probationer.  Therefore,  be  it  resolved:  That 
the  said  Francis  Raa  be  rejected,  and  that  his  name  be  stridden  from 
our  roll  as  a  Probationer,  under  the  charge  of  this  Presbytery." 
"The  Stated  Clerk  was  instructed  to  publish  the  action  <•:  Presby- 
tery, in  regard  to  Mr.  Rea,  in  our  Religious    Papers." 

In  Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  Sep.  12.  1^71,  the  following  resolu- 
tions were  adopted:  "Resolved;  1st.     That  we  recommend  all  the 
young  men  in  our  bounds,   who  are  students  of  Theology,    to  pnt 
themselves    under  the  care  of    Presbytery   whether  they  desire  aid 
from  the  Board  or  not.     2nd      That  we  direct  all  our  candidates  to 
report,  in  person,  every  year  at  the  fall  meeting:  of  Presbytery.     3rd. 
That  we  require  annually,  at  our  Fall  meetings,  from  each  candi- 
date's pastor  a  written  statement  of  his  diligence  in  his   attendance 
upon  the  means  of  grace,  and  of  his  apparent,   progress  in  the  chris- 
tian life.     4th.     That  the  students  in  Theology  be  required  to  deliver 
annually  before  the  Presbytery  at  its  fall   meeting,  a  specimen  of 
progress  in  addition  to  the  trials  for    licensure  laid  down  in  the 
book."     Good  resolutions,  but  I  think  they  were  not  much,  or  long 
observed.     In  Presbytery  at  the  Second  church.  Greenfield.  Tuesday. 
Nov.  14,  1871,  the  Rev.  A.  B.  Brice  D.  D.  was  received  on   certificate 
from  the    Presbytery  of  Athens,  accepted  a  call  from  the  Second 
church  of  Greenfield  and  was  installed.     He  had  been    supplying 
them  for  some  time  before  this,  and  in  anticiDation  of  thi    call  Pres- 
bytery had,  at  a  meeting:  held  in  Springfield,  during  the  sessions  of 
Synod,  made  au  informal  arrangement,  as  to  what  persons  should 
t«ke  paxt  in  the  installation,  and  had,  in  tbi<=  way,  appoint  ad  H.  W. 


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Biggs  to  preach  and  preside,  but  at  the  request  of  Mr.  Biggs,  who 
presided,  Henry  B.  Gage,  of  the  Colorado  Presbytery,  who  was  pres- 
ent, as  corresponding  member,  preached  the  sermon.  S.  P.  Dunham 
gave  the  charge  to  the  pastor,  W.  J.  McSurely  to  the  people.  A 
called  meeting  was  held  at  Chillicothe,  Feb  6,  1872.  at  which  the 
relation  between  the  Rev.  Norman  Jones  and  the  Union  and  North 
Fork  churches  was  dissolved,  and  Mr.  Jones  was  dismissed  to  the 
Presbytery  of  Fort  Wayne. 

At  South  Salem,  April  9th  and  10th,  1872,  the  Rev.  Wm.  H. 
Prestley  declined  a  call  from  Seneca  church  of  Geneva  Presbytery. 
"A  petition  from  certain  persons  for  the  organization  of  a  church  to 
be  called   Mona  Mission  was  presented,  whereupon  Win.  H.  Prest- 
ley. and  elders.  Hugh  Bell.  S.  F.  McCoy.  Peter  Platter  and  James  T. 
Bonner  were  appointed  to  organize  a  church  in  answer  to  the  peti- 
tion, if  the  way  be  clear.     The  Rev.  E.  Grand  Girard.  being  about  to 
take  a  tour  to  Europe,  was  furnished  with  proper  testimonials  of  his 
standing.     R.  N.  Adams  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Neosho. 
Brainerd  T.  DeWitt  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Marion.     Mr. 
Be  Witt  was  born  in  Marietta,  Ohio,  April  28,  1840,  graduated  from 
Marietta  College,  with  the  class  of  1865,  studied  theology  one  year  at 
Auburn    Theological    Seminary,    and   one    year    at  Lane,    he   was 
ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  Scioto  in  April,  1868,  was  stated  sup- 
ply at  Frankfort,  Ohio,  from  1868  to  1870,  was  at  Van  Wert,  where 
he  was  installed  pastor,  from  1871  to  1873;  stated  supply  at  Gilroy, 
California,   from   1874  to  1876;  at   Sturgis.    Michigan,   from  1877  to 
1879;  pastor  at    Fairview,    Pennsylvania,   from  1879  to  1885,  and  in 
1885,  he  became  pastor  at  Elizabeth.  Pennsylvania,  where  he  still  is. 
"The  following  petition,   from  the  Second  church,   Greenfield.  \va* 
presented  and  referred  to  the  committee  on  Bills  and  Overtures." 
''To  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe,  to  meet  in   South   Salem,   April 
r>.  1872. 
I)ear  Brethren:  We.  the  undersigned  petitioners,  members  and 
ex-members  of  the  Second  church,  Greenfield,  would  represent  to 
your  body,  that  said  congregation,  before  changing  their  ecclesias- 
tical relation   from  the  United   Presbyterian   church,  to  the  Presby- 
terian church  of  North  America,  did  adopt  unanimously,  a  series  of 
resolutions,  declaring  that  in  the  public  worship,  in  the  church,  the 
inspired   psalmody  should  be  n«ed  to  the  exclusion  of  hymns,  of 
human   composition,   said    resolutions  not  to  be  set  aside,  but  by  a 
vote  of  three-fourths  of  the  congregation.     And  whilst  adopting  the 
resolutions,   above  referred  to,  on  the  subject  of  Psalmody,  we  kept 
ourselves  within  the  rules  of  the  Presbvterian    cburcl.  on  that  sub- 


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ject.  Said  church  having  adopted  the  version  of  thp  book  or  Psalms, 
originally  composed,  by  Francis  Rouse,  a>  her  system  of  praise,  con- 
sequently thp  resolutions,  referred  to  above,  were  and  are,  legal  and 
binding  on  the  congregation  uotiJ  repealed,  or  set  aside,  according 
to  their  own  provisions.  Ami  wp  farther  believe  that  without  the 
adoption  of  said  resolutions,  that  the  aforesaid  ecclesiastical  change 
could  not  have  be  >n  made.  And  we  world  also  represent  to  you  that 
about  the  last  of  January,  or  the  first  of  February  of  the  present 
year,  a  meeting  was  called  under  the  auspices  of  A.  J.  Wright  and 
others,  which  meeting  was  composed  oi  about  one  thjrd  of  the  con- 
gregation. And  the  meeting,  so  called  and  so  composed,  proceeded 
to  repeal  the  aforesaid  resolutions,  which  they  asserted  they  accom- 
plished  by  a  majority  of  four,  or  five,  oi  that  minority  of  the  congre- 
gation in  attendance,  and  immediately  introduced  the  hymns  as  *be 
system  of  praise  of  the  congregation,  by  about  the  same  vote,  thug 
changing  essentially  the  worship  of  the  congregation,  and  perpetra- 
ting a  great  wrong  upon  your  petitioners.  Your  petitioners  are  con- 
scientiously opposed  to  the  use  of  uninspired  hymns,  in  the  worship 
of  God.  and  they  are  thus  cut  off'  from  participation  in  that  delight- 
ful part  of  worship  And  now  we  pray  yon  to  declare  the  proceed - 
jf  the  above  recited  meeting,  null  and  void,  and  of  none  effect, 
and  th  is  place  the  worship  of  said  congregation  in  the  same  state  in 
whioh  it  was.  when  we  connected  with  your  Presbytery.  We  also 
appoint  James  Wart,  our  commissioner,  to  present  our  petition. 

Signed,  RuTHERFOBD  COLLIER,  and  58  others 

The  committee  reported:  "Your  committee  are  <>f  the  opiuion 
that  the  manner  of  introducing  the  hymns  into  the  worship  of  said 
church  was  unwise,  but  we  tire  also  of  opinion  that  to  restore  the 
former  status  would,  under  the  present  circumstances,  be  prejudicial 
to  its.  best  interests.  Therefore.  Resolved;  That  the  prayer  of  the 
petitioners  be  not  granted.'1  The  committee  wa*  made  up  of  wise 
and  good  men — McSurely,  "Biggs,  and  elder  Hugh  Bell— but  it 
ft]  *rs  to  me  that  the  prayei  of  the  petitioners  should  have  been 
granted.    Things,  however,  ha  into  s     l>      >hap<    iflremem'fct 

rightly.   I  i«t  a  )(\'- >j  the  enure!  Dff,  in  whatever 

Q€  piestion  >d.     As  to  the       '  iV right,  and  tba 

others  who  assisted  him,  [thought  then,  nuu  -.^i^u  yet,  that  it 
deserving  of  the  severest  condemnation. 

H.  F.  Olmstead  and  Joseph  Provost  were  licensed.     Mr.  Provost. 

peaking   English,    his  examination   was   by  a  committee — the 

Harris.  Grand  Girard  and  Warren   Taylor,  H?id   elder  Fred.  Druhot. 

Mr.  OftmsteaaVhad  been  under  care  of  Presbytery  since  April  ^-"5, 


CtaLLICOTHE  PBJSBSxtfKKY.  <i79 

1866.  His  parts  of  trial  were,  for  Latin  exegesis,  "  An  Christus  »ohis 
sit  Mediator  noster  a  pud  DeumV*  critical  exercise,  Rouianr  5:  1-5; 
lecture,  Mat  22:  1-14;  sermon,  1st  John.  5:  12.  These  were  all  deliv- 
ered and  approved  at  this  meeting,  and  he  and  Mr.  Provost,  whose 
subjects  were  assigned  him  when  he  was  taken  under  care  of  Presby- 
tery, at  Greenfield,  September  12,  1871,  were  licensed,  April  10,  1872. 
Mr.  Provost's  subject  for  exegesis  was,  "  An  Christus  est  Denst"  for 
lecture,  Psalm  2,  and  sermon,  John  10:  9. 

Iu    Presbytery    at    Hamdeu,    September    10-12     1872,    French 
church,  Mowrytowu,  presented  a  call  for  Mr.  Joseph  Provost,  which 
he  accepted,  and  the  third  Thursday  of  October  was  appointed  for 
his  ordination  and  installation.     When  Presbytery  met.  October  17, 
Mr.  Grand  Grirard  conducted  all  the  servicss,  except  the  charge  to 
the  people,  which  was  given  by  S.  D.  Orothers.     Mr.  R.  F.  Dickey 
had   been   studying    for   some   time,   with    a    view   to   entering    the 
ministry,  but  was  yet  in  his  academic  course,  and,  at  his  own  request, 
his  name  \vas  dropped  from  the  list  of  candidates.     David  E.  Platter, 
who   was  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery,  at  Hamilton,  at  a  meeting 
during  the  session  of  Synod.  October  22,  1869,  was  transferred  to  the 
care   of   the   Presbytery   of   Portsmouth.     Mr.   Platter  was  born  in 
Sprigg    township,-  Adams    county,    Ohio;    united    with   the    U.    P. 
congregation  of  Tranquillity,  Ohio,  in  May,  1864;  studied  at  Salem 
Academy,  and  graduated  at  Miami  University,  with  the  class  of  1871; 
and  from  Lane  Theological  Seminary,  in  1874     He  was  licensed  to 
preach  by  the   Presbytery  of    Portsmouth,  (to  which  he  was  trans- 
ferred, while  a   student  at  Lane,)  at  Manchester,  Ohio,  April,  1873. 
He  served  the  congregation   at  Mount    Leigh,  during  the  summer 
vacation  of  1872,  and  the  congregation  at  Eckmansville,  during  the 
vacation  of  1873.     Upon   graduation,   at  Lane,  in   1874.  he  received 
and  accepted  a  cail   from    the    Presbyterian    church   of   Rockaway, 
Morris  county,  New  Jersey,  and  began   his   labors   there  the  second 
Sabbath  of  June,  1874,  and  was  ordained  and  installed  by  the  Pres- 
bytery  of  Morris  aud  Orange,  July  22,  1874,  and  continued  in  that 
pastorate,  until  March,  1881,  since  which  time  he  has  been  pastor  at 
Canton,  Oh;o.     The  pastoral  relation  between  the  Rev.  John    Woods 
and  the  church  at  Bloomiugburgh  was  dissolved,  aud  Mr.  Woods  had 
leave  to  labor  out  of  bounds.     The  Rev.  R.  K.  Campbell  was  Mod- 
erator of  the  Synod  of  Cincinnati,  which  convened  at.  Hillsborough  in 
October,    1872. 

During  tbe  session  of  Synod,  the  Presbytery  met  October  18th, 
19th  and  20th,  when  the  Rev.  S.  D.  Smith  was  received,  from  the 
Presbytery  of  Marion,  and  accepted  a  call  from  the  Mount  Pleasant 


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church;  George  Carpeuter  was  appointed  tu  pi»'>iJe  and  preach, 
Win.  P  Eastmaa  tu  give  the  charge  to  the  pastor,  and  William  H 
Prestley,  to  the  people,  at  his  ordination.  The  Rhv.  John  Woods  was 
dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Chicago.  Mr.  Woods  was  boru  at 
Hamilton,  Ohio,  Judo  19,  1838.  He  united  with  the  church  at  Ham- 
ilton in  1855,  graduated  at  Miami  University,  with  the  class  of  I860, 
studied  theology  one  year  at  Alleghany  and  oue  at  Princeton,  was 
licensed  and  ordained,  by  tut*  Presbytery  of  Oxford,  in  September, 
1861,  with  a  view  to  his  accepting  a  commission  as  chaplain  of  the 
Thirty-fifth  Regiment  Ohio  Voluuteers.  In  thi->  capacity  lu«  served 
during  the  fall  aud  winter  of  1861  and  '62,  and  was,  f  «  a  time,  also, 
ia  the  service  of  the  Christian  Commission.  Before  the  close  of  tue 
war  he  accepted  a  call  to  the  church  of  Urbaua,  where  he  romaiued 
until  1868:  want  to  Bloomingburgh  in  I860,  to  Chicago  in  1873,  Fort 
Wayne  in  1871;  Chico,  California,  1875-6;  Cedar  Falls.  Iowa,  1877-8. 
Since  1878  he  has  resided  in  Minnesota,  aud  been  engaged  in  various 
kinds  of  Home  Mission  work,  and  since  February,  1881.  has  been 
pastor  of  the  Merriam  Park  Presbyterian  Churen,  in  the  city  of 
St.  Paul. 

At  Greeu  field.  April  8-10,  1873,  the  Rev.  Clark  Kendall  was 
received  from  the  U.  P.  Presbytery  of  Caledonia  Mr.  Keudall  wai 
supplying  the  church  at  Bloomingburgh.  Messrs.  McSurely  and 
Williamson,  a  committee,  appointed  at  Hillsborough,  to  orgauize  a 
church,  "at  a  point  near  Sugar  Tree  Ridge,  known  as  the  Lyle 
neighborhood,"  reported  that  they  had  organized  a  church,  to  be 
known  as  Bethel,  with  twenty-four  members,  and  that  John  Lyle  and 
Joseph  Lyle  had  been  olected  ruling  eldeis.  "The  name  of  the 
White  Oak  church  was  stricken  from  the  roll,  the  members  having 
united  with  the  Mowrytown  church."  James  R.  Collier,  David  Ross 
Moore  aud  J.  B.  Johnson  were  licensed.  James  R.  Collier  was  boru 
at  Greenfield,  Ohio,  xVpril  26.  1845.  He  joined  the  U.  P.  church,  at 
Greenfield,  on  profession  of  his  faith,  March  9,  1866,  graduated  at 
Miami  University,  June  27,  1871,  and  at  Lane  Seminary,  May  14, 
1871.  was  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  and  licensed, 
with  Messrs.  Moore  aud  Johnston.  April  9.  1873,  after  having  p  i 
all  the  parts  of  trial,  the  subjects  for  which  are  not  given.  Mr. 
Johnstou  had  been  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  at  South  Salem, 
at  the  meeting  April  13th  and  11th,  1869. 

At  Bainbridge,  September  9th  and  10th,  187L5.  McKmght  Wil- 
liamson was,  at  hiH  own  request,  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of 
St.  Clairsville.  Mr.  Williamson  writes  from  Petersburg,  Huntington 
county,    Pennsylvania,    concerning  himself :  "I    first  saw  the  light 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY.  281 

in  a  farm-house,  in  Cumberland  county,  Pennsylvania,  February 
28, 1800,  my  parent's  ninth  son,  and  only  survivor.  Seven  of  the 
ten  sons  graduated;  the  three  elder  at  Dickinson  College,  one  at 
Washington,  Pennsylvania,  and  three  at  Jefferson,  myself  one  of 
the  three,  I  graduated  in  September,  1820.  Five  entered  the 
ministry,  all  staunch  Presbyterians;  one  practiced  law,  the  other- 
was  a  clerk  at  Washington,  in  the  Comptroller's  office.  He  paid  the 
expenses  of  four  of  us  who  entered  the  ministry,  from  Academy 
to  Theological  Seminary.  He,  himself  and  the  lawyer  were 
indebted  to  my  oldest  brother,  who  entered  the  ministry,  for  their 
education.  My  Seminary  studies  of  three  years  closed  about 
September  28,  1825,  at  Princeton.  I  was  licensed  June  9,  preced- 
ing, by  the  Presbytery  of  Carlisle.  My  first  pastorate  was  at  Dick- 
inson; my  ordination,  by  Carlisle  Presbytery  November,  1827;  my 
church  12  miles  from  my  birth-place.  I  was  their  first  pastor.  In 
eight  and  a  half  years,  I  was  called  to  Lower  Tuscarora,  Presbytery 
of  Huntington;  my  pastorate  there  extended  to  ten  years  and  six 
months.  In  1846.  I  went  West  and  spent  four  months  missionating 
in  Iowa.  I  then  settled  in  Eastern  Ohio,  accepted  a  call  from  a 
church  in  St.  Clairsville  Presbytery,  and  remained  seven  years  and 
six  months;  then  supplied  a  church  in  Zanesville  Presbytery  one 
year;  then  found  a  charge,  in  Hocking  Presbytery,  where  I  remained 
from  April  1854,  to  November  1859,  when  I  set  my  face  toward  your 
(Chillicothe)  Presbytery.  After  leaving  your  Presbytery  I  passed 
into  the  bounds  of  St.  Clairsville,  and  in  1881,  came  into  Huntington 
county,  Pennsylvania,  accepting  a  call  from  a  small  congregation 
near  this  village,  which  some  years  since  was  relinquished.  I  don't 
preach  much  now;  my  Presbytery  deeming  it  best  to  be  lenient 
towards  such  an  old  man.  Though  one  of  the  oldest  Presbyteries  in 
our  now  grand  old  church,  I  am  about  the  oldest  who  has  ever  been  a 
member  of  this  Presbytery."  For  a  man  wbo  is  so  nearly  in  his 
90th  year  I  think  this  is  a  grand  letter.  I  sincerely  hope  that 
he  may  live  to  be  a  hundred,  and  that  all  his  years  may  be 
crowned  with  blessings.  Heber  Gill  was  made  stated  supply  at 
North  Fork  and  Concord,  and  Clark  Kendall  continued  at  Blooming- 
burgh.  Mr.  Gill  had  supplied  Concord  while  he  was  Principal  at 
Salem  Academy,  but  now  he  lived  between  the  churches  of  Concord 
and  North  Fork,  and  supplied  both  churches.  The  committee  on 
bills  on  overtures  reported  the  following  as  having  been  placed  in 
their  hands,  viz:  '"Does  this  Presbytery  consider  promiscuous  danc- 
ing such  an  offense  as  to  warrant  and  demand  the  discipline  of  the 
Lord's  house?"     The  committee  recommended  the  following  answer; 


282  THE    HISTORY    OF   TITE 

viz:  "Yes;  as  to  the  extent  to  which  that  discipline  should  he  carried 
each  .session,  being  familiar  with  the  peculiar  eircnmstaaces,  is  beet 
fitted  to  judge,  as  the  particular  cases  may  arise."  This  report  was 
received  and  adopted. 

At  Portsmouth,  October  17,  1873,  Presbytery  held  a  meeting 
timing  the  session  of  Synod  and  received  the  Rev.  \Y.  P.  Hughey 
who  presented  credentials  of  good  standing,  in  the  Ohio  Conference, 
of  the  M,  E.  church,  and  professed  his  acceptance  of  the  doctrines  and 
government  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  was  enrolled  as  a 
member  of  Presbytery.  Mr.  Hughey,  however,  was  not  satisfied,  the 
thought  of  having  broken  off  his  connection  with  the  church,  in 
which  he  had  been  brought  up,  troubled  him,  and  in  a  called  meet- 
ing, at  Chillicothe,  December  N.  1873,  at  his  request,  he  was  given  a 
certificate  of  standing  and  dismission  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church.  He  afterward  practiced  medicine,  for  a  number  of  years,  at 
Bainbridge,  Ohio,  whence  he  moved  to  Frankfort,  Ohio,  August 
15,  1887,  began  the  practice  of  medicine  there,  and  died  November 
26,  1887. 

A  called  meeting  of  Presbytery  was  held,  at  McArthur,  Decem- 
ber 30,  1873,  at  which  J.  B.  Johnston  was  ordained  and  installed 
pastor  of  the  McArthur  Church;  his  trial  sermon  was  from  Ps.  105: 
17-22.  The  Rev.  J.  K.  Gibson,  of  the  Presbytery  of  Portsmouth, 
being  invited,  .  preached  the  ordination  sermon;  R.  K.  Campbell 
presided;  John  Barrett  gave  the  charge  to  the  pastor,  and  H.  W. 
Biggs  to  the  people.  The  next  day  was  appointed  for  his  installa- 
tion, at  Hamden,  Mr.  Barrett  to  preach  and  preside;  \V.  H.  Prestley 
to  give  charge  to  the  pastor,  and  R.  K.  Campbell  to  the  people. 

At  Kingston,  April,  14th  and  15th,  1874,  the  Rev.  Clark 
Kendall  accepted  a  call  from  the  Bloomingburgh  church;  W.  J. 
McSurely  was  appointed  to  preach  and  preside  S.  P  Dunham  to 
charge  the  pastor  and  Geo.  Carpenter  the  people,  at  his  installa- 
tion. David  Ross  Moore  was,  at  this  meeting,  ordained  as  an  evan- 
gelist and  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Dayton,  His  trial  sermon 
was  preached  from  Isaiah  9:  0,  Mr.  McSurely  preached  the  ordination 
sermon ;  T.  M.  Stephenson  presided,  and  Mr.  Lowes  gave  the  charge 
to  the  evangelist;  his  ordination  was  on  April  15.  Mr.  Moore 
was  born  at  Rising  Sun,  Indiana.  January  9.1850;  he  united  with 
the  church  at  Reading,  Ohio,  in  1803.  his  father  was  then  pastor  of 
that  church;  he  prepared  for  college,  at  Salem  Academy,  gradu- 
ated from  Miami  University  in  1871,  from  Lane  Seminary  in  1874, 
from  Princeton  Seminary  in  1878.  He  preached  at  the  Venice 
Church,  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  from  1874  to  1877;  at  Brookviile, 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBtTERY  283 

Indiana,  from  1878  to  1880;  at  Frankfort  Indiana,  from  1880  to  the 
fall  of  1881,  then  he  again  was  pastor  at  Brookville,  from  1881  to 
188G,  when  he  accepted  a  call  to  Logan,  Ohio,  where  he  was 
installed  in  April  1886.  Nelson  Carr,  a  student,  under  care  of 
Presbytery,  and  who  had  been  attending  Danville  Seminary  was 
dismissed  to  the  care  of  Platte  Presbytery.  J.  A.  I.  Lowes  was 
granted  leave  to  labor  out  of  bounds.  The  relation  between  S.  D- 
Smith  and  Mount  Pleasant  was  dissolved,  to  take  effect  July  20, 
1874.  The  following  action  was  taken,  in  reference  to  the  Women's 
Temperance  Crusade,  which  may  be  interesting  as  showing  the 
state  of  feeling,  at  the  time.  "During  the  last  three  months,  a 
remarkable  Temperance  Revival  has  been  in  progress  in  Hillsbor- 
ough, Washington  C.  H.,  Greenfield,  Chillicothe,  McArthur, 
Hamden,  Frankfort,  Bainbridge,  Kingston,  Leesburgb,  Wilmington, 
Lexington,  and  other  towns  and  villages.  This  work  has  been 
characterized,  by  an  unusual  out-pouring  of  the  spirit  of  giace 
and  of  supplication,  a  degree  of  harmony  among  the  different 
evangelical  denominations  hitherto  unknown  in  this  region,  a  great 
progress  in  public  sentiment  as  regards  the  subject  of  temperance, 
and  the  development  of  a  large  amount  of  talent,  hitherto  con- 
cealed, among  the  lay  members  of  our  churches.  Thousands  of 
persons  have  been  induced  to  sign  a  pledge  of  total  abstinence  from 
all  intoxicating  liquors,  as  a  beverage.  Many  have  been  reclaimed 
from  habits  of  intemperance.  Numerous  saloons  have  been  closed, 
and  their  proprietors  induced  to  engage  in  other  means  of  gaining  a 
livelihood.  The  christian  ladies  in  these  communities,  deserve  the 
warmest  commendation  for  the  heroism  they  have  displayed,  in  the 
ardent,  self-denying  and  persistent  labors  which  have  been  blessed 
with  such  encouraging  results.  The  developments  of  this  work 
have  been  such,  that  the  query  has  been  started,  in  many  minds, 
whether  the  Presbyterian  church  has  not  deprived  itself  of  much 
efficiency  in  the  past,  by  keeping  the  female  part  of  it3  member- 
ship too  silent  in  our  devotional  meetings.  We  feel  that  a  great 
work  has  been  accomplished,  but  much  remains  to  be  done,  even 
where  success  has  been  greatest;  strenuous  and  persistent  efforts 
will  have  to  be  made,  in  order  to  maintain  the  ground  that  has 
been  gained.  The  grace  of  God  must  be  constantly  sought  after,  if 
souls  are  saved,  not  only  from  intemperance  but  from  eternal  death. 
Our  experience  during  the  past  year,  is  full  of  intimations  that 
God  is  more  ready  to  bless  than  we  are  to  believe,  or  to  ask  for  his 
favors  with  importunity."  Of  course  this  movement  did  not  effect 
the    permanent    good,    that  its    more    enthusiastic  supporters  and 


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advocates  expected,  but  so  we  are  led  on,  and  if  hut  a  little  lasting 
good  is  effected,  we  should  be  thankful,  and  considering  the  little  as 
an  earnest,  as  first  fruits,  should  press  on.  looking  for.  expecting,  in 
God's  good  time,  the  abundant  harvest. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  in  South  Salem,  Tuesday,  May  12. 
1874.  Horatio  F.  Olmstead  was  ordained.  His  trial  sermon  was  from 
1st  Cor.  15:  22.  R.  K.Campbell  presided,  H.  W.  Biggs  preached, 
and  S.  D.  Crothers  gave  the  charge  to  the  evangelist.  After  his 
ordination,  Mr.  Olmstead  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  White- 
water. Mr.  Olmstead  was  born  at  Allensville,  Switzerland  county, 
Indiana.  He  united  with  the  Salem  church,  April  25,  1865,  while  at 
the  Academy,  where  he  was  a  student  for  four  years.  He  was  at 
Hanover  College  one  year,  and  studied  theology  at  Lane  Seminary 
and  began  preaching  to  Providence  church,  in  Whitewater  Presby- 
tery, while  still  in  the  Seminary,  and  remained  with  them  until 
September,  1876.  From  October,  1876,  to  October,  1879,  he  had 
charge  of  the  Versailles,  Dillsboro  and  Sparta  churches.  From 
November  1st,  1879,  to  November  1st,  1887,  he  had  charge  of  Rising 
Sun  and  Palmetto  churches;  then  he  took  charge  of  the  church  in 
Mount  Carmel,  Indiana,  of  which  he  is  still  stated  supply.  Thomas 
M.  Stevenson,  H.  W.  Biggs,  and  J.  B.  Johnston,  a  commission, 
appointed  at  the  last  meeting,  to  organize  a  church  at  Zaleski, 
reported  that  they  had  performed  that  duty. 

At  Fall  Creek,  September  8th  and  9th,  1874,  the  Rev.  S.  D. 
Smith  had  leave  to  labor  oat  of  the  bounds  of  Presbytery.  James 
R.  Collier  was  ordained;  Clark  Kendall  preached;  Dr.  A.  B.  Brice 
presided,  and  R.  K.  Campbell  gave  the  charge  to  the  evangelist. 
The  ordination  was  on  Wednesday,  September  9,  1874  Mr.  Collier 
had  leave  to  labor  out  of  bounds.  He  became  stated  supply  of  Mason 
and  Somerset  churches,  in  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  September 
17,  1874,  and  remained  thus  until  December  17,  1879,  when  he 
accepted  a  call  from  Jackson,  Ohio,  beginning  his  pastorate  there 
January  1,  1880,  and  remaining  until  April  9,  1883,  when  he  began  to 
preach  to  the  Walnut  street  Presbyterian  church,  Louisville,  Ken- 
tucky, was  installed  as  pastor  of  that  church,  and  still  remains  there. 

In  Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  March  9,  1875,  the  pastoral  relation 
between  the  Rev.  Wm.  H.  Presley  and  the  Third  church  of  Chilli- 
cothe,  was  dissolved.  The  following  resolutions,  adopted  by  the 
congregation,  were  read,  and,  on  motion,  put  on  the  records  of  Pres- 
bytery: "Resolved;  That  in  the  Rev.  Wm.  H.  Prestley  we  have  had 
an  able  minister,  in  word  and  ordinance,  a  prudent  counselor  to 
those  who  have  sought  his  counsel,  an  able  adviser  to  the  anxious, 


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inquiring  soul,  a  sympathizing  pastor  to  the  sick,  and  a  spiritual 
comforter  to  tho  afflicted  and  bereaved.  Resolved;  That  in  assenting 
to  the  dissolution  of  the  pastoral  relation  that  exists  between  us,  and 
to  the  severing  of  those  ties  of  affection,  made  strong  by  loDg  years 
of  christian  fellowship,  we  do  assent  in  humble  reliance  upon  the 
King  and  Head  of  the  church,  that  we  each,  pastor  and  people, 
may  realize  the  truth  of  His  declaration,  that  all  things  shall  work 
together  for  good  to  those  that  love  the  Lord."  The  dissolution  of 
this  relation  was  to  take  effect  on  the  fourth  Sabbath  of  March. 
Mr.  Prestley  was  born  in  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  graduated  at 
Miami  University,  in  the  class  of  1852,  studied  theology  at  the  Theo- 
logical Seminary  of  the  West,  Oxford,  Ohio,  A.  R.  P.  church;  was 
licensed  by  the  First  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  April,  1854;  ordained  by 
the  Presbytery  of  Big  Spring,  1855;  supplied  a  church  at  Pottsville, 
Pennsylvania,  from  May,  1855,  to  November,  1856;  when  he  was 
called  to,  and  installed  pastor  of,  the  First  Associate  Reformed  Pres- 
byterian church  of  Chillicothe.  In  April,  1869,  with  this  church, 
he  united  with  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe,  Old  School.  In 
1875,  Mr.  Prestley  accepted  a  call  to  the  First  Church,  Tuscola, 
Illinois.  In  November,  1876,  he  accepted  the  call  of  the  First 
Church,  Decatur,  Illinois,  and  was  installed  pastor  in  June,  1877, 
which  relation  continued  until  January,  1889,  when  he  presented 
his  resignation. 

At  Bloomingburgh,  April  13th  and  14th,  1875,  Mr.  Grand  Girard 
accepted  a  call  from  the  Mount  Pleasant  church,  and  John  Barrett 
was  appointed  to  preside  and  preach,  George  Carpenter  to  give  the 
charge  to  the  people,  and  H.  W.  Biggs  to  the  pastor,  at  his  installa- 
tion which  was  to  take  place  at  such  time  as  the  committee  and 
congregation  should  appoint.  The  Rev.  Samuel  Davies  Smith  was 
dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Columbus.  Mr.  Smith  was  born 
January  17,  1817,  in  Clinton  township,  Franklin  county,  Ohio.  He 
united  with  the  church  at  Worl  hington,  of  which  church  his  father 
was  an  elder.  He  prepared  for  college  at  Mount  Holly,  New  Jersey; 
attended  college  for  a  time  at  Dartmouth,  New  Hampshire,  but 
graduated  from  Oberlin,  Ohio,  in  1840,  and  in  theology,  also,  at 
Oberlin,  in  1843.  He  was  ordained  by  the  Lorain  County  Associa- 
tion, and  soon  after  settled,  as  stated  supply,  in  Covington,  Indiana, 
where  he  remained  four  years.  In  1844  he  was  received  into  Craw- 
fordsville  Presbytery.  He  supplied  Wabash  City  church  three  years, 
beginning  in  1848.  Being  then  in  Fort  Wayne  Presbytery,  he 
organized  there  the  churches  of  Pleasant  Grove  and  La  Gro.  In 
1851  he  was  received  into  Dayton  Presbytery,  and  supplied  Addison 


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and  Nashville,  and  organized  Tippecanoe  church.  In  1854  ho  went 
to  Yellow  Springs,  organized  the  church  there,  and  was  installed 
pastor  for  one-half  of  his  time,  June  21,  is.",;",,  preaching  the  other 
half  at  Morrow.  After  four  years  labor  at  Yellow  Springs,  he 
resigned  his  pastorate  there,  and,  for  two  aud  a  half  years,  gave  his 
whole  time  to  Morrow.  In  I860  he  removed  to  Lyme,  Huron  county 
Ohio,  where  he  remained  until  1864;  then,  for  three  years,  he  was 
agent  for  the  American  Bible  Society.  In  1868  he  began  preaching 
at  Delhi,  Delaware  county,  and  continued  there  over  three  years. 
After  he  left  our  Presbytery  he  preached  at  West  Rushville,  Bethel 
and  Bremen,  until  1878,  when  he  began  preaching  at  Reynoldsburgh 
and  Grove  City.  In  1882  he  went  to  Lithopolis,  where,  in  the 
Minutes  of  1888,  he  is  marked  as  stated  supply.  He  was  once  Mod- 
erator of  the  Synod  of  Cincinnati.  The  pastoral  relation  existing 
between  Joseph  Provost  and  the  Mowrytown  church  was  dissolved, 
and  Mr.  Provost  was  dismissed  to  the  "French  Protestant  Evan- 
gelical Church  of  Cauada,"  he  having  received  a  call  from  the  French 
Church  of  Montreal.  B.  H.  Lea,  a  licentiate,  was  received  from  the 
Presbytery  of  Union.  The  following  paper  was  adopted:  "Resolved; 
That  Presbytery  recommend  to  the  ladies  of  our  several  churches,  to 
hold  a  convention  in  Chillicothe,  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  September, 
for  the  purpose  of  organizing  a  '  Ladies'  Presbyterial  Missionary 
Society.'  Resolved  further;  That  we  recommend  that  each  congre- 
gation send  two  ladies  to  represent  it,  in  said  convention." 

At  Wilkes ville,  September  14th  and  15th,  1875,  the  Rev.  James 
R.  Collier  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  in  whose 
bouuds  he  had  been  laboring  since  his  ordination.  The  Rev.  J.  A.  I. 
Lowes  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Portsmouth.  Mr.  Lowes 
was  born  September  3,  1816,  in  Warren  county,  Ohio,  twenty  miles 
from  Cincinnati.  He  united  with  the  church  of  Pisgah,  in  the  Cin- 
cinnati Presbytery,  when  about  eleven  years  old,  graduated  from 
Miami  University,  with  the  class  of  1841,  studied  theology  in  the 
A.  R.  Seminary  there,  under  Dr.  Claybaugh;  was  licensed  by  the 
Presbytery  of  Oxford.  March  23,  1843.  After  his  ordination,  by  the 
Presbytery  of  Chillicothe,  he  preached  at  New  Market  two  years, 
then  preached  at  Mount  Carmel,  Indiana,  two  years;  came  to  Salem, 
as  principal  of  the  Academy,  in  1848;  went  to  Oxford,  in  the  fall  of 
1870,  taught  in  Miami  University  until  the  fall  of  1872;  taught  in  the 
University  of  Wooster  from  1872  to  1873;  returned  to  Oxford,  while 
the  University  was  closed,  and  taught,  with  Professor  Bishop,  a 
private  school,  in  the  University  building  at  Oxford,  one  year;  then 
preached  two  years  at  Felicity  and  Cedron  churches  in  Portsmouth 


Key.    H     W.    Guthrie, 

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Presbytery;  superintended  the  public  schools  at  New  Richmond, 
Ohio,  from  1876  to  1881;  then  went  to  Portsmouth,  in  1881,  and 
superintended  the  public  schools  there,  for  two  years,  since  which 
time  he  has  been  teaching  a  private  school  in  Portsmouth.  There 
may  be  better  men  than  Mr.  Lowes,  but  they  are  not  plenty. 

Heber  Grill  and  J.  B.  Johnston  were  permitted  to  labor  out  of 
bounds,  until  the  Spring  meeting.  Charles  Brouillette  and  Charles 
Chavez  were  licensed.  Mr.  Brouillette  was  taken  under  care  of  Pres- 
bytery, at  this  meeting,  and  passed  his  parts  of  trial,  the  subjects 
of  which  are  not  given,  except  sermon  on  Phil.  2: 12-13.  Mr.  Chavez, 
not  speaking  English,  his  exercises  were  in  French,  and  were  given 
to  E.  Grand  Girard,  R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  and  elder  Fred.  Druhot,  to 
examine.  This  committee  reporting  favorably,  the  two  brethren 
were  licensed,  Wednesday,  September  16th,  1875.  Mr.  Chavez's 
popular  lecture  was  from  Rom.  8: 1-4,  and  sermon  from  Mat.  7: 13-14. 
He  was  educated  at  Montreal,  Canada.  B.  H.  Lea  was  ordained; 
S.  D.  Crothers  presided,  R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  preached,  and  Clark 
Kendall  gave  the  charge  to  the  evangelist.  The  ordination  was 
Wednesday,  September  15.  The  Rev.  Hugh  Wylie  Guthrie  was 
received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Columbus.  Mr.  Guthrie  was  born 
near  Mount  Vernon,  Knox  county,  Ohio,  November  22,  1827.  He 
joined  the  Blooming  Grove  Presbyterian  church,  Richland  Presby- 
tery, O.  S.,  October  22,  1844;  prepared  for  college  at  Martinsburg 
Academy,  Knox  county,  Ohio;  graduated  at  Ohio  University,  Athens, 
August  4,  1852,  and  at  tbe  Western  Theological  Seminary,  Alleghany 
City,  Pennsylvania,  in  May,  1856.  He  was  licensed  by  Alleghany 
City  Presbytery,  O.  S.,  April  10,  1855,  and  ordained,  as  an  evangelist, 
by  the  same  Presbytery,  April  9,  1856;  was  missionary  for  five  years, 
among  the  Chippewa  and  Otoe  Indians,  in  Michigan,  and  Kansas 
Territory;  preached  five  years  in  Goshen  Presbyterian  church,  in  the 
Presbytery  of  Cincinnati;  for  five  years  in  Mount  Carmel  church,  in 
Whitewater  Presbytery;  two  years  in  Russelville  and  Sardinia 
churches,  Ripley  Presbytery,  N.  S.;  five  years  in  New  Holland  and 
Mount  Sterling  churches,  in  Columbus  Presbytery;  five  years  in 
North  Fork  and  Concord  churches,  and  six  years  in  Union  and 
Memorial  churches,  in  this  Presbytery.  Mr.  Guthrie  began  to  supply 
Concord  and  North  Fork  churches  immediately  after  Mr.  Gill  ceased 
preaching  to  these  churches,  in  1875 ;  he  also,  for  some  months,  sup- 
plied the  First  Church,  Chillicothe.  During  the  war,  at  which  time 
he  was  preaching  at  Goshen,  he  rendered  service  at  Camp  Dennison, 
in  the  hospitals,  and  by  occasional  preaching  to  the  transient  regi- 
ments; also,  spent  some  time  under  the  direction  of  the  Christian 


288  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

Commission,  in  hospital  work  at  Chattanooga,  after  the  battle  of 
Chickamauga;  and  at  the  time  of  the  famous  John  Morgan  raid, 
answered  the  call  for  troops,  and  served  at  Camp  Denuisou  and  in 
forced  march  in  pursuit  of  Morgan's  marauding  band.  In  the  work 
of  preparing  this  History  for  the  press,  Mr.  Guthrie  has  rendered 
very  great  service,  for  weeks  laboring  faithfully  and  cheerfully.  I 
acknowledged  this  labor  in  the  preface,  before  it  was  done,  because 
I  hoped  to  get  it,  but  the  event  has  proved  better  than  my  ex- 
pectations, and  I  want  again  to  express  my  sense  of  obligation. 

A  letter  was  presented  to  the  committee  of  bills  and  overtures, 
(R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  Clark  Kendall  and  Judge  S.  F.  McCoy,)  from 
three  members  of  the  First  Church,  Greenfield  requesting  that  a 
meeting  of  Presbytery  should  be  appointed  to  inquire  into  a  matter 
about  which  they  felt  aggrieved;  but  it  seemed  best  to  the  committee, 
and  Presbytery  agreed  with  them,  that  H.  W.  Biggs  and  S.  E.  Hibben 
should  be  a  committee  to  visit  Greenfield,  and  endeavor  to  arrange 
for  a  quiet  settlement  of  whatever  difficulties  they  might  find  ex- 
isting there.  The  members  who  requested  the  meeting  were  members 
of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  the  thing  that  aggrieved  them  was 
that  a  lecture,  with  accompanying  illustrations,  in  opposition  to  Free 
Masonry,  had  been  delivered  in  the  church.  When  the  committee 
visited  Greenfield,  to  the  honor  of  those  who  had  been  aggrieved, 
and  also  of  the  officers  of  the  church,  it  should  be  recorded  that  the 
committee  found  them  reasonable,  sensible,  Christian  men.  who  had 
more  confidence  in,  and  esteem  for,  each  other,  and  for  the  honor 
of  the  church,  than  to  permit  themselves  to  be  estranged,  when  they 
came  to  prayerfully  consider  the  matter,  by  a  thing  of  this  kind,  and 
a  reconciliation,  perfect  and  complete,  was  effected,  and  those  who 
belong  to  the  fraternity,  and  those  who  do  not,  have  since  worked 
together  as  honest  Christian  men,  having  confidence  in  the  Christian 
integrity  of  each  other,  as  they  should  always  have  done,  and  as  it  is 
to  be  hoped  they  may  ever  continue  to  do.  This  is  the  last  that  we 
hear  of  Masonry,  in  the  action  of  Presbytery. 

In  Presbytery  at  Washington,  October  21,  1875,  during  the 
session  of  Synod,  Charles  Brouillette  and  Charles  Chavez,  were 
ordained  as  evangelists.  Mr.  Brouillette's  trial  sermon  was  from 
Phil.  2:  12-13.  Mr.  Chavez,  not  speaking  English,  E.  Grand  Girard 
and  R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  were  appointed  a  committee  to  examine 
him  and  hear  him  read  his  sermon,  and  reported  favorably  to  him 
and  they  were  ordained  October  21.  Mr.  Grand  Girard  preached, 
Mr.  Crothers  presided,  and  Mr.  Biggs  gave  the  charge  to  the  evan- 
gelists.    Mr.  Chavez  was  granted  leave  to  labor  out  of  bounds.     The 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTER*.  289 

committee  to  prepare  a  memorial  of  the  Rev.  Irwin  Carson,  presented 
the  following  report,  which  was  ordered  to  be  put  on  the  records: 
"  The  Rev.  Irwin  Carson  was  born  in  Ohio  county,  Virginia,  August 
G,  1809,  and  educated  in  West  Alexander  Academy,  and  Jefferson 
College.  He  engaged  in  teaching  in  Winchester,  Virginia,  and 
there  began  the  study  of  theology,  under  direction  of  the  Rev.  Dr. 
John  McClusky,  at  West  Alexander.  He  was  licensed  to  preach 
August  31,  1839,  and  ordained  in  1843  or  1844,  while  supplying  the 
church  of  Moundsville.  In  1848  he  came  to  Athens,  Ohio,  to  supply 
the  pulpit  of  Dr.  Hoge,  during  his  visit  to  Europe;  while  there,  he 
received  an  invitation  to  supply  for  six  months,  the  First  Church, 
Chillic  >the,  and,  at  the  expiration  of  that  time,  was  called  to  the 
pastorate.  He  labored  successfully  in  that  church,  for  six  arid  a  half 
years.  Over  seventy  members  were  added  to  the  church  during  his 
ministry.  In  1855,  his  health  failing,  he  resigned  his  charge  and 
removed  to  Oskaloosa,  Iowa,  where  he  preached  four  years.  His 
labors  ohere  were  greatly  blessed,  and  to-day  that  church  is  one  of 
the  most  flourishing  in  the  State.  In  1859  be  returned  to  Ohio,  and 
preached  for  a  number  of  years,  as  stated  supply,  to  the  church  of 
McArtciur.  His  health  again  failing,  he  removed  to  Chillicothe, 
bought  property,  and  resided  thei-e  till  his  death,  preaching  as  he 
had  opportunity.  After  suffering  for  many  months,  in  May  31,  1875, 
he  died,  in  full  assurance  and  comfort  of  the  gospel  he  had  so 
long  preached." 

Since  the  last  meeting  of  Presbytery,  the  Rev.  Alexander  Lead- 
better  had  gone  over  to  the  silent  majority.  Mr.  Leadbetter  was 
born  in  the  city  of  Glasgow,  Scotland,  on  the  3d  of  April,  1804. 
After  a  preparatory  course,  in  the  grammar  school  of  that  city,  he 
entered  the  University  of  the  same  city,  October  10,  1820,  and  went 
throng b  the  regular  course  of  studies  there  required  to  take  the 
degree  of  A.  M.  He  took  a  high  prize  in  the  Creek  class,  which  had 
enrolled  about  one  hundred  and  fifty.  After  taking  his  degree,  at 
the  University,  he  pursued  his  studies  for  four  years,  at  the  Theo- 
logical Seminary  of  the  Relief  Synod,  finishing  his  course  there  in 
1829,  and  the  same  year  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Relief  Presby- 
tery of  Glasgow,  and  for  several  years  labored  in  the  gospel  under 
the  direction  of  that  body.  In  1834  he  came  to  America,  landing  iu 
New  York  iu  September.  About  a  month  after  landing  he  began  to 
preach  at  Somers,  Westchester  county,  New  York.  In  1836  he 
became  connected  with  the  Bradford  Presbytery,  and  soon  after 
accepted  a  call  from  the  church  .of  North  Salem,  and  was  installed 
in  1843.     He  afterward  preached  in  New  Hartford,   Connecticut, 


290  THE    HISTORY    OF   THE 

remaining  there  until  1852.  In  1857  be  visited  Ohio  aucl  remained  in 
our  Presbytery,  laboring  as  stated  supply  in  the  churcheBof  Marshall 
and  Rocky  Spring,  and  finally  removed  to  Wilmington,  where  he 
remained,  although  not  able,  duriug  his  last  years,  to  preach.  He 
died  at  Wilmington,  on  the  4th  of  October,  1875. 

At  Greenfield,  January  1st,  1870,  at  a  called  meeting,  the  pas- 
toral relation  between  the  Rev.  A.  B.  Brice  D.  D.  and  the  Second 
church  of  Greenfield  was  dissolved,  and  he  was  dismissed  to  the 
Presbytery  of  Athens.  Dr.  Brice  was  born  at  Harmony  Furnace, 
Harrison  county,  West  Virginia,  Oct.  20,  1818.  He  prepared  for 
college  at  Greene  Academy,  Greene  county,  Pennsylvania,  where  he 
joined  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  church.  He  attended  college 
at  Alleghany  College,  Meadville,  Pennsylvania,  was  licensed  at 
Millsboro,  on  the  Monougahela,  in  1840,  and  ordained  at  Bethel 
church,  Washington,  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  Oct.,  1841;  after  some 
years  he  was  called  to  edit  "The  Cumberland  Presbyterian,"  was 
editor  seven  years;  then  was  twelve  years  pastor  at  Tarlton,  Ohio, 
and  seven  years  at  Beverly,  Ohio.  Then  he  went  into  the  Athens, 
and  soon  after  into  the  Chillicothe  Presbytery.  After  leaving  our 
Presbytery,  he  preached  three  years  at  Nelsonville,  and  then 
preached  in  the  Columbus  Presbytery,  at  Amanda  and  Greeucastle. 
and  then  at  the  Greenfield  church,  in  Fairfield  county,  and  at  Grove- 
port  where  he  is  still  pastor,  so  reported  iu  the  Minutes  of  1888.  He 
has  been  nearly  half  a  century  in  the  ministry,  and  still  has  health 
and  strength,  and  enjoys  his  work. 

In  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough,  April  11th  and  12th,  1876, 
Charles  Chavez  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Maum»*e.  Mr. 
Chavez  was  born  in  France.  After  he  was  dismissed  from  our 
Presbytery,  he  preached,  for  a  time,  at  Stryker,  Ohio;  then  at  St. 
Ann,  Illinois,  to  the  Second  Presbyterian  church;  then  at  Mulberry, 
Kansas,  thence  he  returifed  to  St.  Ann,  where  he  joined  the  Baptist 
church  and  is  still  in  that  connection.  Heber  (iill  had  leave  to  labor 
out  of  bounds  and  was  granted  a  certificate  of  standing.  The  Rev. 
S.  W.  Elliott  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Louisville.  Pres- 
bytery had,  as  was  then  required  by  a  standing  rule,  an  evening 
session,  spent  in  hearing  addresses,  from  several  of  the  members,  in 
the  interest  of  Sabbath  Schools.  A  standing  rule  was  adopted, 
requiring  the  administration  of  the  Lord's  supper,  at  each  stated 
meeting;  which,  when  convenient,  was  to  follow  immediately  the 
opening  sermon.  Diogenes  Carcn,  who  had  been  absent  for  a  long 
time,  not  answering  satisfactorily  the  letters  that  the  Stated  Clerk 
had  been  directed  to  write  to  him,  a  committee  had  been  appointed 


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to  visit  him,  and  made  the  following  report  to  the  Presbytery: 
"The  committee,  to  confer  with  brother  Diogenes  Caron,  con- 
cerning non  attendance  upon  the  meetings  of  Presbytery,  beg  leave 
to  make  the  following  report:  His  excuses  were  that  he  had  not 
time,  nor  monej7,  to  attend.  Concerning  his  wish  to  be  continued  as  a 
licentiate,  he  said,  'I  do  not  expect  ever  to  seek  regular  work,  nor  do 
I  feel  that  I  am  qualified  for  such  labor.'  We  recommend  that  the 
license  of  Mr.  Caron  be  withdrawn. 

(Signed)  Chas.  Brouillette 

B.  H.  Lea." 

The  report  was  received  and  adopted,  and  the  Stated  Clerk  was 
directed  to  communicate  to  Mr.  Caron,  the  action  of  Presbytery  in 
his  case.  The  following  resolution  was  adopted:  "Resolved;  That 
Presbytery  has  heard,  with  great  pleasure,  that  the  Woman's  Mis- 
sionary Society  has  appointed  its  next  annual  meeting  at  the  same 
time  and  place  as  our  stated  meeting  in  the  fall,  and  trusts  that  there 
will  be  a  full  representation  from  all  the  societies." 

At  Chillicothe,  May  16,  1876,  the  Rev.  John  O.  Proctor  was 
received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Wooster,  and  accepted  a  call  from 
the  church  at  Piketon.  H.  W.  Biggs,  W.  P.  Eastman  and  S.  W. 
Elliott  were  appointed  a  committee  to  install  him,  at  such  time  as 
shoiald  be  agreed  upon,  by  the  parties.  This  installation,  however, 
did  not  take  place,  as  Mr.  Proctor,  on  further  consideration  con- 
cluded it  was  his  duty  to  decline  the  call;  he  however  continued, 
for  some  time,  to  supply  the  church.  The  Rev.  John  O.  Proctor  and 
elder  Geo.  W.  Lauman  were  appointed  a  committee  to  organize  a 
church  b.i  Buchannon,  in  P  ke  county,  if  the  way  be  clear;  this  com- 
mittee, however,  did  not  organize  a  church  there,  and  were  after- 
ward discharged. 

At  Chillicothe,  Sep.  12th  and  13th,  1876,  the  Rev.  Charles 
Brouillette  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Wiff,  Ontario, 
aDd  the  French  church  was  granted  leave  to  procure  their  own 
supplies.  Mr.  Brouillette  was  born  in  Quebec,  Canada,  Dec.  6, 1847. 
He  was  baptized  and  brought  up  in  the  Roman  Catholic  church, 
until  he  was  ten  years  old.  His  parents  removed  to  Illinois,  and 
settled  in  Kankakee  county,  and  left  the  Roman  Catholic  church, 
and  he  joined  the  Presbyterian  church  with  them  at  St.  Ann,  in 
Illinois,  in  1857.  After  a  year  spent  in  a  collegiate  Institute  at  St. 
Ann,  he  went  to  Montreal,  Canada,  and  took  a  three  years  course  in 
the  McGill  University,  and  afterward  took  three  years  in  theology  in 
the  Presbyterian  College,  Montreal,  and  came  to  our  Presbytery 
immediately    after   graduating.     After   leaving    our  Presbytery  he 


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THE    HISTORY   OF    THE 


supplied  the  Presbyterian  ohurch  of  St.  Louis,  Province  of  Quebec, 

from  April,  1877,  to  Dec,  L879;  from  January,  1880,  to  Sep.,  1  181,  he 
was  pastor  of  tbe  ohurch  at  New  Glasgow,  Quebec  In  Sep.,  188.1, 
under  appointment  of  our  Board  <»f  Home  Missions,  be  vent  to 
Nebraska  and  took  charge  of  the  church  of  Alexandria,  which  church 
he  served  for  fire  years,  and  then  resigned  to  take  charge  of  lower, 
Ohiowa  and  Tobias,  three  new  ohurches  organized  on  the  territory 
formerly  occupied  by  Alexandria,  and  is  still  in  charge  o' them. 
His  P.  O.  address  is  Alexandria,  Nebraska.  The  Rev.  Heber  Gill 
was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  West  Virginia;  he  is  uow  at 
Earlville,  Illinois.  The  following  resolutions  were  a-  opted: 
"Resolved;  1st,  That  Presbytery  bus  learned,  with  great  p  easure 
and  thanksgiving,  of  the  work  the  Woman's  Presbyterial  Missionary 
Society  has  accomplished,  in  organizing  auxiliary  societies  in  the 
various  churches,  and  in  the  collection  of  funds,  and  that  we  do 
hereby  most  heartily  endorse  their  efforts,  and  pledge  them  our 
earnest  support.  2nd.  Resolved;  That  we  extend  thrm  a  cordial  invi- 
tation to  meet  at  the  same  time  and  place  of  our  stated  mtietings, 
whenever  it  may  suit  their  convenience  and  pleasure.  3rd.  R<  s  dved; 
That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  he  transmitted  to  the  socie  y,  now 
in  session,  in  the  Third  church  of  this  place." 

At  Lebanon,  Oct.  20,  1876,  at  a  meeting  held  during  the  session 
of  Synod  of  Cincinnati,  which  body  honored  itself  by  choosing  for 
its  moderator  the  Rev.  D.  Samuel  Crothers,  of  our  Presbyter?  Mr. 
G.  E.  Gowdy,  a  licentiate,  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Day- 
ton and  accepted  a  call  from  the  Second  church  of  Greenri<>!  1  Mr. 
Gowdy  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  that  church  Friday, 
Dec,  8,  1876.  He  preached  his  trial  sermon  from  Job  26:  4,  W.  J. 
McSurely  preached  the  ordination  sermon  from  Mat.  13:  83  H.  W. 
Biggs  presided  and  gave  the  charge  to  the  pastor  and  R.  K  Camp- 
bell gave  charge  to  the  people.  At  the  Lebanon  meeting,  til  so,  the 
Rev.  R.  N.  Adams  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Neosho.  The 
relation  between  Warren  Taylor  and  the  Wilkesville  church  was 
dissolved.  Fall  Creek.  Marshall  and  Belfast  were  permirted  to 
employ  Mr.  J.  McDowell,  a  licentiate,  to  supply  them  for  one  year. 
John  Thompson  was  recommended  to  the  Board  of  Publicat  on  as  a 
missionary  for  that  Board,  for  our  Presbytery  in  connection  with  the 
Presbytery  of  Portsmouth. 

Mr.    Thompson    labored    as   missionary    in   the  Presbyb-ry    for 

Home  years,  and  did   efficient    service.     He  is  now   and    has  been  for 

some   years,  working  as  a   missionary,   looking  after  the  poor,  etc., 

etc.,  in  the   employ  of  the  First  Church   of  Pittsburgh.    My  first 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTERY.  293 

acquaintance  with  him  was  at  a  Sabbath  School  celebration,  in  a 
grove  near  Lyndon.  He  had  a  board  set  up  as  a  shelf,  and  was 
standing  behind  it,  with  some  books  laid  on  it.  I  bought  one  of 
his  books  and  left  it  with  him,  until  it  was  time  to  start  for  home;  in 
the  meantime,  I  fell  in  with  one  of  my  neighbors,  from  near  Frank- 
fort, who  had  gone  up  on  the  train  and  invited  him  to  take  a  seat 
with  me  in  my  wagon,  on  his  return,  which. invitation  he  accepted. 
When  the  time  to  start  came,  I  went  to  get  my  book,  and  while  Mr. 
Thompson  was  tying  it  up,  my  friend,  who  was  quite  an  exhorter, 
and  even  had  license  to  preach,  though  not  in  our  denomination, 
picked  up  "Hodge,  on  the  Atonement;''  when  Thompson,  with  an 
Irishman's  desire  to  make  a  sale,  and  a  North  of  Ireland  brogue, 
which  I  wish  I  could  write  down,  said,  "That  is  a  fine  book,  my 
friend;  I'd  advise  ye,  till  buy  it."  "Oh,  I  don't  know,"  said  my 
friend,  "I  have  read  a  great  many  books  on  the  Atonement,  and  none 
of  them  have  satisfied  me."  "Well,"  said  Thompson,  "buy  this  one, 
ye'll  find  the  truth,  it  gives  the  true  doctrine."  "I  guess,"  said  the 
exhorter,"  I'd  find  it,  like  all  the  rest,  nothing  but  blood,  blood;  for 
my  part,  1  never  could  see  anything,  in  the  character  of  the  Lord, 
that  would  make  him  to  be  pleased  with  blood."  I  then  thought,  I 
must  say  something,  and  so  said,  "Without  shedding  of  blood,  is  no 
remission."  When  he  said,  "Yes.  I  know  Paul  says  that,  but  then  I 
never  could  see  the  use  of  it;  I  like  to  look  at  things  in  a  common 
sense  sort  of  a  way."  Then  Thompson,  laying  aside  bis  salesman's 
voice,  and  assuming  a  fatherly  tone,  said,  "My  friend,  I'd  like  till 
give  ye  a  little  bit  of  advice,  and  that  is  not  to  read  anything  on 
the  subject;  it  takes  a  man  of  purty  strong  mind  till  understand 
it,  and  if  you  go  on  at  it,  you'll  get  yourself  all  through  other,  and 
wont  know  what  you  believe,  at  all,  at  all."  That  shot  finished  him 
and  I  saw  that  Thompson  didn't  need  any  help  from  me. 

At  Washington  C.  H.,  April  10th  and  11th,  1877,  T.  M.  Steven- 
son was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Dubuque.  Mr.  Stevenson 
was  born  in  Muskingum  County,  Ohio,  February  19,  1828,  grad- 
uated from  Muskingum  College,  at  New  Concord,  in  1851,  taught 
one  year  in  an  Academy  at  West  Csrlisle,  and  then  was  Superin- 
tendent of  Union  Schools,  Dresden,  Ohio;  in  1856,  he  to^k  charge 
of  the  Union  Schools  in  McConnelsville,  Ohio.  In  1860,  he  went 
to  the  Seminary  of  the  North  West,  Chicago,  was  licensed  to  preach 
by  Zanesville  Presbytery  in  1861,  ordained  and  became  chaplain  of 
the  78th  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  in  1862,  in  which  position  he  remained  to 
the  close  of  th«  war,  in  1865,  then  for  three  years  was  again  super- 
intendent of   Schools  at  McConnelsville  and  supplied  Deerfield,  and 


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THE    HISTORY    OF   THE 


Bristol  churches,  la  18K8,  he  was  called  to  the  church  of  New 
Plymouth  then  in  connection  with  the  Hocking  Presbytery.  \Yhen 
he  left  our  Presbytery  he  wont  to  Hopkinton,  Iowa,  where  he 
preached  until  1880  when  he  again  became  master  of  New  Plymouth, 
which  had^  been  transferred  to  Athens  Presbytery.  Hecontinned 
ae  pastor  of  \ow  Plymouth  and  Berea  churches  until  1888,  when  he 
resigned  and  settled  in  Dresden,  and  again  supplied  for  a  time  the 
churches  of  Bristol  and  Deeriield.  The  Bristol  church  he  still 
supplies  one-half  the  time  and  spends  the  other  half  of  his  time 
among  the  vacant  churches.  Benjamin  II.  Lea  was  dismissed  to 
the  Presbytery  of  Logausport;  Mr.  Lea,  1  ad  supplied  New  Market, 
Marshall,  Belfast  and  Bethel;  John  J?.  Johnston  i<»  the  Southern 
Association  of  Illinois,  and  John  O.  Proctor  to  the  Presbytery  of 
Wboster.  .John  O.  Proctor  was  born  in  Carlisle.  Pennsylvania, 
October  30, 1818,  graduated  from  Dickinson  College,  Carlisle,  with 
the  class  of  1830;  studied  theology  one  year  at  Princeton;  the  rest 
of  the  time  privately,  part  of  the  time  with  the  Rev.  Dr.  Alex.  T. 
McGill;  he  was  licensed  by  the  Carlisle  Presbytery,  April  13,  L843, 
and  ordained  by  the  same,  May  20,  1843;  was  pastor  in  Williams- 
port  and  Hancock,  Maryland,  from  May  29,  L843,  to  January  1,  1853. 
He  preached  in  Virginia,  to  the  Geifcrdstown  and  Tuscarora 
churches  from  January  1,  1853,  to  May  28,  1861;  to  the  Dillsburgh 
and  Petersburgh  churches,  in  Pennsylvania,  from  April  1,1862,  to 
April  20,  1865,  and  from  May  1,  1805,  to  May  1,  1866,  to  the 
Buck  Creek  church  in  Ohio.  From  May  1,  1866  to  May  1, 
1873,  he  preached  to  the  Lexington  an  1  Bellville  churches  in 
Ohio;  from  May  1,  1ST:',  to  May  1,  1875,  he  preached  to  the  I'tica 
ami  Bellville  churches;  then,  for  half  his  time  from  May  1, 1875,  to 
April  1,  1876,  to  the  Ontario  church  in  Ohio.  After  leaving  our 
Presbytery,  he  supplied  the  Clear  Fork  church,  in  the  Presbytery  of 
Wooster,  half  his  time  from  December  23,  L877,  to  April.  1878.  He 
preached  to  the  Doylestown  and  Holnaesvilla  churches  from  April  1. 
1878,  to  April  1,  1879;  after  which  he  preached,  for  another  year  to 
the  Doylestown  church;  from  May  16,  1881,  to  October,  1881,  he 
preached,  for  half  time,  to  the  Ontario  church,  since  which  time  he 
has  had  no  regular  charge.  He  resides  in  "Wooster.  Ohio.  Vinet 
E.  Taylor  who  had  been  taken  under  th  j  care  of  Presbytery,  at 
Wilkesville,  September  11th  and  15th,  1875,  having  passed  his 
parts  of  trial  satisfactorily,  was  licensed,  Wednesday  April  11,  1877. 
Vinet  E.  Taylor  was  born  at  Farmington,  Onio.  September  19,  1840; 
he  joined  the  church  at  Wilkesville.  Ohio,  in  the  spring  of  1867; 
was   educated  at  Marietta  College,   and  was   three  years  studying 


CHILLICOTHE   PRESBYTERY.  295 

theology,  at  Lane  Seminary,  leaving  there,  in  the  Spring  of  1882, 
there  being  an  interval  of  four  years,  between  his  second  and 
third  years.  His  parts  of  trial,  for  license,  were,  Exegesis  Pec- 
cati  eventum  in  patef 'actionem  divinam;"  critical  exercise  1  Tim. 
3:  14-16;  lecture  Luke  7:  36-50,  and  seimon  Ps,  127:  1,  first 
clause.  He  was  ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  Larned,  April  8, 
1878;  preached  in  Ness  county,  Kansas,  from  August  25,  1877,  to 
August  25,  1879;  at  Ludlow,  Kentucky,  from  May,  1882,  to  August, 
1884,  and  has  preached,  at  West  Lebanon,  Indiana,  from  1884  until 
recently  when  he  became  stated  supply,  at  Mahomet,  Illinois. 

At  South  Salem,  July  24,  1877,  the  Rev.  John  Noble  was 
received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Athens,  and  Mr  John  O.  Pierce,  a 
licentiate,  from  the  Presbytery  of  Palmyra.  Mr.  Pierce  accepted  a 
call  from  the  Third  church  of  Chillicothe,  preached  a  trial  sermon, 
and  was  ordained,  Mr.  Biggs  presided  and  preached  the  ordination 
sermon,  from  2nd.  Cor.  5:  14.  Thursday  July  26,  at  7:45  P.  M., 
was  appointed  for  Mr.  Pierce's  installation;  R.  K.  Campbell  to 
preside  and  give  the  charge  to  the  people,  Geo.  E.  Gowdy  to  preach 
the  sermon,  and  R.  C.  Galbraith  Jr.,  to  give  charge  to  the  pastor. 
The  installation  took  place,  at  the  time  appointed.  John  Owen 
Pierce  was  born  in  Carthage.  Rush  County,  Indiana,  October  15, 
1845.  He  prepared  for  college  at  Watson  Seminary,  Ashley,  Mis- 
souri. He  was  matriculated  at  Westminster  College,  Missouri,  in 
the  fall  of  1870  and  graduated  with  the  class  of  1873.  In  1874  he 
entered  the  Theological  Seminary  at  Princeton  remaining  there  two 
years;  his  third  year  was  taken  at  the  Union  Theological  Seminary 
in  New  York  city,  from  which  he  graduated  in  the  spring  of  1877. 
He  joined  the  Presbyterian  church  at  Ashley,  Missouri,  in  December, 
1866,  and  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Palmyra  in  the  spring 
of  1875,  while  still  a  student  of  theology,  and  spent  his  summer 
vacation  preaching  at  Weston,  Missouri.  The  next  summer  vacation 
he  preached  to  the  church  at  Mound  City,  Missouri,  and  raised 
money  enough  to  build  a  church  near  that  place. 

In  Presbytery  at  Pisgah.  September  25th  and  26th  1877, 
Clark  B.  Gillette  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Steuben,  and  a 
call  was  put  into  his  hands,  from  Piketon,  which  he  held  under 
advisement,  but  did  not  ever  accept,  and  in  Presbytery,  at  Chillico- 
the the  next  March,  the  26th,  he  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of 
Geuessee.  Mr.  Gillette  was  born  at  Perrington,  Monroe  County, 
New  York,  graduated  at  Union  College,  1871,  was  at  Union  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  1870-72,  and  at  Auburn,  1872-3.  He  was  licensed 
June  1,  1873,  by  Rochester   Presbytery,  and  ordained  October  22, 


290  TIIK    HISTORY    OF    THE 

1873  by  Northumberland  Presbytery,  was  pastor  at  Emporium,  Penn- 
sylvania, 1873  5,  stated  supply  at  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  1875; 
Campbelltown  1875  L877,   \\  averly,  Ohio,  1877-1878.    Oakfield  and 

Elba,  New  York,  1878  1881.  pastor  at  Nelson,  Pennsylvania,  188J 
1885;  at  Parker  City  1885  1886,  and  at  Franklin  Street  church. 
Elmira,  New  York,  188G,  where  he  is  still  pastor.  He  went  into  the 
army  as  private,  in  the  33d  N.  Y.  V.  t.  in  August.  1802,  and  received 
his  discharge  November  25,  1865,  at  which  time  he  was  captain  in 
the  23d  U  S.  Colored  Infantry.  S.  P.  Dillon  was  received  from  the 
Presbytery  of  Portsmouth,  and  R.  N.  Adams  and  John  Noble  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  install  him,  at  New  Plymouth,  to  which 
church,  he  accepted  a  call,  the  time  for  the  installation  was  left  to 
the  discretion  of  the  committee;  Warren  Taylor  was  dismissed  to  the 
Presbytery  of  St.  Clairsville,  and  Yinet  E.  Taylor,  a  licentiate,  to  the 
care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Emporia.  The  relation  between  Clark 
Kendall,  an!  the  Church  of  Bloomingburgh,  was  dissolved. 

At  Troy,  Oct.  19,  1877,  during  the  session  of  Synod,  the  New 
Plymouth  church  petitioned  Presbytery  to  unite  with  it  in  requesting 
Synod  to  transfer  it  to  the  Presbytery  of  Athens,  which  petition  was 
granted,  and  in  due  time,  the  transfer  was  made.  S.  P.  Dillon  was 
dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Athens.  In  the  Assembly'-  .Minutes 
for  1888,  he  is  marked  S.  S.,  Litchtield,  Nebraska. 

At   Memorial    church,    April  30th,  May  1,  1878,  the  committee 
that  had  been  appointed  to  visit  Shaionville,  reported  that  they  had 
organized  a  church  there  of  sixteen   members,   to  be  known  as  the 
Omega  Presbyterian  church.     Piketoo  and   Omega  presented  a  call 
for  K.  N.  Adams,    which  he   accepted,    and   John  Barrett  and  S.  D. 
Crothers  were  appointed  a  committee  to  install   him,  which  they  did 
June  13,  1878.     The    parts  of  service    performed   by  each  are  not 
stated.     John  N.  Wright,  Milton    E3    Caldwell  and  J.  N.  Krviu  were 
licensed,  May  1st.    Mr.  Wright  had  been  taken  under  care  of  Pres- 
bytery, at  Chillicothe,  May  1(1,  1870,  and  had  assigned  him  as  parts 
of  trial,  for  Latin  exegesis,  "Quomodo  peccator  Justificatus  estP} 
for  critical   exercise,    2nd   Cor.   5:  20-21;    for   popular  lecture,  Eph. 
2:  1-7;  and  for  sermon,    1  Pet.  4:  18.     Mr.    Caldwell  had  been  taken 
under  care  of  Presbytery  at  South  Salem,  July  24,  1877.  his  parts  of 
trial  are  not  given,  except  lecture  on  Isa.  50:  1-9.     Mr.  Ervin  was 
taken  under  care  cf  Presbytery,  at  this  meeting,  and  passed  alibis 
parts  of  trial,  the  subjects  are  not  given,  except  his  sermon,  on  1  Tim. 
1:  10.     After  these    brethren    were   licensed,  on    the   same  day.  Mr. 
Johu  N.  Wright,  having   been   accepted,  by  the  Board,  as  a  mission- 
ary to  Persia,  was  ordained,  K.  K.  Campbell  presided  and  offered  th 


CB1LLI00THE   PRE8BTTBRY.  297 

ordaining  prayer,  Geo.  Carpenter  preached  from  Mat.  16:  15-16,  and 
R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  gave  the  charge  to  the  evangelist. 

Since  the  last  meeting  of  Presbytery  one  of  the  members  had 
taken  his  departure  for  the  better  land;  the  Rev.  Luke  DeWitt,  who 
was  born  in  Herkimer  county,  N.  Y.,  1797;  studied  at  Fairfield  Col- 
lege, graduated  at  Auburn  Seminary,  1828;  was  ordained  at  Utica, 
and  preached  three  years,  at  Litchfield,  New  York,  then  became 
pastor  at  Salem,  Ohio,  and  spent  most  of  his  remaining  life  there, 
and  in  Athens  Presbytery.  "A  private  letter  says  of  him:  As  a  min- 
ister he  was  very  successf  ul,  if  the  number  of  souls  one  has  been 
instrumental  in  saving,  is  to  be  the  standard  of  success.  I  know  of 
one  place,  in  the  early  part  of  his  ministry,  where,  in  a  great  revival, 
that  lasted  for  nearly  a  year,  between  two  and  three  hundred  were 
converted,  and  I  have  heard  him  say  that  he  never  knew  of  but  two 
that  went  back.  Quite  a  number  of  them  became  ministers.  I 
think  he  would  gladly  have  gone  to  Greenland,  or  to  the  South  Sea 
Islands,  if  God  had  only  said  'Go.'  His  salary  was  always  a  sec- 
ondary consideration  with  him.  He  was  at  the  General  Assembly 
that  met  at  Philadelphia,  at  the  time  the  church  was  divided  into 
Old  and  New  School.  He  lived  to  see  them  again  united.  During 
his  last  sickness  he  often  made  such  expressions  as,  'What  a  blessed 
hope  the  gospel  gives,'  'Sweet  rest,  sweet  rest,'  'The  land  of  Buelah, 
its  scenes  delight,  its  prospects  enchant  me.'  "  The  above  is  from 
the  Necrological  report  of  Auburn  Seminary.  Mr.  DeWitt  died  at 
his  home,  near  Lattas,  Ross  county,  Ohio,  of  pneumonia,  Oct.  31, 
1877,  aged  80  years. 

At  South  Salem,  Sep.  24th  and  25th,  1878,  Samuel  C.  Kerr  was 
received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Columbus,  and  S.  W.  Elliott  was 
dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Crawfordsville;  he  however  did  not 
present  his  certificate  of  dismission  to  that  Presbytery,  but  returned 
it  at  the  meeting  in  Frankfort,  the  next  April. 

Presbytery  met  at  Ripley,  Oct.  18,  1878,  during  the  session  of 
Synod,  and  Joseph  Provost  returned  the  certificate  which  had  been 
granted  him,  at  a  former  meeting;  his  name  was  enrolled,  and  the 
French  church  had  leave  to  employ  him  as  stated  supply. 

A  called  meeting  was  held  at  Greenfield,  Dec.  3,  1878,  when  the 
relation  between  the  Rev.  Geo.  E.  Gowdy  and  the  Second  church  of 
that  place  was  dissolved  and  Mr.  Gowdy  was  dismissed  to  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Dayton.  Mr.  Gowdy  was  born  at  Xenia,  Ohio,  Dec.  27, 
1848.  He  united  with  the  Presbyterian  church  of  Oxford,  Ohio,  in 
1869,  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Dayton  Presbytery  in  1874,  took 
his  collegiate  course  in  Miami  University,  graduating  in  1872,  studied 


298  THE    niSTOBY    OK    THE 

Theology  in  Lane  Seminary,  graduating  in  1875.  This  was  followed 
with  a  Post  Graduate  course  of  one  year  at  Princeton.  In  Decem- 
ber, 1876,  he  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  tun  Second  Pres- 
byterian church  of  Greenfield,  which  he  served  till  Dec.  1st,  1878. 
From  that  time  till  the  present  he  has  been  serving  the  New  Jersey 
church  at  Carlisle,  Ohio. 

At  Frankfort,  April  8th  and  9th,  1879.  the  Rev.  Ferdinand  Von 
Krug  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Portsmouth  and  accepted 
a  call  from  the  Bloomingburgh  church;  W.  J.  McSurely  was 
app  tinted  to  preside  and  preach.  R.  K.  Campbell  to  give  the  charge 
to  the  people,  and  R.  N.  Adams  to  the  pastor.  The  installation  took 
place,  May  25.  Hamden  was  permitted  to  employ  J.  M.  Nourseas 
stated  supply;  Union  and  Greenland,  \V.  P.  Eastman.  New  Market, 
Marshal  and  Belfast  presented  a  call  for  J.  G.  Galbreath,  a  licen- 
tiate, who  had  been  supplying  them  "through  the  winter,"  and  W. 
J.  McSurely  was  appointed  a  committee  to  make  arrangements  for 
his  installation.  Milton  E.  Caldwell,  a  licentiate,  was  dismissed  to 
the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Cleveland.  S.  D.  Crothers  resigned 
hi-;  office  as  treasurer  of  Presbytery,  and  Geo.  Carpenter  was  elected 
in  his  place. 

At  New  Market,  September  9th  and  10th,  1879,  John  N.  Erviu 
was  dismissed  to  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ebenezer.  Mr.  Erviu 
united  with  the  Greenfield  church  in  September,  1869,  graduated 
from  the  University  of  Wooster,  June,  1875,  from  Lane  Seminary, 
May,  1879.  He  was  ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  Ebenezer,  and 
installed  pastor  of  the  church  in  Dayton,  Kentucky,  April,  1880;  he 
had  supplied  that  church  from  August,  1879;  he  is  still  its  pastor. 
S.  \V.  Elliott  was  continued  stated  supply  at  Wilmington.  Hamden 
And  McArthur  were  permitted  to  employ  R.  G.  Lewis;  Union  and 
Greenland,  W.  P.  Eastman;  and  Wilkesville,  Mr.  Welsh.  H.  W. 
Biggs  resigned  the  office  of  Stated  Clerk,  and  Robert  K.  Campbell 
was  elected  in  his  place;  Robert  N.  Adams  was  elected  Perma- 
nent Clerk,  and  George  Carpenter,  Treasurer,  all  for  three  years; 
Presbytery  having,  at  this  meeting,  determined  to  elect  these  officers 
for  a  term  of  years,  and  not  as  formerly  for  an  indefinite  period, 
and  also  added  to  its  list  of  officers  a  Permanent  Clerk.  James  G. 
Galbreath,  a  licentiate  from  the  Athens  Presbytery,  was  received  to 
our  care  and  accepted  a  call  from  New  Market,  Bethel,  Marshall  and 
Belfast  He  preached  a  trial  sermon,  for  ordination,  from  Isa.  12:  2. 
U  W.  Biggs  presided,  R.  K.  Campbell  preached,  S.  1).  Crothers  gave 
the  charge  to  the  pastor,  and  John  Barrett  to  the  people,  at  the  ordi- 
nation and  installation  of  Mr.  Galbreath  as  pastor  of  New  Market 


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Wednesday,  September  10,  1879.  The  services  were  held  in  the 
Baptist  church,  a  very  handsome  building,  which  was  kindly  offered 
for  that  purpose,  the  Presbyterian  church  not  being  large  enough 
to  hold  the  people.  W.  J.  McSurely  and  S.  D.  Crothers,  with  such 
ruling  elders  as  they  should  select,  were  appointed  to  install  Mr. 
Galbreath  in  the  other  churches,  and  he  was  installed  at  Belfast, 
September  14th;  at  Bethel,  15th,  and  at  Marshall  the  16th  of  the  same 
month.  James  Gill  Galbreath  was  born  at  SpriDg  Hills,  Champaign 
county,  Ohio,  October  29,  1850.  He  united  with  the  Mount  Pleasant 
church,  Ross  county,  on  profession  of  his  faith,  January,  1869;  pre- 
pared for  college  at  Vermillion  Institute,  Haysville,  Ohio;  graduated 
at  Marietta,  with  the  class  of  1875;  studied  theology  at  Lane  Semi- 
nary ;  graduated  there  in  1879,  and  was  licensed  at  Nelsonville,  Ohio, 
by  the  Presbytery  of  Athens,  April  13,  1878. 

The  committee  appointed  to  prepare  an  obituary  minute  of  the 
Rev.  John  Noble,  reported  the  following,  which  was  read  and  ordered 
to  be  spread  upon  the  records,  and  a  copy  sent  to  the  widow  of  the 
deceased :  "  John  Noble,  a  member  of  this  Presbytery,  and  pastor  of 
the  church  in  Wilkesville,  Vinton  county,  died  March  25,  1879,  aged 
fifty-six  years.  He  was  born  in  1822,  in  Berea,  Hamilton  county, 
Ohio.  In  1841  he  united  with  the  Presbyterian  church  of  Elizabeth 
and  Berea.  In  1853  he  graduated  at  Miami  University.  His  theo- 
logical studies  were  pursued  at  Lane  Seminary;  after  graduating 
there,  he  labored  for  a  time  in  Sabbath-school  and  mission  work. 
After  this  he  preached  at  Newport,  and  Warren,  in  Washington 
county,  and  then  at  Wilkesville.  An  elder  in  this,  his  third  and  last 
charge,  writes  of  him:  "Brother  Noble  was  greatly  loved  by  his 
congregation  and  the  community.  His  love  for  the  good  of  souls, 
and  his  manifest  trust  in  Christ,  brought  him  near  the  hearts  of 
men.'  He  was  so  short  a  time  connected  with  this  Presbytery  that 
he  was  not  much  known  by  its  members;  but  a  good  report  comes 
from  those  who  did  know  him,  and  we  believe  that  he  lived  and  died 
in  the  fear  and  love  of  God,  and  so  is  one  of  the  blessed  ones  who 
have  entered  upon  their  reward. '* 

In  Presbytery  at  m  Hamden,  September  30,  1879,  the  pastoral 
relation  existing  between  S.  P.  Dunham  and  the  Bainbridge  church 
was  dissolved,  and  S.  C.  Kerr  was  appointed  to  declare  the  pulpit 
vacant.  A  request  was  presented  that  the  Second  Church  of  Green- 
field should  be  dissolved,  to  take  effect  the  27th  of  November  next, 
which  was  granted,  and  the  Stated  Clerk  was  directed  to  give  "such 
certificates  as  may  be  necessary  to  carry  out  this  action."  R.  G. 
Lewis,  a  licentiate  of  the  Presbytery  of  Portsmouth,  was  received, 


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ordained  as  an  evangelist,  and  made  stated  supply  of  Hamden 
and  McArthur.  His  trial  sermon  was  from  1st  Chron.  28:  8.  S.  P. 
Dunham  presided,  S.  D.  Crothers  preached  and  J.  O.  Pierce  gave  the 
charge. 

The  Rev.  Richard  Gregg  Lewis  was  horn  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio, 
February  28,  1850;  united  with  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  that 
place,  in  the  winter  of  1866-7;  he  graduated  from  Portsmouth  high 
school,  June,  1867;  attended  Salem  Academy  from  January,  1869,  to 
July,  1870;  graduated  from  Marietta  College,  June,  1876,  and  from 
Lane  Seminary,  May,  1879.  He  preached  at  West  Union,  Ohio,  from 
June  to  September,  1878,  and  at  Hamden  and  McArthur,  from  June, 
1879,  to  June,  1880.  He  then  moved  to  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  since  which 
time  he  has  had  no  regular  charge,  but  supplied  Mona  for  about  two 
years,  and  from  April  22,  1886,  to  December  7,  1888,  was  editor  and 
proprietor  of  the  Scioto  Gazette. 

The  Presbyterian  church,  in  the  United  States,  in  1880,  had  5,044 
ministers,  5,489  churches,  received  on  profession  of  faith,  26,838, 
and  had  578,671  communicants. 


CHAPTER  X. 

When  Presbytery  met  in  Greenfield,  April  13th  and  14th,  1880, 
there  were  on  its  rolls,  as  reported  to  the  General  Assembly, 
twenty-four  ministers  and  thirty-three  churches.  The  pastors  were 
Emilius  Grand  Girard  of  Mount  Pleasant  chureh;  Henry  W.  Biggs, 
D.  D.,  First  Chillicothe;  George  Carpenter,  Washington;  Robert 
K.  Campbell,  South  Salem;  Wm.  J.  McSurely,  Hillsborough; 
Samuel  D.  Crothers,  Greenfield;  John  Barrett,  Pisgah;  Robert  N. 
Adams,  Piketon  and  Omega;  Ferdinand  V.  Krug,  Bloomingburgh ; 
John  O.  Pierce,  Third  Chillicothe,  and  S.  S.  at  Mona;  and  James  G. 
Galbreath,  New  Market,  Bethel,  Belfast  and  Marshall.  The  stated 
supplies  were  Nathaniel  M.  Urmston,  so  marked  in  Minutes  but  not 
stated  what  church  he  supplied;  Samuel  P.  Dunham,  Memorial; 
Wm.  P.  Eastman,  Union  and  Greenland;  H.  W  Guthrie,  North  Fork 
and  Concord;  Robert  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  Frankfort;  Joseph  Provost, 
French  Church;  Richard  G.  Lewis,  Hamden  and  Mc Arthur. 
Without  charere,  Clark  Kendall,  who  had  moved  out  of  bounds 
and  was  residing  at  Xenia;  Samuel  C.  Kerr,  Lyndon,  John  A. 
Putz,  Zaleski,  and  Samuel  J.  Miller,  Washington  C.  H.  S.  W.  Elliott 
was  marked  in  transitu;  John  N.  Wright,  Foreign  Missionary, 
Tabriz,  Persia.  Wilkesville  church  was  at  that  time  supplied  by  a 
Cumberland  Presbyterian,  temporarily.  Bainbridge,  Wilmington, 
Zaleski,  Cynthiana,  Sinking  Spring,  Fall  Creek  and  New  Peters- 
burgh  were  vacant. 

The  Rev.  Samuel  W.  Elliott  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery 
of  Crawfordsyille.  S.  W.  Elliott,  Ph.  D.,  was  born  near  Dayton, 
Indiana,  November  29,  1844,  united  with  the  church  of  Hanover, 
Indiana,  in  1863,  went  through  the  Sophomore  year  at  Hanover 
College,  Indiana,  graduated  from  Washington  and  Jefferson 
College,  Pennsylvania,  with  the  class  of  1867,  and  from  the  theolog- 
ical seminary  at  Alleghany  in  1870.  He  was  licensed  by  the  Presby- 
tery of  Logansport,  in  1870,  and  from  June,  1870,  to  February,  1874, 
preached  at  Woodburn  and  Russel,  Iowa.  He  was  ordained  by  the 
Presbytery  of  Des  Moines,  June,  1871.  From  January,  1875,  to  Jan- 
uary, 1876,  preached  to  the  Warren  Church,  Louisville,  Kentucky; 
from  July,  1876,  to  December,  1879,  preached  at  Wilmington,  Obi©: 
from  December,  1879,  to  October,  1882,  preached  at  Thorntown 
Indiana.     From  November,  1882,  to  January  22,  18£8,  preached  at 


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West  Union,  Ohio,  and  began  preaching  to  the  Mount  Pleasant 
Church,  Kingston,  Ohio,  January  29,  1888.  S.  P.  Dunham  whs 
made  stated  supply  at  Memorial.  Wilkesville  was  permitted  to 
employ  Mr.  Welsh,  of  the  Cumberland  church  until  next  fall.  W.  J. 
McSurely,  R.  K.  Campbell,  S.  D.  Crothers,  Marshall  F.  Nelson. 
Strawder  J.  Parrott  and  Samuel  Stewart,  the  committee  that  had 
been  appointed  to  organize  a  church  at  New  Petersburgh,  reported 
that,  duty  performed  the  12th  of  October  last.  On  the  day  of  the 
organization  forty-five  members  were  received,  forty-four  from  the 
Second  Greenfield  and  one  from  the  First  Greenfield  church.  Allen 
Strain  was  elected  and  installed  ruling  elder.  C.  P.  Wise,  a  ruling 
elder,  from  that  church,  which  was  now  enrolled,  took  his  seat  as  a 
member  of  Presbytery.  R.  N.  Adams  and  S.  F.  McCoy  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  visit  Zaleski,  "ascertain  the  condition  of 
things,  and  if  deemed  best  to  disband  the  church."  "The  following 
resolutions  were  adopted:  1st.  Resolved;  That  the  trustees  and 
treasurer  of  each  congregation  under  the  care  of  this  Presbytery, 
be  required  to  present  semi-annually  to  such  congregation,  a  de- 
tailed statement  of  its  financial  condition.  2nd.  Resolved;  That  the 
report  of  the  performance  or  non-performance  of  this  duty,  be  in- 
cluded in  the  report  to  Presbytery  of  the  settlement  with  pastor  or 
stated  supply.  3d.  Resolved;  That  the  pastors  and  stated  supplies 
of  the  churches,  which  have  not  heretofore  had  such  reports,  be  in- 
structed to  read  these  resolutions  to  their  congregations  at  the 
earliest  convenient  opportunity." 

In  Presbytery  at  North  Fork,  July  13,  1880,  Milton  E.  Caldwell 
was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Cleveland.  Mr.  Caldwell  was 
born  near  South  Salem,  February  25,  1849,  prepared  for  college  at 
Salem  Academy,  and  graduated  from  Wooster,  in  1875,  and  from 
Western  Theological  Seminary  in  Alleghany,  in  1879.  He  was 
ordained  by  the  Presbytery  of  Cleveland  at  Collamer,  December 
9,  1879;  from  June  1st,  1879,  to  June  1st,  1880,  he  preached  as  stated 
supply  at  Northtield,  in  the  Presbytery  of  Cleveland.  September  8, 
1880,  he  left  for  Bogota,  South  America,  where  he  is  doing  excellent 
work  as  a  Foreign  Missionary,  and  is  stated  supply  of  the  church 
there,  which  is  on  our  roll,  Mr.  Caldwell  being  still  a  member  of 
our  Presbytery. 

In  Presbytery  at  Mowrytown  September  14th  and  15th.  1880, 
the  pastoral  relation  between  the  Rev.  J.  O.  Pierce,  and  the  Third 
Chnrch  of  Chillicothe  was  dissolved  and  the  church  was  granted 
leave  to  procure  its  own  supplies  until  the  next  spring  meeting. 
New  Petersburgh  was  permitted  to  employ  the  Rev.  Geo.  B.  Beecher 


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of  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati.     Wilkesville  was  permitted  to  unite 
with  the    Cumberland     Presbyterian  church     of     Harrisonville  in 
the  support  of  a  pastor,   "at   the  same  time  advising  the  church, 
to   secure,   if  practicable,  the  services  of  a  minister  of  our    own 
denomination."     The  following  resolutions  in  reference  to  supplies 
were  adopted:     "1st.     That  each  church,   served  by  a  stated  supply, 
shall  annually  ask  permission  of  Presbytery  to  supply  its  own  pulpit, 
and  every  minister,  so  supplying  the  pulpit,  shall  be   annually  ap- 
pointed to  that  service.     2nd.     That  no  vacant  church  shall  be  per- 
mitted to  make  arrangements  for  the  supply  of  its  pulpit,  without 
first  asking  and  obtaining  the  consent  of  Presbytery  to  such  arrange- 
ment; that  in  the  interim  of  the  meetings  of  Presbytery,  the  commit- 
tee on   vacant    churches,    shall    be  a  commission  of  Presbytery  to 
act  in  all  such  cases.    3rd.    That  it  shall  be  considered  just  ground  of 
complaint  to  his  own    Presbytery,  for    any  minister,  belonging  to 
another  Presbytery,  to  labor  within  our  bounds,  or  to    enter  into 
engagement  to  supply  any  vacant  church  under  our  care,   without 
having  first  obtained  leave  either  of  Presbytery  or  of  its  committee 
so  to  do.     4th.     That  the  Stated  Clerk  be  instructed  to  publish  the 
foregoing  in  the  Herald  and  Presbyter."     The  Synod  this  Fall  chose 
the  Rev.  W.  J.  McSurely  of  our  Presbytery  for  its  moderator. 

In  Presbytery  at  Chillicothe,   October  22,  1880,  the  Rev.  Wm. 
M.   Galbreath  was  received  from  the  Presbytery   of  Bellefontaine. 
William  Morrison  Galbreath.  was    born  on  Broad  Creek,  Harford 
county,   Maryland,   August    11,   1813,   graduated   at  Jefferson  Col- 
lege, 1835,  and  at  Princeton  Theological  Seminarv  in  1838.     He  was 
licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  New  Castle  O.  S.  in  Lower  Chanceford 
church,    September,    1838,  ordained    by  the   Presbytery  of  Marion 
O.  S.  June  10,  1839,  and  installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Milford 
Centre   and  Lower  Liberty;    he  remained  there    nine  years;  being 
laid  aside  from  preaching,  with  a  sore  throat,  he  engaged  in  teaching 
for  one  year,  and  then,   in  1850  became  pastor  of  Springhills   and 
Logansville;  after  four  or  five  years  gave  up  Springhills,  but  con- 
tinued at  Logansville,  and  organized  a  church  in  De  Graff  to  which 
he  preached,  together  with  Logansville,  serving  in  the  pastorate  of 
these  churches  until  1866.     He  also  in  connection  with  these  sup- 
plied the    church    of  Covington    more    than    three  years,  and  the 
church  of  Mt.  Jefferson  more  than  four  years,  and  in  1865,  organized 
the  church    of  Turtle  Creek  which    he   supplied    for    hree  years. 
His  throat    difficulty    returning    he  went  to  Kingston,    Ohio,    and 
was  Principal  of  the  Academy   there,    five  terms.    After  this,    he 
preached    at   Amanda,   four  years,    and  organized    the  church    of 


304  fHE    HISTORY    OF    THB 

Greenfield,  in  Fairfield  county,  Presbytery  of  Columbus;  he  was 
stated  supply  of  the  church  of  Barlow  two  years,  and  of 
Watertown  one,  in  the  Athens  Presbytery;  was  stated  supply 
for  Olive  church,  for  two  years,  and  Caldwell  one,  in  the  Pres- 
bytery of  St.  Clairsville;  then  of  Beechgrove  church  in  Athens 
Presbytery  three  years.  In  1877,  he  had  a  spell  of  sickness  which 
made  him  unable  to  preach  for  several  years,  and  after  remaining 
idle  for  a  year,  he  took  charge  of  the  public  schools  of  Rushsylvania, 
Logan  county,  and  continued  there  for  nearly  three  years,  when 
broken  in  health  he  removed  to  Greenfield,  Ohio,  and  so  came  into 
our  Presbytery,  in  which  he  has  supplied  the  church  of  Hnrnden 
for  two  years,  Wilkesville  three  years  and  Piketon  one,  each  for  half 
the  time.  The  Rev.  Norman  Jones  was  received  from  the  Presby- 
tery of  Fort  Wajne.  During  his  absence  from  Presbytery,  Mr. 
Jones  had  preached  six  years  to  the  church  of  Decatur,  to  the  pas- 
torate of  which  he  was  called  when  leaving  our  Presbytery.  He 
then  removed  to  Bluffton,  also  in  Indiana,  where  he  supplied  the 
church  for  18  months  and  in  the  spring  of  1880,  returned  to 
Washington  O.  H.,  where  he  still  resides.  The  Rev.  Clark 
Kendall  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Dayton.  Clark 
Kendall  was  born  at  Xenia,  Ohio,  January  14,  1825,  graduated 
from  Miami  University  with  the  class  of  1845,  studied  theology 
under  Dr.  Claybaugh  at  Oxford,  Ohio,  at  which  place  he  became  a 
member  of  the  Associate  Reformed  church.  Ho  was  licensed  to 
preach  by  the  Presbytery  of  Springfield,  in  the  Spring  of  1848,  was 
ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  the  Associate  Reformed  Presbyterian 
church,  Buffalo,  New  York,  inthe  Spring  of  1849,  by  the  Presby- 
tery of  the  Lakes,  and  remained  in  that  pastorate  for  22  years, 
when  he  came  into  our  Presbytery.  After  leaving  Bloomingburgh 
where  he  was  pastor  for  five  years,  he  organized  a  Presbyterian 
church  at  Seven  Mile,  Ohio,  and  preached  to  it  for  one  year,  since 
which  time  he  has  had  no  regular  charge.  His  residence  is  in 
Xenia,  Ohio. 

At  a  called  meeting  in  the  parsonage  of  the  First  Church 
Chillicothe,  March  5, 1881,  the  pastoral  relation  between  the  Rev. 
Robert  N.  Adams  and  Waverly  and  Piketon  was  dissolved  and  Mr. 
Adams  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Red  River.  Robert 
N.  Adams,  D.  D.  was  born,  in  Fayette  countj,  Ohio,  September  15, 
1835,  prepared  for  college  in  the  Greenfield  High  School,  entered 
the  Freshman  class  in  Miami  University,  in  September,  1858,  and 
near  the  completion  of  his  junior  year,  enlisted  as  a  private  in  a 
company  composed   principally  of  students  of  the  University.    He 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBVTBBY.  305 

was  in  the  service  four  years  and  four  months,  was  successively 
private,  captain,  lieutenant-colonel,  colonel  and  brigadier-general 
At  the  close  of  the  war  he  studied  theology  privately  for  one  year, 
and  then  in  1867,  he  entered  the  Seminary  at  Alleghany  where  he 
remained  for  two  years.  He  was  stated  supply  at  Hamden  and 
McArthur,  five  years,  and  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church, 
at  Ottawa,  Kansas,  for  three  years.  In  the  Spring  of  1877,  he  was 
installed  at  Waverly,  Ohio.  In  1880  he  was  called  to  the  pastorate 
of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Fergus  Falls,  Minnesota,  where 
he  remained  for  six  years.  In  the  fall  of  1886,  he  was  appointed 
by  the  Synod  of  Minnesota,  Superintendent  of  Missions  for  that 
State,  which  position  he  still  holds. 

In  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough,  April  12th,  and  13th,  1881,  the 
Kev.  Wilson  C.  Hollyday  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Des 
Moines  and  the  Rev.  George  B.  Beecher  from  the  Presbytery  of 
Cincinnati.  G.  B.  Beecher  was  born  Sep.  7fch,  1841,  at  Zanesvilie,  O. 
He  united  with  Plymouth  church,  Brooklyn,  in  the  spring  of  1858, 
Graduated  from  Yale  College,  1861.  Entered  Andover  Theological 
Seminary  the  same  fall  and  was  there  three  years.  Was  licensed  by 
the  East  Windsor  Association  of  Congregational  churches,  at  Hart- 
ford, Connecticut.  Was  ordained  and  installed  Pastor  over  the 
Howe  Street  church,  New  Haven,  Connecticut,  in  1866.  Was 
received  into  the  Cincinnati  Presbytery,  1872,  and  installed  pastor  of 
the  First  church,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Feb.,  1873,  and  continued  its 
pastor  until  Feb.,  1879. 

The  Rev.  Wilson  C.  Hollyday  was  born  in  Buckskin  Township, 
Ross  County,  Ohio,  within  the  bounds  of  the  Salem  cvhurch,  Nov.  26, 
1810;  in  the  summer  of  1829  he  united  with  that  church.  He  began 
the  study  of  Latin  with  the  Rev.  Joseph  T.  Irwin  who  was  then  study- 
ing theology  with  Dr.  Crothers,  and  continued  his  preparation  for 
college  with  Dr.  Smith  Latta,  a  graduate  of  Ohio  University,  who  for  a 
time  taught  a  classical  school  at  Concord,  the  school  room  being  near 
the  church.  Mr.  Hollyday  attended  the  school  in  1830  and  1831;  in 
Jane,  1837,  he  graduated  at  Miami  University ;  he  studied  theology 
with  Samuel  Crothers  D.  D.  and  the  Rev.  H.  S.  Fullerton,  and  was 
licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe  at  South  Salem,  Sep.  12, 
1839,  having  been  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  at  Bioomiug- 
burgh,  Sap.  12-14,  1837.  In  June,  1841,  he  whs  ordained  and 
installed  pastor  of  the  churches  of  Salem  and  Newton,  by  the  Presby- 
tery of  Sidney,  and  continued  in  that  relation  with  the  Salem  church 
seven,  and  the  Newton  church  fourteen,  years.  Within  the  bounds  of 
the  Sydney  Presbytery,  Mr.  Hollyday  organized  four  churches  during 

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the  fifteen  years  that  he  spent  in  that  field.  In  1853,  he  resigned  the 
charge  of  the  Newton  church,  and  spent  one  year  as  principal  of  the 
graded  school  of  St.  Miry's,  Auglaize  county;  then  he  removed  to 
Iowa,  and  settled  iD  West  Point,  Lee  county,  where  he  taught  an 
advanced  school  for  three  years,  preaching  also,  as  he  had  opportun- 
ity, to  destitute  churches;  he  then  took  charge  of  the  churches  of 
Eddyville  and  Kirkville;  while  in  charge  of  these  churches  he  pro- 
cured the  erection  of  a  brick  church  in  Eddyville.  At  the  breaking 
out  of  the  war  he  resigned  his  charge  and  began  an  advanced  school 
in  Albia,  Monroe  county,  Iowa,  where  he  taught  for  three  y«ars;  ho 
then  took  charge  of  the  churches  of  Chariton,  Osceola  and  White- 
breast,  and  the  adjoining  country,  50  by  30  miles,  in  which  there 
was  no  other  Presbyterian  church,  afforded  him  an  opportunity 
which  he  improved  for  missionary  work.  During  twenty-six  years 
of  active  labor  Mr.  Hollyday  was  instrumental  in  organizing  ten 
churches,  and  eight  houses  of  worship  were  built  under  his  direction. 
In  December,  1880,  he  was  so  injured  by  a  fall  that  his  active  labors 
were  closed,  though  he  has  often  preached  since  as  he  found  oppor- 
tunity. He  recently  resided  with  his  son  on  a  farm  near  Greenfield. 
I  am  indebted  to  him  for  interesting  reminiscences  some  of  which  I 
have  been  able  to  make  use  of  in  this  History.  He  died  May  13, 
and  was  buried  at  Greenfield,  Wednesday,  May  15,  lb89. 


THE  THI11D  CHURCH  MANSE,  CHILLICOTHE. 

The  Third  church   at  this   time  rebuilt   the  Manse  making 
commodious,  comfortable  and  convenient. 


OHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTERY.  307 

Robert  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  accepted  a  call  from  the  Third  church 
at  Chillicothe.  He  had  been  supplying  at  Frankfort,  after  he  had 
resigned  the  pastorate  at  Concord,  until  the  winter  of  1880  when  he 
began  to  preach  in  Chillicothe.  R.  K.  Campbell  was  appointed  to 
preach  and  preside,  John  Barrett  to  give  the  charge  to  the  pastor 
and  Dr.  Biggs  to  the  people  at  Mr.  Galbraith's  installation  in  the 
Third  church,  which  took  place  Thursday  evening,  July  7,  1881. 
The  Rev.  J.  O.  Pierce  accepted  a  call  from  Frankfort  and  Mona,  which 
two  churches  were  declared  one  pastoral  charge,  R.  K.  Campbell  to 
preach  and  preside,  H.  W.  Biggs  to  charge  the  people  and  R.  C. 
Galbraith,  Jr.,  the  pastor,  were  appointed  a  committee  to  install  him, 
the  time  to  be  arranged  by  the  committee  and  churches.  Wm.  A. 
Smith,  a  licentiate,  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati 
and  accepted  a  call  from  the  Bainbridge  church .  The  Rev.  John 
N.  Wright  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Oroomiah,  Persia. 

The  Rev.  John  N.  Wright  was  born  near  South  Salem,  Feb.  8, 
1852,  prepared  for  college  at  Salem  Academy,  graduated  from  Woos- 
ter  with  the  class  of  1875,  and  from  Princeton  Theological  Seminary 
in  1878.  He  started  for  Persia  in  May,  1878.  Most  of  his  time 
since  has  been  spent  at  Tabriz,  but  for  about  three  years  he  has  been 
at  a  new  station  in  Salmas.  For  the  past  few  years  he  has  been 
engaged  in  revising  the  Old  and  New  Testaments,  and  adapting  them 
to  the  special  idiom  now  mostly  used  in  Persia.  He  has  also  been 
Treasurer  of  the  Mission  most  of  the  time  that  he  has  been  in  Persia. 
After  ten  years  of  faithful  service  he  is  now  enjoying  a  well  earned 
and  much  needed  rest  among  his  friends  at  South  Salem,  intend- 
ing soon  to  return  again  to  his  chosen  field. 

S.  P.  Dunham  was  continued  supply  at  Memorial,  W.  P.  East- 
man at  Greenland,  Norman  Jones  at  North  Fork,  Joseph  Provost  at 
French  church,  and  Geo.  B.  Beecher  at  Ne^  Petersburgh,  all  until 
the  next  spring  meeting.  Warren  Taylor  was  made  stated  supply  at 
Concord,  for  the  current  year,  and  J.  P.  Lemmon,  (Cumberland 
Presbyterian,)  at  Wilkesville.  The  relation  between  Mr.  Grand 
Girard  and  the  Mount  Pleasant  church,  at  Kingston,  was  dis- 
solved and  he  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Portsmouth. 

'The  Rev.  Emilius  Grand  Girard  was  born  at  Hericourt,  France. 
June  4,  1816,  and  died  in  EckmansviJle,  Dec.  23,  1887.  In  1830,  he 
united  with  the  French  Reformed  church.  He  attended  the  Mont 
Beliard  Academy,  and  went  from  there  to  the  city  of  Strasbourg 
where  he  pursued  his  studies  under  private  instructors,  preparing  to 
enter  the  Polytechnic  school,  for  about  three  years .  He  came  with 
the  family  fcp  the  United  States,  arriving  in  Cincinnati  in  1833.     In 


308  THE    HISTORY   OF    THE 

1839,  he  connected  himself  with  the  Presbyterian  church;  at  that 
time  he  had  a  strong  desire  to  prepare  for  the  ministry  and  become 
a  missionary  to  Turkey.     He  studied   theology    with  Dr.  Steel  of 
Hillsborough,   was  licensed   and  ord  lined   by  our  Presbytery,  and 
preached  in  Us  bounds  a'  we  have  seen.    Before  coming  to  Kingston 
he  had.  for  a  number  of  years,  beginniug  in  1866,  united  with  his 
sister  in  the  management  of  rhe  Highland   Institute  in  connection 
with  his  preaching  to  the    French,    New    Market    and  Fall  Creek 
churches.     After  leaving  our  Presbytery,  he  was  installed  pastor  of 
the  Eskmansville  church,  May  27,  1882.  having  supplied  them  from 
the  time  of  his  dismission  to   the  Presbytery  of  Portsmouth.     He 
continued  in  that  pastorate  until  his  death.     The  Rev.  8.  C.  Kerr, 
(for  a  number  of  years  a  member  of  the  Presbytery  of  Portsmouth,) 
preached  at  his  funeral,  from  the  text,  "But  now  they  desire  a  better 
country:  that  is,  a  heavenly,"  Heb  11;  16.    In  this  sermon  he  said. 
"This  christian  brother  and  friend  was  greatly  beloved.     He  was  a 
most  welcome  visitor  wherever  he  went.    He  was  abundant  and  untir- 
ing in  all  christian  labors.     It  was  his  meat  and  drink  to  do  his  Mas- 
ter's work.     In  his  preaching  he  was  earnest  in  declaring  the  truth  of 
God,  denouncing  sin,  warning  and  entreating  the  unrepentant  to  be 
reconciled  to  God.    Thus  many  will  praise  God  throughout  eternity 
for  the  benefits  received  from  his  ministry.     He  was  gentle  and  kind- 
hearted  toward  all  men,  and  by  his  efforts  and  prayers,  reconciliation 
was  effected  where  troubles  had  arisen  in  the  church."     Mr.  Grand 
Girard   was  a  faithful    member  of  the   Presbyteries   to   which   he 
belonged,  and  was  much  beloved  by  the  members  of  these  bodies,  as 
well  as  by  the  people  in  the  various  churches  to  which  he  ministered. 
In  Presbytery  at  Bainbridge,  June  7,  1881,  Warren  Taylor  was 
received  from  the  Presbytery  of  St.  Clairsville.     Dr.  Biggs,  R.K. 
Campbell  and  S.  F.  McCoy,  who  had  been  appointed  a  committee  at 
the  last  meeting  of  Presbytery  to  organize  a  church  at   Bourneville, 
if  they  should  find  the  way  clear,  reported  that  they  had  organized  a 
church  there,  June  6th,  1831,  consisting  of  fourteen  members.     This 
church   had  adopted  the  rotary  system  of  eldership   and  elocted 
James  G.  Steel  ruling  elder  for  five  years,  Joseph  Baum  for  four 
years  and  Benjamin  Rennard  for  three  years.     They  had  also  made 
out  a  call  for  Win.  H.  Smith  iu  connection   with  that  which  he  had 
accepted  from   Bainbridge.     Mr.  Smith  then   having   accepted   the 
calls  was  ordained  and  installed.    At  Bainbridge,   he  preached  his 
trial  sermon  from  John  1: 12,     Dr.   Biggs  preached  the  ordination 
sermon  from   Isaiah,  8:18,  R.K.Campbell   presided  and  gave  the 
oharge  to  the  pastor  and  S>  D.  Crotbers  to  the  people;    Dr.  Biggs, 


CHILLIOOTHE  PRESBYTEBT.  309 

Warren  Taylor  and  S.  D.   Crothers   were  appointed  a  committee  to 
install  Mr.  Smith  at  Bourneville,  which  in  due  time  they  did. 

In  Presbytery  at  Concord,  September  13th  and  14th,  1881,  the 
committee  that  had  been  appointed  for  that  purpose,  reported  that 
they  had  organized  a  church  at  Waverly,  with  twenty-four  mem- 
bers and  two  elders,  viz.:  C.  T.  McCoy  and  S.  M.  Seibert.  The 
church  was  then  enrolled.  The  chairman  of  the  committee  on  vacant 
churches,  (Dr.  Biggs,)  was  authorized  to  grant  certificates  of  dismis- 
sion to  members  of  the  Zaleski  church,  and  the  name  of  that  church 
was  stricken  from  the  roll. 

At  Wilmington,  December  13,  1881,  the  Rev.  Julius  Strauss  was 
received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Athens,  and  accepted  a  call  from  the 
church  of  Wilmington,  and  was  installed.  S.  D.  Crothers  preached, 
George  Carpenter  presided  and  gave  the  charge  to  the  pastor,  and 
Norman  Jones  to  the  people. 

Julius  Strauss  was  born  in  Germany,  October  11,  1825,  united 
with  the  church  in  1819;  studied  theology  in  London,  and  was 
licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Baltimore,  June,  1852.  The  Presby- 
tery of  New  York  appointed  him  to  re-open  and  re-organize  the 
church  of  Morrisani  i,  which  afterward  became  the  Potts  Memorial 
Church.  He  preached  there  until  1857,  then  went  to  Canada,  having 
received  a  call  to  the  Markham  Church.  In  1865  he  came  to 
Ohio,  and  preached  in  Constitution,  in  Barbour  and  in  Nelsonville 
churches,  in  the  Presbytery  of  Athens;  then,  in  the  Presbytery  of 
Chillicothe,  he  was  at  Wilmington  church  from  1882,  to  1887,  and  is 
now  preaching  to  the  Batavia  church,  in  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati- 

At  Kingston,  February  17,  1882,  at  a  called  meeting  of  the  Pres- 
bytery, the  Rev.  D.  L.  Chapin  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of 
Athens,  accepted  a  call  from  the  Mount  Pleasant  church,  and  was 
installed.  George  Carpenter  preached  and  proposed  the  questions, 
H.  W.  Biggs  gave  the  charge  to  the  people,  and  R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr., 
to  the  pastor. 

At  Presbytery  in  the  Third  Church,  Chillicothe,  April  11-13' 
1882,  the  Rev.  J.  P.  A.  Dickey,  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church, 
made  application  for  admission  to  this  Presbytery.  His  papers  were 
referred  to  F.  V.  Krng,  H.  W.  Biggs  and  Thomas  D .  Rogers,  which 
conmittee  reported  them  in  order,  when  he  was  examined  on  church 
government  and  theology,  and  received  and  enrolled  as  a  member. 

Mr.  Dickey  was  born  May  4,  1828,  near  where  South  Salem  now 
is.  At  the  age  of  twelve  he  was  received  into  the  communion  of 
Salem  church,  on  profession  of  bis  faith;  studied  at  the  Academy  in 
Greenfield,  and  also  at  Salem.     After  his  marriage,  he  removed  to 


310 


THE  HISTORY  OF  THE 


Fayette  county  and  connected  himself  with  the  Protestant  Methodist 
church  of  White  Oak.  Served  in  the  army,  in  the  114th  Regiment 
O.  V.  I.  He  was  licensed  to  preach  in  the  Protestant  Methodist 
church  in  1865.  and  was  ordained  in  Mechanicsburgh,  September. 
1868,  by  the  Rev.  J.  White,  of  Brooklyn,  New  York.  Preached  to  the 
M  E.  church  at  Bainbridge  one  year,  and  to  the  Presbyterian  church 
at  Mount  Sterling  three  months  before  he  was  received,  as  above, 
into  the  Chillicothe  Presbytery.  Wra.  Addison  Ervin  was  taken 
under  care  of  Presbytery,  passed  his  examination,  preached  trial 
sermon,  from  John  8:  31-32,  and  was  licensed. 


THE    THIRP    PRESBYTERIAN"    CHURCH.    CHILLICOTHE. 


OHILLICOTHE    PBESBYTEBY.  311 

Mr.  Ervin  was  born  near  Pisgah  Church,  April  15,  1847;  pre- 
pared for  college  at  Salem  Academy ;  graduated  from  Wooster,  with 
the  class  of  1871,  and  in  the  Law  Department  of  the  Iowa  State 
University  in  1873;  studied  theology  at  Lane,  graduating  in  1884, 
when  he  went  to  Aurora,  Indiana,  as  pastor  of  the  church;  but  in 
1888,  resigned  his  charge,  and  since  has  been  preaching  in  Chatta- 
nooga, Tennessee. 

The  committee  on  the  death  of  Samuel  P.  Dunham  reported  as 
follows:  "  The  Rev.  Samuel  P.  Dunham,  since  the  last  meeting  of 
Presbytery,  has  departed  this  life — having  fought  a  good  fight  he  has 
gone  to  enter  upon  his  reward.  Therefore,  1st.  Eesolved ;  That  we 
do  hereby  express  our  thankfulness  to  the  Great  Giver  of  all  good, 
for  the  generous  gifts  and  graces  bestowed  upon  our  departed 
brother,  and  especially  for  the  continuance  and  increase  and  ripening 
of  these  graces  to  the  very  end;  that  so  he  preached  better  and  better 
year  after  year,  and  as  he  ripened  for  heaven,  seemed  to  grow  intel- 
lectually, and  to  receive  also  such  unction  of  the  spirit,  that  his 
words,  warm  and  loving,  touched  men's  hearts  and  came  unto  them 
like  a  benediction,  and  so  those  in  the  churches  to  which  he  came  to 
minister  in  his  old  age,  were  drawn  to  him,  and  held  him  personally 
in  great  esteem  and  tender  love,  and  were  also  greatly  strengthened 
and  comforted  through  the  words  of  grace  and  peace  that  he  brought 
as  messages  from  the  Master.  2d.  liesolved;  That  whilst  we  miss 
his  cheerful  presence,  and  will  long  feel  the  loss  of  one  so  hopeful 
and  courageous,  we  rejoice  in  the  long  testimony  that  he  bore  for 
Christ,  and  know  that  God  took  him  at  the  right  time,  the  best  time; 
that  He  watched  and  cared  tenderly  for  him;  and  when  his  work  for 
others  was  done,  he  himself  was  ready  for  the  Master's  work  above. 
The  Lord  called,  and  the  soldier  of  God  answered  to  the  roll  call  in 
the  church  triumphant."  In  the  Narrative  there  is  also  this  refer- 
ence to  the  death  of  Mr.  Dunham:  "  We  lament  the  death  of  Rev. 
Samuel  P.  Dunham,  who  labored  in  our  bounds  about  forty  years; 
and  at  the  same  time  we  are  grateful  to  God  for  permitting  him  to 
continue  in  active  service  to  the  close  of  his  life." 

Mr.  Dunham  died  Sabbath,  January  15,  1882.  It  was  a  bleak 
dreary,  winter  day  when  Mr.  Dunham  left  this  earth  and  went  to  the 
land  that  is  perpetually  blessed  with  all  the  excellencies  of  every 
clime — a  dark,  gloomy  day,  the  ground  covered  with  wet  snow 
and  cold,  wet  mud.  The  doctor,  who  had  been  to  see  him  in  the 
morning,  told  me  at  noon,  when  I  came  from  church,  that  he  was 
quite  sick  from  a  severe  cold  that  had  fastened  itself  upon  him,  and 
that  he  feared  threatened  his  life;  and  after  dinner  I  got  a  buggy 


312  THE   HIST  OUT  OF  THE 

and  drove  out  to  Mas9ieville,  where  he  had  been  living,  preaching 
to  Memorial  and  Union  churches  with  great  acceptance.  I  went, 
expecting  to  find  him  very  sick,  evon  dangerously  so,  but  I  found 
him  dead.  I  was  at  his  burying,  and  again  at  a  memorial  service 
held  in  Union  church,  where  several  of  the  brethren  spoke  with  much 
feeling,  recounting  his  virtues  and  telling  of  his  excellencies,  and  1 
could  cordially  endorse  all  that  was  said.  He  was  a  good  man,  and 
one  whom  you  liked  better  the  longer  you  knew  him.  He  was,  too,  a 
good  preacher,  and  seemed  to  preach  better  the  last  years  of  his  life 
than  he  had  ever  done.  He  brought  fourth  fruit  in  his  old  age.  He 
was  intense  and  impressive.  He  could  see  but  one  thing  at  a  timo, 
but  that  thing  he  saw  so  clearly,  and  it  made  upon  him  so  vivid  an 
impression  that,  having  once  seen  it,  he  not  only  never  lost  sight  of 
it,  but  he  never  could  see  it  in  any  other  way,  and  so,  peculiarly  sus- 
ceptible to  external  influences  before  he  had  made  up  his  mind,  after 
he  had  come  to  his  conclusion,  he  was  as  immovable  as  a  rock.  I 
enjoyed  his  fellowship  and  company  greatly,  whenever  I  was  per- 
mitted to  be  with  him,  and,  in  common  with  the  other  brethren 
of  Presbytery  who  had  long  known,  did  mourn  and  miss  him. 
The  Rev.  Samuel  P.  Dunham  was  born  in  Newport,  Rhode  Island, 
August  4,  1809.  He  joined  the  church  in  Philadelphia,  in  June, 
1830,  and  began  studying  for  the  ministry  with  the  Rev.  James 
Patterson,  pastor  of  the  church  with  which  he  had  connected  himself. 
In  1832  he  came  to  Ohio  and  entered  the  college  at  Marietta,  where 
he  remained  for  four  years.  He  then,  for  two  years,  studied  the- 
ology, also  at  Marietta,  with  Dr.  Lindsley  and  the  Rev.  L.  G. 
Bingham.  He  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Athens  Presbytery, 
April  5,  1838.  He  preached  at  Barlow  and  then  at  Logan,  from 
which  place  he,  after  a  few  years,  removed  to  Frankfort,  Ohio,  and 
preached  to  the  Greenland  church  for  a  few  months;  then  preached 
for  a  time  at  Rocky  Spring,  and  one  winter  at  South  Salem,  sup- 
plying the  church  there  during  Mr.  Fullerton's  illness;  then,  for 
a  short  time,  preached  at  Red  Oak;  then,  for  about  three  years, 
supplied  the  church  at  "Wilmington.  From  Wilmington  he  went 
to  Bainbridge,  beginning  his  long  work  there  the  first  Sabbath  of 
April,  1855,  preaching  to  Bainbridge,  andJBourneville  for  twenty-two 
years.  His  last  sermon  at  Bainbridge  was  preached  the  28th  of  Sep- 
tember, 1879. 

In  Presbytery  at  Marshall,  July  11th  and  12th,  1882,  Mr.  Leslie 
J.  Overman,  a  member  of  the  Hillsborough  ehurcb,  was  licensed. 
Mr.  Overman  had  been  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  at  North 
Fork,  July  13,  1880.     He  was   examined  and  his  examination  was 


CHITLICOTHE  PRESBYTERT.  313 

sustained,  as  were  also  jhis  other  parts  of  trial — his  Latin  exegesis 
on  "Quid  est  Sanctificaliot"  critical  exercise  on  1st  Peter,  3:  18-20; 
popular  lecture  on  Mat.  13:  31-32,  and  seirnon  from  1st  John,  1:  7, 
and  he  was  licensed  Wednesday,  July  12,  1882. 

In  Presbytery  at  South  Salem,  September  12tb,  and  13IL,  1882, 
the  standing  rule  requiring  a  stated    meeting  in  July,  (which  had 
been   adopted  wi  h   other    standing   rules    in  Presbytery    at  New 
Market  in  September,  1879,)  was  rescinded.     R.   K.   Campbell  was 
elected  Stated  Clerk,  Geo.  Carpenter,  Treasurer,  and  S.  D.  Crothers, 
Permanent  Clerk,  all  for  three  years.  At  Columbus,  0.,  during  Synod, 
October  18,  1882,   Leslie  J.  Overman  was  dismissed  to  the  care  of 
the  Presbytery  of  Portsmouth.     Leslie  J.  Overman,  was  born  near 
Hillsborough,  Ohio,  in  1853,  became  a  member  of  the  Hillsborough 
church,  graduated  from  the  University  of   Wooster,  in  the  class  of 
1879,  from  Princeton  Seminary  in  1S82,  was  ordained  by   the  Pres- 
bytery of  Portsmouth,  at  Manchester,  Ohio,  in  the  fall  of  1882;  after 
preaching  at  Manchester  for  a  year,  he  went  South  and  was   called 
to  the  McNeille  church  of  Nashville,  Tennessee,   in  the  Southern 
Assembly.    After  three  years,  in  1887,  he  became    associate  pastor 
with  Dr.  Oots  t  >  the  church  of  Talladega,  Alabama;  after  six  months 
he  accepted    a    call    to  the  First   Presbyterian    Church    of  South 
Pittsburgh,  Tennessee.    This  church   is    in    connection    with    the 
Northern  Assembly,  and  Mr.  Overman,   (in  Apri<,  1888,)  connected 
himself  with  the  Presbytery  of  Kingston   in  connection  with  our 
Assembly,   and  in    December,   1888,  came  to  Montgomery,  in  the 
Cincinnati  Presbytery,  where  he  is  now  preaching. 

In  Presbytery  at  Mount  Pleasant  Church,  Kingston,  April  10- 
12,  18S3,  J.  O.  Pierce  was  released  from  the  Mona  branch  of  his 
pastoral  charge.  H.  W.  Guthrie,  who  had  been  supplying  them, 
was  continued  at  Memorial  and  Union. 

In  Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  Tuesday  June  12,  1883,  Alonzo 
A.  Rogers  delivered  popular  lecture  on  Lake  18:  9-14,  and 
sermon  on  1st  Tim.  1: 15;  his  Latin  exegesis  and  critical  exer- 
cise, subjects  not  given,  were  referred  t>  acorn rnkteo,  who  reported 
recommending  their  approval;  having  then  been  examined  and 
passed  with  credit  all  the  parts  of  trial,  he  was  licon&ed.  Mr 
Rogers  was  born  near  Groeulield,  March  2G,  1852.  Hi-  prepared  for 
College  in  Miami  Classical  School,  Oxford,  OLio.  and  entered  the 
Sopliomoro  class  in  Wabash  College,  and  gra-luafced  with  the  class 
of  1879,  studied  Theology  at  Lane,  graduating  in  t'ae  Spring  of  IS83. 
He  btgan  to  preach  as  stated  supply  to  the  church  of  Foit  Howard, 
Wisconsin,  in  July,  1383,  and  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  to 

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314  THE  HISTORY  OF  THE 

that  ch arch  November  Gth,  of  Hie  same  year,  where  he  preached 
until  183G,  when,  on  account  of  ill  health,  he  was  compelled  to  resign 
his  charge,  and  to  desist  from  active  work  for  two  years  and  a  balf. 
He  then  became  pastor  of  the  church  of  Caldwell,  Kansas,  but  was 
there  only  a  short  time,  when  the  call  came  for  him  to  cease  from 
earthly  labors,  and  he  died  Friday  evening,  November  1G,  1SS8.  "He 
was  an  active,  energetic,  persistent  worker  and  bad  an  ardent  desire 
to  preach  the  gospel.  It  was  a  heavy  cross  that  he  bore  when 
physical  health  did  not  permit  bim  to  preach.  He  was  ready  for 
the  Master's  will  to  be  accomplished  in  bim,  though  he  longed  so 
much  that  he  might  be  spared  to  tell  of  tbo  love  of  Christ.  Sad  are 
the  hearts  of  his  people,  over  this  bereavement,  but  they  believe 
with   bim,  'It  is  well.'  " 

Presbytery  met  in  the  parsonage  of  the  First  Church,  Chilli- 
cothe,  August  14,  18S3  and  dissolved  the  pastcral  relation  existing 
between  the  Rev.  D wight  L.  Chapin  and  the  Mount  Pleasant 
Church  and  dismissed  Mr.  Chapin  to  the  Presbytery  of  Cleveland, 
where  ho  became  pastor  of  the  church  in  Akron.  Mr.  Chapin  was 
born  in  California,  Michigan,  July  7,  1847,  he  united  with  the 
church  in  Spartansburgb,  Pennsylvania,  iu  1SG4,  graduated  from 
Western  Reserve  College,  Hudson,  Ohio,  in  1872,  studied  theology 
at  Lane,  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Cleveland,  at  Rome, 
Ohio,  June  10,  1874,  ordained  by  Athens  Presbytery,  April  10, 
1876,  he  began  his  ministry  at  Middleport,  Ohio,  in  May  1875,  and 
continued  with  that  church  till  January,  18S2,  and  lately  has  been 
again  called  to  Middleport. 

In  Presbytery  at  Bloomingburgb,  September  11th  and  12th, 
1883,  A.  A.  Rogers  was  dismissed  to  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Winnebago.  The  relation  between  Wm.  A.  Smith  and  the  churches 
of  Bainbridge  and  Bourneville  was  dissolved,  and  he  was  dismissed 
to  the  Presbytery  of  Red  River.  Wm.  M.  Galbreath  was  continued 
as  stated  supply  at  Hamden  and  Wilkesville;  II.  W.  Guthrie  at 
Memorial  and  Union;  J.  P.  A.  Dickey  at  Piketon  and  Waverly; 
George  B.  Beecher,  at  New  Petersburg b,  Norman  Jones  at  North 
Fork,  and  Joseph  Provost  at  French  Church.  Greenland  reported 
the  employment  of  J.  O.  Pierce,  pastor  at  Frankfort,  to  preach  to 
them  Sabbath  afternoons  and  Mr.  Pierce  continued  to  supply  tho 
church  while  he    remained  at  Frankfort. 

The  committee  en  Temperance  made  the  following  report, 
which  was  unanimously  adopted  and  the  Stated  Clerk  directed 
to  ask  its  publication  in  the  Herald  and  Presbyter  and  the 
Scioto    Gazette.     ''In    the   report   of   the    standing    committee  on 


OHILLICOTHE    fBESBYTEBY. 


315 


Tomperauce  to  tho  Assembly  of  1882,  occurs  the  following  ar- 
raignment of  intemperance;  'that  it  is  a  ceaseless  tempter  and 
destroyer  of  men;  that  it  makes  happy  men  and  happy  families 
wretched,  producing  four-lifths  of  human  crime,  and  nearly 
all  its  pauperism;  tempting  everybody  from  childhood  to  old  age, 
and  destroying  countless  millions:  instead  of  disappearing  with 
any  advancing  civilization,  connecting  itself  therewith,  it  waxes 
worse  and  worse  in  these  perilous  times.'  By  our  last  Assembly 
this  evil  is  spoken  of  as  the  'Scourge  of  our  race.'  Concerning 
this  evil,  thus  arraigned,  our  Assemblies  have  often  spoken.  The 
standing  committee  of  last  $ ear  thus  sums  up  on  this  point:  'The 
church's  deliverances  beginning  in  1812  and  continuing  through 
the  intervening  seventy  years,  until  now,  increasing  in  frequency 
with  every  increased  emergency  of  the  case,  but  sounding  forth  in 
the  average  as  often  as  once  in  two  and  a  half  years,  these  deliv- 
erances always  keeping  abreast  with  the  bast  Christian  sentiment 
of  the  time,  have  uttered  a  clear  and  steady  voice  against  the 
manufacture,  sale  and  use  of  intoxicating  drink  as  a  beverage,  have 
encouraged  repressive  and  prohibitory  legislation,'  and  yet  in 
spite  of  all  the  teachings  and  warnings  of  the  ehmch  and  the 
repressive  influence  of  the  State,  this  evil  continues.  As  Christian 
citizens,  in  this  state,  we  are  now  confronted  with  a  responsibility, 
that  we  should  meet  not  as  partisans,  but  as  in  the  sight  of  God. 
Looking  to  other  commonwealths  wo  6ee  that  license  does  not 
restrain  this  evil;  looking  around  us  we  see  that  taxation  does  not 
restrain.  In  the  Providence  of  God,  it  is  now  for  the  voters  of 
Ohio  to  say,  whether  or  not  this  business  of  drunkard  making  shall 
be  like  theft,  or  murder,  a  forbidden  thing,  an  outlaw.  Every 
voter's  hand  is  now  placed  on  the  door  of  the  saloon,  and  the 
question  is,  Shall  ice  shut  it?  Our  political  affiliations  have  nothing 
to  do  with  this  matter;  we  may  vote  as  we  please  touching  our 
political  parties,  so  there  need  bo  no  political  feeling  or  interest  to 
hinder  our  acting  with  reference  to  the  advancement  of  religion 
and  morals.  If  we  believe  it  would  be  right  to  close  the  dram-shop 
let  us  vote  to  do  so.  If  we  believe  this  would  tend  to  save  young 
men  and  reform  drunkards  let  us  vote  to  close  it.  If  we  believe 
that  it  would  tend  to  elevate  our  communities  morally  and  religiously, 
and  take  away  hindrances  to  the  work  of  the  church,  let  us  shut  the 
door.  Our  counsel  to  the  people  under  our  care  is,  that  they  weigh 
this  matter  not  as  partisans,  but  as  christians.  Our  counsel  to 
such  of  them  as  are  voters  is,  that  they  cast  their  ballots  in  the 
way  that  will  rnoet  emphatically  rebuke  the  sin  of  intemperance 


816  TBS   HISTORY   OT    THB 

and  drunkard  making  and  will  most  directiy  and  entirely  cast  out 
this  evil.  Since  God's  providence  brings  it  to  us  to  say  what  the 
constitution  of  our  State  shall  be,  lit  this  be  our  answor,  it  shall 
be  prohibitory. 

(Signed.)  George  Carpenter, 

W.  J.  McSur^lt, 
Sam'l.  D.  Crothehs, 
Hugh  Bell, 
Aaron  Seymour. 

Committee. 
In  Presbytery  at  Wooster,  Oct.  24th  and  25th,  1883,  during  the 
meeting  of  Synod,  S.  C.  Kerr  was  made  stated  supply  at  Cyntbiana 
for  six  months.     At  Chillicothe,  Oct.  30,  1883,  the   pastoral  relation 
between  the   Rev.   Ferdinand  Von  King  and  the  Bloomingburgh 
church  was  dissolved,  and  he  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of 
Carlisle.     Ferdinand  Von  Krug  was  born  in  Crumstadt,  Germany,  in 
the  Duchy  of  Hesse-Darmstadt.     January  26,  1S50,  when  he  was 
fourteen  years  old  he  was  confirmed  in  the  Lathern  church.     In 
3868  he  came  to  this  country  and  united  himself  with  the  Second 
German  Reformed  church,  at  Cleveland,  Ohio.    He  was  licensed  by 
the  Presbytery  of  Cayuga,  April  14.  1875,  and  October  24,  of  the 
same  year,  he  was  ordained   and  installed  in  the  church  at  Hanging 
Rock  l>y  the  Presbytery  of  Portsmouth.    After  leaving  our  Piesby- 
tery,  he  became  pastor  of  the  church  at  White  Haven,  Presb\  tory  of 
L'bigb,  where  ho  remained  until  1886.     Since  December,  1S86,  ho 
has  been  pastor  of  the  Kingston  church,  Presbytery  of  Lukawana. 
S.   C.  Kerr    was    made    stated  supply   at  Sinking  Spring  once  a 
month.  Sabbath  afternoons,  in  connection  with  his  work  at  Cyntbiana. 
In    Presbytery  at    Washington   C.   H.,   April  8-10,   18S4,   John 
H.   Jones,  of  the    Presbytery    of  Mahoning,   who   was  supplying 
Bloomingburgh  church,  was  invited  to  sit  as  a  corresponding  mem- 
ber.    The  pastoral  relation  between  the  Rev.  George  Carpenter  aud 
the  Washington  church  was  dissolved,  to  take  effect  the  first  of  July. 
Since  this  relation  was  dissolved  Mr.  Carpenter  has  supplied  in  1885, 
Amanda,  Hamdwn  and  Wellston  churches;   in  1886,  Amanda  and 
Wellston;  in  1887,  North  Fork,   Memorial  and  Wellston:  in  1888, 
North  Fork.  Union  and  Wellston,  which  last  three  he  still  supplies. 
Amanda  is  in  the  Columbus  Presbytery,  and  Wellston   in  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Portsmouth.     The  church  of  Wellston  was  organized  in  the 
summer  of  1885.    Early  in  1888,  they  dedicated  a  house  of  worship, 
which  is  one  of  the  most  convenient  and  beautiful  church  buildings 
in  thia  part  of  tbe  country,  and  Mr.  Carpenter  and  the  good  people 


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317 


of  Wellston  deserve  much  credit  for  their  self  denying  and  successful 
work.    R.  G.  Lewis  was   continued  stated  supply  at  Mona,  H    W. 
Guthrie  at  Memorial  aod  Union,  Win.  M.  Galbreath  at  W.lkesville 
and  vicinity,  Norman  Jones  at  North  Fork  and  George  B.  Beecher 
at  New  Petersbnrgh.    Oaaega  church  was   dissolved   and  its  name 
stricken  from  the  roll,  and  the  chairman  of  the  standing  committee 
of  Home  Missions  was  directed  to  give  letters  of  dismission  to  what- 
ever members  there  may  be,  to  connect  with  such  other  churches  as 
they  may  choose.     Synod's  overture  with  reference  to  making  said 
Synod  a  representative  body  was  answered  in  the  affirmative.    The 
standing    committee    on    Ministerial    Relief    made    by    order    an 
additional  report  which  was  adopted  and  is  as  follows:  '"Presbytery 
having  heard  with   ploasure,  of  the  purchase  of  a  house  and  lot,  in 
South  Salem,  as  a  Home  for  Honorably   Retired  Ministers   within 
our  bounds,   authorizes  the  persons    named  in  the  deed,  to  wit: 
George  B.  Beecher,  Richard  G.  Lewis,  James  McL.  Welsh,  Robert 
C.  Galbruith  and  Henry  W.  Biggs,  to  care  for  and  manage  the  prop- 
erty, until  other  arrangements   are  made.     We  also  direct  all  our 
ministers  to  call  the  attention  of  their  people  to  this  enterprise  and 
have  collections  taken  up,  in  their    several  churches,    on  the  first 
Sabbath  of  May  for  its  benefit.     The  persons  aforenamed,  in  this 
report,  are  appointed  a  committee  to  ascertain  the  steps  necessary  in 
order  that  Presby'ery  may  become  a  body  corporate,  under  the  laws 
of  the  State  of  Ohio  and  report  at  the  September  meeting."    Wm.  A. 
Ervin  was  dismissed  to  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Whitewater. 
The  Rsv.  Samuel  F.  Suarpless  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of 
Dayton,    and    accepted    calls    from     Bainbridge    and    Bourneville 
churches,   each   for  half  of  his  time,  and  his  installation  at  Bain- 
bridge was  appointed  for  the  second  Tuesday  of  June,  at  half  past 
seven  P.  M.,  George  Carpenter  to  preach  and  preside,  R.  K.  Camp- 
bell to  give  the  charge  to  the  pastor    and  S.  D.   Crothers  to  the 
ppople;  and  at  Bjn.rneville  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  June,  at  half  pa3t 
seven  P.  M.,  John  O.  Pierce  to    preach  and  preside,  Addison  M. 
Chapin  to  deliver  the  charge  to  the  pastor  and  Richard  G.  Lewis  to 
the  people.    Samuel  F.  Sharpless  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  June 
9th,  1851.     He  united  with  the  Third  Presbyterian  church  of  Cin- 
cinnati, April,    1839.     Graduated    from    Marietta  College  with  the 
class  of  1875,  and  from  Lane  Seminary,  May,  1879.     He  was  licensed 
by  the  presbytery  of  Cincinnati,   April   10,   1878.    He  supplied  the 
First  Presbyterian  church  of  Monroe,  Butler  County,  Presbytery  of 
Dayton,  from  Dec.  8,  1878,  to  May  13,  1879.    He  was  received  into 
the  Presbytery  of  Dayton  as  a  licentiate,  on  certificate  from  Preeby- 


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THE  HISTOET  OF  THE 


tery  of  Cincinnati,  April  9,  1S79,  and  by  that  Presbytery  ordained 
and  installed  Pastor  of  the  Monroe  church,  May  13,  1879,  which 
pastorate  he  resigned,  Fub.  14,  1884,  and  was  then  dismissed  to  the 
Presbytery  of  Caillicjthe  and  accepted  calls,  and  was  installed  at 
Bourneville,  June  3rd,  and  Bainbridge,  June  10,  1881,  Addison  M. 
Chapin  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Whitewater  and 
accepted  a  call  from  tho  Mount  Pleasant  church,  and  Thursday,  July 
10,  at  half  past  seven  P.  M.,  was  appointed  for  his  installation, 
George  Carpenter  to  preach  and  preside,  H.  W.  Biggs  to  give  the 
charge  to  tho  pastor  and  D  wight  L.  Chapin,  of  the  Cleveland  Presby- 
tery, to  be  invited  to  give  the  charge  to  the  people. 

Tho  next  meeting  of  Pre.-bytery  was  at  Bloomingburgh,  April 
29,  1881,  when  the  Rev.  John  H.  Jones  was  received  from  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Mahoning,  accepted  a  call  from  and  was  installed  Pastor 
of  the  Bloomingburgh  church.  II.  W.  Guthrie  preached,  George 
Carpenter  gave  the  chargo  to  the  people  and  11.  K  Campbell  to  the 
pastor.  John  II.  Jones  was  born  in  Wales,  Dec.  18,  1836.  He 
united  with  the  Welsh  Congregational  church,  in  1858.  He  received 
his  Literary  education  in  Western  Preserve  College,  graduating 
with  the  class  of  1867.  Studied  Theology  at  Union  Park  one  year, 
and  two  years  at  Audover,  where  he  graduated  ia  1S70.  He  was 
licensed  by  the  Andover  Congregational  Conference,  in  1869,  and 
ordained  by  Trumbull  and  Mahoning  Conference  in  1871.  He  was 
received  into  the  Presbyterian  church  by  Wooster  Presbytery  at  the 
spring  meeting  in  Plymouth,  Ohio.  1877.  He  preached  to  Bristol 
and  Blooniaeld  Congregational  churches,  from  1870  to  1874,  to  the 
First  Presbyterian  church,  Plymouth,  Ohio,  from  1874  to  1878,  to 
the  First  Presbyterian  church,  Akron,  Ohio,  from  April,  1878,  to 
November,  188  L,  and  began  preaching  to  the  Presbyterian  church 
in  Bloomingburgh,  Feb.  1st,  1884. 

In  Presbytery  at  Concord,  Sep.  9bh  and  lOih,  1884,  George 
Carpenter  had  leave  to  labor  out  of  bouuds  until  the  next  meeting. 
Delegates  were  elected  to  Synod  which  had  now  become  a  represent- 
ative body.  The  Rev.  John  W.  Wilson  was  received  from  the  Pres- 
bytery of  Alton.  The  following  persons  were  appointed  a  standing 
committee  on  Temperance:  Norman  Jones,  W.  J.  McSurely  and 
James  P.  Robinson.  The  following  minute  was  adopted  with 
reference  to  the  death  of  the  Rev.  Nathaniel  M.  Urmston:  "Entered 
into  rest,  August  J27. 1834,  Rev.  Nathaniel  M.  Urmston,  in  the  eighty- 
sixth  year  of  his  age.  He  whs  ordained  as  an  Evangelist  by  the 
Presbytery  of  Coshocton,  in  1828,  and  first  labored  as  a  missionary  in 
Ohio  and  Kentucky.    Then,'  after  preaching  some  time  in  Oonnecti- 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTER?. 


319 


cut,  he  came  into  the  bounds  of  this  Presbytery,  1844,  and,  with  the 
exception  of  six  years  spent  in  Iowa  and  Wisconsin,  the  remainder 
of  his  life  was  spent  among  us.  His  miQd  was  clear  and  calm  and 
active  to  the  end.  He  was  a  cheerful  christian.  His  hope  was 
bright.  He  was  also  remarkably  trustful.  He  trusted  the  Lord  for 
the  earthly  things,  and  for  the  heavenly.  No  one  could  hear  him 
pray  without  feeling  that  he  lived  in  close  and  tender  communion 
with  God.  His  ministry  was  a  successful  one,  and  his  example  was 
winning  and  helpful.  Without  suffering,  or  protracted  illness,  or 
fear,  he  passed  away. 

Wm.  J.  McSuRELY, 

George  Carpenter, 
Sam'l  F.  McCoy, 

Committee, 
Mr.  Urmston  was  born  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  April  12,  1799,  and  is 
said  to  have  been  the  first  white  male  child  born  in  that  place.  The 
first  meeting  of  our  Presbytery  was  Tuesday,  April  9th,  and  he  was 
born  the  Friday  of  the  same  week.  His  father's  house  was  the  first 
house  built  in  Chillicothe  that  had  both  shingle  roof  and  glass 
windows.  He  studied  Latin  for  a  time  with  Dr.  Robert  G.  Wilson; 
but  while  he  was  yet  a  boy  the  family  moved  to  a  farm  near  Sinking 
Spring,  where  his  father  built  a  brick  house  that  is  still  standing. 
He  studied  at  Augusta,  Kentucky,  and  graduated  at  Princeton  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  in  1826.  During  vacations  he  taught  singing- 
school,  and  went  with  a  classmate  to  his  home  in  Connecticut,  for 
that  purpose,  and  there  met  the  young  lady  who  became  his  first 
wife.  Shortly  after  his  marriage  he  came,  as  homo  missionary,  to  the 
churches  of  Millersburg  and  Hopewell,  in  Holmes  county,  Ohio,  about 
1827.  After  laboring  there  some  time  he  took  charge  of  the  church 
in  Millersburg,  Kentucky  In  1832  ho  returned  to  Connecticut,  and 
as  there  were  no  Presbyterian  churches  there  at  that  time,  he  became 
connected  with  the  Congregational  church,  and  labored  there  in  the 
churches  of  Newtown,  Cornwall  and  Sherman,  until  18-14,  when  he 
came  to  our  Presbytery.  In  1S57  he  went  to  Keokuk,  Iowa,  to  make 
his  home  with  his  oldest  son,  and,  after  a  short  residence  there,  took 
charge  of  the  churches  in  Waterloo,  Athens  and  Missouri.  In  1863 
the  war  broke  up  these  churches,  and  Mr.  Urmston  being  a  strong 
Union  man,  found  that  he  could  do  no  work  in  that  State,  and 
returned  to  Ohio,  and  lived  the  remainder  of  his  life  near  Hills- 
borough. 

Thomas  S.  Huggart  was  taken  under  tho  care  of  Presbytery. 
His  Latin  exegesis  and  critical  exercise  were  approved  by  a  com- 


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THE    HISTORY    OP    THX 


mittee.  He  delivered  a  popular  lecture  on  Romans,  6:  1-6,  and 
a  popular  sermon  on  John,  3:  16,  and  was  licensed  Wednesday, 
September  10,  1884. 

Mr.  Hnggart,  who  had  been,  for  some  years,  Principal  of  Salem 
Academy,  aud  who  now  was  licensed  to  preach,  was  born  in  Ireland, 
April  13,  1845.  He  joined  the  Reformed  Presbyterian  church.  He 
received  his  literary  education  at  Westminster  College,  Pennsylvania, 
and  graduated  at  the  Theological  Seminary  at  Princeton,  Now  Jersey. 
After  leaving  this  Presbytery  ho  was  received  as  a  licentiate  into  the 
Presbytery  of  Marion,  by  which  he  was  ordained  aud  installed  pastor 
of  the  church  of  Ostrander,  in  December,  1881,  having  begun  to 
supply  that  church  in  October  of  that  year.  He  remained  there  until 
April,  1880,  when  he  went  to  Lancaster,  Ohio,  where  he  became 
pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church,  remaining  there  until  early 
in  1889,  when  he  accepted  a  call  to  Shelby,  Ohio. 

The  Rev.  Samuel  Finley,  D.  D.,  who  had  been  received  from 
the  Presbytery  of  Dayton,  at  the  April  meeting  of  Presbytery,  in 
Bloomingburgh,  was  installed  pastor  of  the  Concord  C  Lurch.  S.  F. 
Sharpless  preached  and  presided,  W.  J.  McSurely  gave  the  charge  to 
the  pastor,  and  R.  C.  Galbraith  to  the  people. 


ra* 


CONCORD   (BUILT  A.D.  IS22)  AS  REMODELED  1847. 

Samuel  Finley  was  born  in  West  Miillletown,  Pennsylvania 
October  26,  1818;  united  with  the  Associate  Reformed  church,  on 
profession  of  his  faith,  when  he  was  in  his  16th  year.  He  was  born 
and  brought  up  in  that  church.     He  graduated  at  Franklin  College, 


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321 


Ohio,  in  1839;  studied  theology  in  the  Theological  Seminary  of  the 
Associate  Reformed  Church,  at  Alleghany  City,  Pennsylvania,  and 
was  licensed  by  the  Second  Presbytery  of  Ohio,  July  7,  1841,  and 
ordained  by  the  same  Presbytery,  sine  tituio,  October  12,  1842.  He 
was  commissioned  by  the  General  Synod  to  labor  one  year  in  Lafay- 
ette, Indiana,  and  entered  upon  his  work  there  in  October,  1842,  and 
in  May,  1843,  the  General  Synod,  in  answer  to  a  petition  from  the 
church  at  Troy,  Richland  county,  Ohio,  directed  that  he  should  go  to 
that  church,  of  which  he  was  pastor  from  October,  1843,  till  1845.  In 
1845  he  was  elected  Principal  of  Edinburgh  Academy,  Wayne  county, 
Ohio.  He  entered  upon  his  work  there  in  1846.  In  the  fall  of  1848 
he  went  to  Chillicothe,  as  Associate  Principal  of  the  Academy  in  that 
place.  In  the  spring  of  1850  he  became  President  of  the  Chillicothe 
Female  Seminary,  and  remained  there  until  February  11.  1853,  when 
he  became  President  of  Madison  College,  at  Antrim,  Ohio,  a  college 
under  the  care  of  the  Associate  Reformed  General  Synod.  He 
resigned  the  presidency  of  this  colleen,  August  4, 1856.  On  the  27th 
of  August,  1856,  he  was  dismissed  by  ihe  Second  Presbytery  of  Ohio 
to  unite  with  the  Zanesville  Presbytery  of  the  O.  S.  Presbyterian 
church,  into  which  Presbytery  he  was  received,  Tuesday,  September 
9,  1856.  He  was  pastor  of  the  Sixth  Presbyterian  church  of  Pitts- 
burgh from  May,  1857  to  1861 ;  Professor  of  Logic  and  Rhetoric  in 
the  Western  University,  of  Pennsylvania,  from  1861  to  1863;  taught  a 
classical  and  mathematical  school  in  Pittsburgh  from  1863  to  1865. 
He  was  pastor  of  the  Fourth  Presbyterian  church,  Dayton,  Ohio, 
and  Chaplain  and  Professor  in  the  Western  Military  Academy  from 
1865  to  18"T0,  and  pastor  of  the  Ne<v  Jersey  Church,  Carlisle  Station, 
from  1870  to  1878,  and  stated  supply  in  Somerville  and  Collinsville 
from  1879  to  1884.  He  edited  the  "  Pennsylvania  Teacher,"  an  edu- 
cational mDnthly  magazine  in  Pittsburgh,  from  1859  to  1862.  In 
1873  he  was  made  a  corresponding  member  of  the  American  Ento- 
mological Society.  At  the  request  of  the  Presbyterian  Board  of 
Publication*,  he  prepared  a  volume  of  280  pages  on  insect  life,  which 
they  published  in  1878,  entitled  "Rambles  Among  the  Insects." 

The  meeting  at  Concord  was  a  very  pleasant  one.  The  members 
all  enjoyed  themselves  greatly,  in  noti  jg  the  wonderful  improvement 
in  the  church  building,  by  which  the  old  church  that  was  completed 
in  1822 — just  in  time  for  the  lirst  meeting  of  Presbytery,  after  the 
name  was  change  from  Washington  tc  Chillicothe — was  transformed, 
into  the  piesent  beautiful  and  convenient  structure.  The  cemetery, 
also,   that   had  formerly  been   like    most  country  graveyards,   now 

graded  and  with  walks  tastefully  arranged,  called  for  admiration; 
41 


oi>2 


Tin:  ni*TOKY  ok  i  B1 


and  the  manse,  in  the  yard  of  which  there  was  a  table  covered  with 
an  abundance  of  substantiate  and  delicacies,  to  tcuij  t  ami  ^atisU  the 
appetite,  came  in  for  its  share  of  praise  All  were  of  one  mind  in 
thinking  thai  they  had  never  -pen  a  country  church  so  hai  dsome 
and  elegant,  and  with  such  beautiful  surrouudings,  and  in  praying 
that  the  people  there  might  be  abundantly  blessed  and  prospered 
in  all  good  things. 


I"" i     '    wiiw ■iJ.iiri  ill  rT''-,'"  '-    i     v'  ".-Hi"'    Tv'  "    • v,,r— -    ' 


CONCORD    CHUHCH,    188-i. 

In  Presbyter;  at  Washington  C.  H.,  October  1G,  L884,  Thomas 
S.  Huggart  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Marion.  The  Rev. 
Sainuel  B.  Alderson  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Ebenezer, 
accepted  a  call  from  Washington  church,  and  wae  installed  Thursday, 

October  16.  Wm.  J  McSurely  preached  and  presided.  Hubert  K. 
Campbell  gave  the  charge  to  the  people,  and  Norman  Jones  to  the 
pastor. 

Samuel  B.  Alderson  was  born  in  St.  Charles  county,  Missouri, 
on  the  22nd  of  June,  1850.  He  united  with  the  Presbyterian  church 
ut  Fultou.  Missouri,  in  connection  with  the  Southern  Assembly,  while 
attending  college,  in  the  winter  of  18G7;  attended  Westminster 
College  at  Fulton,  Missouri,  two  years;  then  went  to  Blackburn 
University,  Carlinville,  Illinois,  and  graduated  in  the  class  of  18G9. 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTERl'. 


323 


He  was  taken  under  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  St.  Louis  and 

licensed  by  them  to  preach,  in  the  spring  of  1872;  graduated  from 

McCormick  Geological  Seminary  in  the  spring  of  1873,  where  he 

had  spent  his  first  year,  but  the  great  fire  so  interrupted  affairs,  in 

the  second  year  of  his  course,  that  he  left  aud  went  to  Danville,  and 

completed  the  second  year's  course,  and  returned  to  McCormick  for 

the  third  year's  course.     Upon  graduating,  he  was  invited  to  supply 

the  church  at  Maysville.  Kentucky,  for  one  year,  at  the  end  of  which 

he  was  unanimously  called  to  become  their  pastor.     He  united  with 

the  Presbytery  of  Ebeuezer,  and  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor 

or  the  church  at  Maysville,  June  28,  1874,  where  he  remained  eleven 

and  a  half  years,   when  he  was  called  to    Washington  C.  H     and 

installed  as  above. 


CONCORD-MANSE  WEST-FRONT  1864. 

Piketou  and  Waverly  presented  calls  for  the  Rev  John  W 
Wilson,  which  he  accepted;  and  R.  K.  Campell  was  appointed  to 
PTJ?  »f*weside'  S-  D  Crothers  fc°  ^ve  the  charge  to  tne  pastor, 
and  H.  W^Biggs  to  the  people,  at  his  installation.  He  was  installed 
by  these  brethren  at  Waverly,  November  6th,  and  at  Piketon  De- 
cember 11th.  ' 

The  standing  committee  on  Sabbath  Schools  made  a  report 
as  previously  ordered,  which  was  accepted  and  adopted  and  is  as 
follows:  -Your  committee,  having  been  directed  to  consider  tbe 
propriety  and  advantage  of  a  Presbyterial  Sabbath  School  Asso- 
ciation,  and  if  favoring  the  same  to  propose  a  plan,  submits   the 

£Zll\TT:ndatiunH:  1St     That  We  °^™*  a  P'esbyterial 
Sabbath  School  Association,  with  this  Constitution,  namelv:  Art.  1st 

The  name  of  this  organization  shall  be  the  Sabbath  School  Assoc*. 


324  THE    HISTORY  OF  THE 

Hon  of  the  Chillioothe  Presbytery.  Art.  2nd.  The  object  of  this 
Association  shall  he  to  proiaote  the  interests  of  our  Sabbath 
Schools  by     all     proper    means,    such   as    bringing  the    workers 

together  at  stated  times,  for  mutual  counsel  and  eneoirageruent. 
for  better  acquaintance  with  each  other  and  with  their  duties  and 
obligations  and  to  secure  concert  of  action  upou  all  natters  of 
general  interest  to  the  cause.  Art.  3.  This  Association  shall  be 
composed  of  all  the  minister;;  and  the  officer^  and  teachers  of  the 
Sabbath  Schools  within  the  Presbytery.  Art.  4.  The  officers  of 
this  Association  shall  bo  a  President,  eleven  vice  presidents  a  corres- 
ponding secretary,  and  a  treasurer,  who  shall  be  elected  at  the 
annual  meeting  of  the  Association,  and  hold  their  offices  for  one 
year,  or  until  their  successors  are  chosen.  They  shall  be  elected  by 
ballot,  unless  otherwise  determined,  and  shall  perform  the  usual 
duties  of  such  officers  in  simile r  organizations,  and  such  ether  duties 
as  may  be  required  by  the  Association.  These  officers  shall 
constitute  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Association,  of  which 
five  members  shall  be  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business. 
Art.  5.  The  Association  shall  meet  semi-annually,  at  times  and 
places  ai ranged  by  the  Executive  Committee.  The  Spri  ig  meeting 
of  each  year  shall  be  the  anm.al  meeting  for  the  electioi  of  officers 
and  reports  of  committees.  Special  meetings  may  be  called  by 
the  executive  committee,  and  of  all  meetings, both  stated  ;  nd  special, 
due  notice  must,  be  given.  6.  The  Executive  Comn  ittee  shall 
carry  out  the  plans  and  instructions  of  the  Association,  and  provide 
funds  for  its  necessary  expenses.  It  shall  make  its  own  by-laws 
and  fill  its  own  vacancies  occurring  between  the  stated  meetings 
of  the  Association.  It  shall  collect  the  statistics  of  tLe  Sabbath 
Schools  within  the  Presbytery,  and  forward  the  same  to  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  Sabbath  School  work  of  the  Board  of  Publication  and 
make  a  full  report  of  its  proceedings  to  each  annual  meeting  of  the 
Association  and  also  to  the  Spring  meeting  of  Presbytery."  The 
next  article  provides  a  method  of  changing  any  part  of  the  consti- 
tution at  any  meeting  of  Presbytery  due  notice  of  the  intention  to 
make  a  chai  ge  having  b«en  given.  Then  a  list  of  persons,  appointed 
to  serve  in  the  various  offices  until  the  annual  election,  is  given  and 
finally  it  is  provided:  "That  the  Executive  Committee  of  this 
Association  take  the  place  of  Presbytery's  standing  committee  on 
Sabbath  Sclool s." 

I  do  not  know  whether  making  the  Synod  representative, 
had  necessarily  the  effect  of  making  it  four  times  as  critical  as  it 
had  formerly    been,    but  the   following    exception  recorded  in  the 


chillicothe  presbytery.  325 

minutes  of  Presbytery  looks  that  way.  "On  page  167,  it  is  recorded 
that  the  'Presbytery  adopted  the  following  report :  The  Chillicothe 
Presbytery  having  voted  to  receive  the  revised  Book  of  Discipline 
asa  whole,  takes  exception  to  Sec.  26  of  Chap.  IV,  etc'  Your  com- 
mittee think  that  the  word  adopt  should  be  substituted  for  received' 
and  recommend  the  approval  of  the  Records  with  the  exception 
noted." 

In  Presbytery  at  Chillicothe,  April  14,-16, 1885,  George  Carpen- 
ter was  again  granted  leave  to  labor  out  of  bounds  for  six  months. 
Mr.  Carpenter  had  been  supplying  the  Amanda  church  in  the 
Columbus  Presbytery  and  also  the  church  at  Hamden  each  half 
time.  J.  P.  A.  Dickey  was  made  stated  supply  at  Hamden  for  haif 
time,  until  the  n^xt  stated  meeting  and  had  leave  to  labor  out  of 
bounds  for  the  other  part  of  his  time.  H.  W.  Guthrie  was  con- 
tinued at  Union  and  Memorial,  G.  B.  Beecher  at  New  Petersburgh 
and  Norman  Jones  at  North  Fork. 

In  Presbytery  at  Frankfort,  May  Oth,  1885,  the  Rev.  Warren 
Taylor  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Athens.  The  Revds. 
John  Barrett,  S.  D.  Crothers  and  R.  K.  Campbell,  the  committee 
to  which  Robt.  C.  Galbraith's  paper  on  the  examination  of  candi- 
dates for  the  ministry  was  referred,  made  the  following  report, 
which  was  adopted:  '"Your  committee  having  considered  the  paper 
put  in  its  hands  and  approving  its  general  provisions,  recommends 
its  adoption  with  a  few  quite  immaterial  modifications,  so  that  our 
me' hod  of  procedure  hereafter  in  this  matter  shall  be  as  follows: 
Candidates  for  the  ministry  applying  to  this  Presbytery  for  licensure 
shall  be  examined  on  experimental  religion  and  motives  for  seeking 
the  gospel  ministry,  in  the  presence  of  the  Presbytery,  and  shall 
answer  such  questions  orally  as  the  committee  or  other  members 
may  propose.  But  the  other  examinations  shall  be  in  writing, 
and  the  committee  on  the  different  parts  of  trial  shall  prepare  such 
questions  as  every  young  man  seeking  the  ministry  ought  to  be 
aide  to  answer,  not  such  as  are  designed  to  show  the  skill  of  the 
examiner,  but  to  bring  out  the  knowledge  of  the  candidate.  1st. 
The  committee  on  systematic  theology  shall  prepare  iwenty-five 
questions,  which  shall  comprehend  the  distinctive  doctrines  of  the 
reformed  theology;  substantially  correct  answers  to  twenty  of 
which  will  be  required  of  the  candidate.  2nd.  Twenty-five  ques- 
tions on  the  natural  sciences  shall  be  prepared  by  the  committee, 
fifteen  of  which  mist  be  aaswered.  3d.  On  the  mental  and  moral 
sciences  the  committee  shall  prepare  ten  questions  on  each,  seven 
of  each  ten  mus-t  be  correctly  answered.     1th.     On  the  Latin,   Greek 


326  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

and  Hebrew  languages,  candidate*  >hall  he  given  a  short  passage, 
in  each,  and  be  required  to  translate,  point  out  the  different  parts 
of  speech,  give  the  cases  of  the  nouns,  and  moods  and  tenses  and 
principal  parts  of  the  verbs,  and  a  proficiency  of  equal  proportion 
shall  be  required  as  in  other  branches.  5th.  On  church  govern- 
ment the  committee  shall  prepare  ten  questions,  eight  of  which 
must  be  answered,  fith.  On  church  history  and  the  sacraments, 
the  committee  shall  prepare  ten  questions  on  each,  and  seven,  of 
each  ten  must  be  answered."  The  above  was  adopted  and  since 
its  adoption  Presbytery  has  conducted  the  examination  of  candi- 
dates in  accordance  with  its  provisions. 

In  Presbyter>  at  South  Salem.  June  18,  1885,  the  Rev.  Leo. 
Dionne.  of  the  Presbytery  of  Montreal  was  received  into  Pres- 
bytery and  made  stated  supply  to  the  French  church.  Mr.  Dionne 
was  born  at  Ste.  Anne  de  la  Perade,  Province  of  Quebec,  June 
14,  1844,  was  born  in  the  church  of  Rome,  which  church  he  left 
at  the  age  of  19,  having  entered  the  Protestant  missionary  schools 
near  Montreal.  His  literary  education  was  received  at  McGill 
University.  Montreal,  and  his  theological  at  the  Presbyterian  college 
of  the  same  city.  He  was  licensed  and  ordained  in  Montreal,  Nov. 
1,  1870,  by  the  "Synode  Des  Eglises  Evangeliques."  Fur  several 
years  he  worked  in  connection  with  the  "French  Canadian  Mis- 
sionary Society."  Thinking  a  change  of  work  would  be  beneficial 
to  his  health,  he  accepted  the  position  of  French  teacher  in  Bishop'.*- 
College  and  Grammar  School  at  Lennoxville.  Canada,  which  position 
he  rilled  from  September,  1875  to  July,  1877.  After  leaving  Lennox- 
ville, he  accepted  a  call  from  the  French  and  English  congregation 
of  Joliette,  in  the  Presbytery  of  Montreal,  where  be  preached  for 
five  years.  After  leaving  Joliette  he  continued  his  connection  with 
the  Presbytery  of  Montreal,  laboring  for  the  most  of  the  time 
within  its  bounds  until  his  reception  into  our  Presbytery. 

In  Presbytery  at  Hillsborough.  September  8th  and  Otb.  1885,  the 
committee  appointed  to  consider  the  state  of  the  Sinking  Spring 
church,  made  the  following  report,  which  was  adopted:  "1st  We  have 
ascertained  that  the  last  surviving  member  of  the  Sinking  Spring 
church,  Mrs.  Ann  Shoemaker,  has  removed  into  the  bounds  of  the 
Marshall  church.  We  therefor*  recommend  that  her  name  be  trans- 
ferred to  the  roll  of  the  Marshall  church,  and  that  the  Sinking  Spring 
church  be  declared  to  be  dissolved."  The  second  resolution  ap- 
pointed a  committee  to  examine  as  to  the  title  to  the  property,  &c. 
The  third  was  in  reference  to  the  bell,  a  gift  from  Presbytery,  which 
the  committee  recommended  should  be  donated  to   Belfast  church. 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTERY.  327 

J.  G.  Galbreath  was  elected  Stated  Clerk;  Norman  Jones.  Per- 
manent Clerk,  and  George  Carpenter,  Treasurer,  all  for  three  years. 
The  report  of  the  committee  on  incorporation  was  adopted,  and  is  as 
follows:  "At  a  stated  meeting  of  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe,  held 
at  Hillsboro',  Ohio,  September  9,  1885,  it  was  ordered:  That,  for  the 
purpose  of  securing  the  benetit  of  the  law  relating  to  religious  and 
other  societies,  (Chap.  15,  Title  II.  of  the  Revised  Statutes  of 
Ohio.)  Strawder  J.  Parrett,  George  B.  Beecher,  Robert  C.  Galbraith, 
Richard  (_i.  Lewis,  Samuel  D.  Crothers  and  Samuel  F.  McCoy,  all 
of  whom  are  freeholders,  be.  and  they  are  hereby,  elected  and  created 
a  Board  of  Trustees,  of  the  Presbytery  of  ChiHicothe.  said  Presby- 
tery being  connected  with  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  m  the  United  States  of  America;  and  they  being  members 
of  the  said  denomination,  the  said  trustees,  so  elected,  to  serve  in 
the  order  of  their  names  as  above  written,  for  six,  five,  four,  three, 
two.  and  one  years,  respectively,  and  until  their  successors  are  elected 
and  qualified:  such  successors  to  be  elected  at  the  stated  fall  meeting 
of  said  Presbytery,  and  to  hold  their  office  for  the  term  of  six  years 
and  until  their  successors  are  elected  and  qualified.  The  said 
Trustees  shall  hold  and  control  and  have  charge  of,  for  the  purpose 
aud  under  the  direction  of  said  Presbytery,  all  the  property,  personal 
and  real,  or  mined,  now  owned  by  said  Presbytery,  or  held  in  trust 
by  any  person  or  persons  therefor,  or  of  which  said  Presbytery  may 
hereafter  become  possessed.  The  Trustees  shall  also  exercise  the 
rights  and  powers,  enumerated  in  section  3-786,  in  the  case  of  any 
congregation  which  may  have  or  shall  become  extinct;  and  they  may 
act  as  Trustees  to  houses  of  worship,  or  other  property  that  shall 
properly  come  into  the  hands  of  said  Presbytery,  and  to  hold  and 
invest,  &c.,  as  provided  in  the  section  above  named,  and  as  may  be 
provided  for  by  an  act  amendatory  thereto.  We  certify  that  this 
was  passed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe,  in  due  form  at  Hills- 
borough, Ohio,  September  9th,  1885. 

(Signed)  Samuel  Findley,  Moderator. 

J.  G.  Galbreath,  Stated  Clerk." 

The  pastoral  relation,   existing  between  John.  W.  Wilson  and 
Waverly  and  Piketon  churches,  was  dissolved. 

In  Presbytery  at  Greenfield,  April  13th  aud  14th,  1886,  Warren 
Taylor  was  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Athens.  The  Stated 
Clerk  was  directed  to  put  the  letters  H.  R.  after  the  names  of  W.  C 
Holly  day,  Wm.  P.  Eastman  and  Warren  Taylor,  in  his  report  to  the 
General  Assembly.  Piketon  obtained  leave  to  employ  Wm.  M.  Gal- 
breath, until  the  next  stated  meeting.      The  other  supplies  were 


328  THE  HISTORY  OF  THE 

continued  as  before,  except  that  R.  G.  Lewis  ceased  to  supply  Moua. 
Park  W.  Taylor,  who  was  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery  at  Green- 
field, June  12,  1883,  was  licensed.  His  latin  exegesis,  "  De  Discip- 
line/, Christ ianor am:"  and  critical  exerciso  on  1st  Cor.,  10:  1-6,  were 
recommended  for  approval  by  the  committees,  and  he  delivered  a 
popular  lecture  from  Hebrews,  1:  1-3,  and  sermon  from  Rom.  8:  1, 
which  were  sustained  as  parts  of  trial,  and  he  was  licensed  Wed- 
nesday, April  14th. 

Mr.  Taylor  was  born  at  Montezuma,  Park  county.  Irdiauai 
December  1st,  1857,  united  with  the  church  in  Cincinnati  when  he 
was  thirteen  years  old;  graduated  at  Wabash  college,  with  the  class 
of  1884,  and  at  Lane  Seminary  in  1887.  He  was  dismissed  from  our 
Presbytery  to  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Steub^nville,  in  meeting 
at  South  Salem,  April  12th  and  13th,  1887,  by  which  Prt  sbytery  he 
was  ordained  April  27th,  1887:  and  in  June  was  iustalled  pastor  of 
Scio  Church  and  Buchanan  Chapel;  he  also  supplies  Ridge  Church. 
John  W.  Wilson  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Columbus. 

Mr.  Wilson  was  born  in  West  Columbia,  Mason  county.  West 
Virginia,  April  4th,  1858.  He  united  with  the  Pr-sbyterian  church 
of  Carliusville,  Illinois,  September  6,  1878.  He  attended  McKendree 
College  one  year,  but  finished  his  literary  course  at  Blackburn  Uni- 
versity; graduated  in  1882;  studied  theology  at  Lane,  and  graduated 
there  in  May.  1884;  was  licensed  May  20,  1883.  and  ordained  Sep- 
tember 10,  1884,  by  Alton  Presbytery.  His  first  charge  was  Waverly 
and  Piketon,  where  he  labored  fifteen  months,  from  June  1,  1884,  to 
September  8,  1885;  then  he  supplied  Frankfort  and  Greenland  four 
months,  in  the  absence  of  Mr.  Pierce,  and  began  to  preach  at  AVest 
Rushville,  Bethel,  and  Bremen,  in  the  Columbus  Presbytery,  March 
1.  1886.  of  which  churches  he  is  now  pastor. 

Iu  Presbytery  at  Chillicothe,  May  18,  188G.  Joseph  Provost  was 
dismissed  to  the  Congregational  Council  of  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts.    Mr.  Provost  had  been,  for  the  last  year,  laboring  out  of 

our  bounds. 

Joseph  Provost  was  born  in  Canada,  of  Roman  Catholic  parents. 
but  in  1866,  while  attending  the  Point.*  mu  Tremble  missionary 
school,  he  became  a  Protestant.  In  1867  I.-  went  to  Switzerland  to 
pursue  his  studies,  first  at  Geneva,  and  then  stndied  theology  at 
Neuchatel,  under  Prof.  Godet;  was  licensed  and  ordained  by  the 
Chillicothe  Presbytery,  and  preached  three  years  at  Mowrytown,  to 
the  French  Churcb,  then  four  years  at  Montreal.  Canada,  and  then 
again  five  years  at  Mowrytown.  Since  1884  he  has  been  working 
among  the  French  Roman  Catholics*,  at  Springfield,  Massachusetts 


CHILLICOTHE    PRE8BYTKBY,.  329 

under  the  care  of  the  Congregational  Home  Mission  Board.  They 
organized  a  church  there  one  year  ego,  and  now,  1888.  have  fifty- 
seven  members,  all  of  whom  were  originally  members  of  the  church 
of  Rome. 

The  church  of  Bogota,  United  States  of  Columbia,  South  America, 
was  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery,  and  M.  E.  Caldwell  appointed 
stated  supply.  (This  church  is  a  mission  church,  and  Mr.  Caldwell  a 
foreign  missionary  supported  by  the  Board.)  John  McCoy,  a  member 
of  the  First  Church,  Chillicothe,  who  had  been  taken  under  the  care 
of  Presbytery,  as  a  candidate  for  the  ministry,  in  the  meeting  at 
Frankfort,  May  19,  1885,  presented  his  Latin  exegesis  on  "An 
fuerit  necesse  Christum  satisfacere  pro  nobis%"  and  critical  exer- 
cise, Romans,  6:  1-5,  and  delivered  a  popular  lecture  from  Istaah, 
40:  27-31,  and  sermon  from  John  3:  3,  and  was  licensed. 

Mr.  McCoy  was  born  at  Chillicothe,  October  20,  1861;  received 
to  the  communion  of  the  First  Church,  Chillicothe,  April  7,  1877; 
graduated  at  Wooster,  with  the  class  of  1884,  and  at  Princeton  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  May  10,  1887,  where  he  tcok  the  George  S.  Green 
fellowship  n  Hebrew,  giving  him  the  advantage  of  a  year's  study  in 
Germany.  After  his  return  from  Germany  he  was  ordained  as  an 
evangelist,  at  a  called  meeting  of  Presbytery,  in  the  First  Presby- 
terian church,  Chillicothe,  August  21,  1888.  The  Rev.  J.  P.  A.  Dickey 
preachei  his  ordination  sermon,  from  Matt,  27:  19-20;  R.  C.  Gal- 
braith,  Jr.,  gave  the  charge  to  the  newly  ordained  minister,  who 
was  then  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Central  Dakota,  and  is  now 
preaching  at  Faulkton,  in  that  Presbytery. 

The  next  meeting  of  Presbytery  was  at  Kingston,  September 
14th  and  loth,  1886.  Mr.  Alderson's  opening  sermon,  from  1st  Cor. 
9:14:  "Even  hath  the  Lord  ordained,  that  they  which  preach  the 
gospel  should  live  of  the  gospel,"  was,  by  request  of  the  Presbytery, 
published  in  the  Scioto  Gazette.  Piketon  had  leave  to  employ 
Wm.  M.  Galbreath,  until  the  next  stated  meeting,  and  North  Fork, 
which  Mr.  Jones  had  ceased  to  supply,  had  leave  to  procure  its 
own  supples.  The  following  resolution,  presented  by  the  standing  • 
committee  on  temperance,  was  adopted:  "That  Presbytery  would 
emphatically  endorse  the  deliverances  of  th.9  General  Assembly,  on 
the  temperance  question,  and  would  urge  the  duty  of  laboring  for 
the  extermination  of  the  liqaor  traffic,  and  would  warn  the  people 
against  indifference  to  the  power  and  influence  of  this  great  evil." 

At  Washington  C.  H.,  Nov.  16,  1886,  the  pastoral  relation  exist- 
ing between  the  Rev.  Julius  Strauss  and  the  church  at  Wilmington 
was  dissolved,  and  he  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati. 


330  THE   HIHTORT  OY  THF 

In  Presbytery  Ht  South  Salem,  April  12th  and  13,  1887,  "R.  C 
(ialbraith,  Jr.,  and  S.  D.  Crothers  were  appointed  a  comnritttee  to 
write  up  the  Hi8tory  of  Presbytery." 

The  last  meeting  of  the  Presbytery,  in  the  year  1887,  was  at 
Wilkesville,    Sep.,   13th   and   14th.     At   this    meeting   "The   stand- 
ing committee  on   Foreign     Missions     made   a   report   which    was 
accepted  and  the  following  resolutions  were  adopted:  Resolved;  1st. 
That  all  our    churches  be  exhorted  to  increased    liberality  to  the 
Board   of   Foreign    Missions,    whose    work   furnishes   probably    the 
truest  and  largest  field  for  the  exercise  of  that  disinterested   benevo- 
lence which  is  so  essential  to  the  true  christian  spirit  and  character- 
Resolved;  2nd.     That  the  women  in  those  churches  in  which  no  \\ . 
F.  M.  Ss.  have  been  organized,  be  most  earnestly  and  affectionately 
ur^ed  to  emulate  their  sisters  of  the  other  churches,  in  their  zeal  for 
the  extension  of  the  Kingdom  of  Him,  who  has.  in  all  ages,  so  hon" 
ored  and  blessed  woman,  and  that  they,  without  delay,  establish  h 
W.  F.  M.  S.  for  efficient  work  in  their  own  churches.     Resolved;  3rd. 
That  the  Sabbath  Schools  which  have  contributed  to  Foreign  Mis- 
sions be  urged,  'Not  to  be  weary  in  well  doing,  but  more  and  more 
to  excel  in  this  grace  also,'  by   increased    efforts  to  enlarge    their 
gifts,  and  to  enlist  the  co-operation  of  all  the  members  of  the  school 
in  the  good  work.     That  the  schools  which  have  given  nothing,  be 
urged  to  begin  at  once  and  give  to  the  Lord."     The  next  resolution 
recommended   "The  Church  at  Home  and  Abroad,"  and  the  5th> 
That  the  sessions  of  the  churches  should  be  instructed  to  take  action 
Ht  their  tirst  meetiugs,  to  make  these  resolutions   efficient  and  be 
required  to  make  report  of  their  work  and   its  success  at  the  next 
Regular  meeting  of  Presbytery.     Dr.  Biggs  and  Mr.  J.  McL.  Welsh 
were  appointed  a  committee  to  visit  McArthur  and  obtain  the  money 
needed  to  securo  the  Sherwood  fund.     This  they  did.     The  Pastoral 
relation  between  Addison  M.  Chapiu  and  the  Mount  Pleasant  church 
was  dissolved  to  take  effect  the  last  Sabbath  of  the  month,  and  Mr. 
Chapin  was  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Logansport.     The  fol- 
lowing resolution  was  also  unanimously   adopted:  ''That  in  dismiss- 
ing Bro.  A.  M.  Chapiu  to  the  Presbytery  of  Logansport,  we  deplore 
the  necessity  that  moves  him   from  our  bounds  and  from  the  pas- 
torate of  one  of  our  churches.     He  has  been  a  good  Presbyter  and  a 
faithful,  instructive  preacher  of  the  gospel.     In  leaving  us  he  carrieH 
with  him  our  highest  esteem  and  our  ardent  prayer  for  his  succews. 
We  cordially  commend  him  to  the  christian  love  and  affection  of  the 
brethren  among  whom  God  may  cast  his  lot.     May  the  great   Head 
of  the  Church  give  him  many   harvest   sheaves,   the  crown  of  a  true 
minister's  life." 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBTTERV.  331 

Mr.  Chapin  was  born  at  Brookville,  Indiana,  February  Oth,  1845, 
made  profession  of  his  faith,  Nov.  29,  1863,  and  was  received  into  the 
church  at  Spartansburgh,  Pa.,  of  which  his  father  was  then  pastor. 
He  graduated  from  Western  Reserve  College,  in  1869,  and  from 
Lane  Seminary,  in  1872.  August  31, 1873,  he  accepted  a  call  from  the 
church  of  Solon,  Ohio,  and  was  ordained  and  installed  Pastor  of  that 
church,  Dec,  17,  1873,  having  been  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of 
Erie,  May  21st,  1871.  Ho  closed  his  pastorate  at  Solon,  Oct.  28, 1877. 
He  was  stated  supply  to  the  church  at  Aurora,  Indiana,  from  April 
1st,  1878,  until  October  14,  1883,  and  began  preaching  at  Kingston  to 
the  Mount  Pleasant  church  the  next  Sabbath.  He  is  now  stated 
supply  to  the  Second  church  of  South  Bend,  Indiana. 

The  pastoral  relation  was  also  dissolved  between  J.  O.  Pierce 
and  the  Frankfort  church,  to  take  effect  the  last  Sabbath  in  the 
month.  Mr.  Pierce  however  continued  to  supply  the  Frankfort  and 
Greenland  churches,  for  another  ypar,  after  which  he  went  to  Yale 
College  to  take  a  post  graduate  course,  giving  special  attention  to 
the  study  of  the  Hebrew  language. 

The  following  resolutions  on  Temperance,  and  the  report  of  the 
standing  committee  were  adopted  without,  opposition,  it  having 
been  explained,  by  the  author  of  the  resolutions,  that  they  were  not 
to  be  understood  as  a  recommendation  to  vote  the  Third  Party 
ticket.  "Resolved;  1st.  That  seeking  the  destruction  of  the  Liquor 
Traffic  and  the  removal  of  its  attendant  evils,  we  commend  Prohibi- 
tion as  the  best  system  of  legislation  for  the  accomplishment  of  this 
purpose.  Resolved;  2nd.  That  we  will  labor  earnestly  to  secure  the 
introduction  of  Scientific  temperance  instruction  in  all  the  Public 
Schools  of  the  State." 

Before  the  next  meeting  of  Presbytery  two  brethren,  beloved, 
who  have  long  been  members  of  the  Chillicothe  Presbytery,  took 
their  departure.  Samuel  James  Miller  died  Sep.  24,  1887.  He  was 
born,  Lancaster,  Pa.,  June  11,  1802;  was  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary,  1826-27;  licensed  by  Presbytery,  New  Castle,  April  2, 
1828;  ord  lined  by  the  Presbytery  of  Miami,  Oct.  7, 1829;  pastor,  New 
Lexington,  Ohio,  from  1829  to  1836;  at  Pleasant  Ridge  from  1836  to 
1843.  Stated  supply  at  Bethel  and  Pisgab,  from  1843  to  1845;  at 
Wilmington,  from  1845  to  1851 ;  Pastor  at  Washington  C.  H,  from 
1851  to  1866;  stated  supply,  at  New  Holland  and  Wilmington,  from 
1866  to  1870;  home  Missionary,  preaching  in  the  bounds  of  Presby- 
tery from  1871  to  1873;  honorably  retired  in  1874. 

Wm.  Plummer  Eastman  was  born  at  Hollis,  New  Hampshire, 
Sep.  20,  1813;   graduated   from   Dartmouth   College,   in  1842,  from 


332  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

Andover  Theological  Seminary,  in  1845,  was  ordained  by  Tuscarawas 
Presbytery,  May  5th,  1846;  stated  supply  at  New  Comerstown  and 
Coshocton,  1845  to  1847;  pastor,  Union  1853,  to  1867.  Principal  of 
schools  at  Piketon,  from  18G7  o  1870.  and  at  Kingston  f.-om  1871  to 
1874;  stated  supply  at  Union  and  Greenland,  1875  to  1881!;  died  Oct. 
2nd.  1887. 

The  Rev.   Norman   Jones   writes,   concerning   Mr.   Miller,   that 
daring   the  fifteen  yeais  that   he  labored  a     Washington   C.    H.  he 
was  "the  faithful  spiritual  guide  of  the  people,  many  were  added  to 
the  church,   and  the  members  were  built   up  and  instrw  ted  in   the 
faith  of  the    gospel.     When  he  became  pastor  of  this   church,   it 
was  in  a  depressed  and  languid  condition.     There  had  1  een  serious 
difficulty   and  trouble   in  the  church.     Two  of  its   most  active  and 
influential    elders   and    one   of   its    prominent     deacons,    had   just 
withdrawn    from  the  church,  and  with  their  families  had  connected 
themselves  with   a   sister  evangelical   church,   thus  weakening  and 
disheartening  the  little  flock  of  which  be  had   just  taken  charge. 
The  church  building  was  old  and  very  uncomfortable  to  worship  in, 
and  a  debt  of  long  stau  ling,  w  is  hanging  over  the  congregation.     In 
a  short  timf ,  however,  the  debt  was  paid,  and  in  a  few  years,  the  old 
building    was    replaced  by    n    new  and   comfoitnble   one.  and   the 
spiritual  aud  financial  condition  of  the  church  vastly  changed  for  the 
better.     ThDse   fifteen  years  of  ministerial  labor  in   this  church,    are 
bearing  fruit  now,   after  the  toiler  has  gone  to  his  reward.     Mr.  and 
Mrs.   Miller    wore    permitted    to  live  to  see,  and  with   very  many 
relatives   and  friends,   to   celebrate  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  their 
wedding.    The  happy  event  occurred  April   23,  1870,   and  was  the 
first,  golden  wedding  ever  witnessed  in  Washington,  and  perhaps  the 
first  in  the  county.     The  number  who  came  to  offer  their  congratu- 
lations to  the  aged  couple,  and  also  to  join  in  the  social  festivities  of 
the  occasion,"  was  very  large.     Many  kind  letters  were  received  from 
old  friends  and  acquaintances  of  the   family,  who,   unable  to  be  in 
attendance,  yet  desired   to  present   their  gifts   and  affectionate  con- 
gratulations.    All    fonr    of    their   living  children   and  all   of  their 
grandchildren,    with   many    other  relatives  were    present  on    this 
happy  occasion   to   gladden   the  hearts   of  Mr.    and  Mrs.    Miller." 
Their  children  then  living,  were  Mrs.  Hugh  Kemper,  of    Walnut 
Hills,  Cincinnati,  since   deceased;  S.  J.  P.  Miller.  M.  D.,  of  Milwau- 
kee,  Wisconsin;  the  Rev.  F.  E.  Miller  of  Patterson  New  Jersey;  and 
Miss   Ida   Miller.     "Eight  years  and  five   months  after  this  happy 
anniversary,   the  tie  which  bound  husband  and  wife  together,  for  60 
many  years,   was  severed  by   death.    For  some  years  before  Mr. 


CHILLICOTHE  PKESBTTERT. 


333 


Miller's  death  his  eyesight  had  been  failing  him,  but  for  the  last 
three  years  he  was  totally  blind.  Those  years  of  partial  and  total 
blindness,  however,  were  not  years  of  useless  existence.  Unable 
any  longer  to  engage  in  the  active  duties  of  life,  his  days  were 
passed  at  home  with  his  family,  and  in  pleasant  intercourse  with  his 
many  friends,  who  came  to  see  him  and  whom  he,  and  his  family, 
were  always  glad  to  welcome  when  they  came.  The  remembrance 
of  these  visits  will  not  soon  be  forgotten  by  those  who  enjoyed  them. 
As  might  have  been  expected,  when  his  time  came  to  die,  he  was 
f ally  ready,  and  waiting  for  the  Heavenly  Bridegroom.  Trusting 
implicitly  in  the  merits  of  Christ,  he  had  no  fear  of  death,  nor  terror 
of  the  grave.  Now  that  Father  Miller  is  gone,  he  needs  no  one,  in 
this  community,  to  praise  his  memory;  and  yet  we  cannot  pass  by  a 
life,  bj  honest,  so  true,  so  upright  in  every  way,  without  a  word  of 
commendation.  It  is  but  just  to  the  memory  of  such  a  one,  to 
record  some  of  the  virtues  which  shined  out  so  brightly  in  his  long 
and  useful  life.  In  all  those  relations  which  he  sustained  to  others, 
of  husband,  father,  friend  and  citizen,  he  set  before  us  an  example 
worthy  of  our  imitation.  He  was  industrious,  frugal,  considerate 
and  obliging,  in  all  his  earthly  career.  His  was  a  life  of  honor,  influ- 
ence and  usefulness  in  every  community  in  which  he  ever  lived. 
Among  those  to  whom  he  was  best  known,  he  was  the  most  highly 
esteemed.  Iu  religious  belief,  he  was  a  thorough  Calvinist,  and 
never  hesitated,  when  it  seemed  proper  to  do  so,  to  avow  his  belief 
in  those  doctrines.  They  were  in  full  accord  with  the  deepest  and 
strongest  convictions  of  his  heart  and  conscience.  His  preaching 
was  plain,  pointed  and  practical;  always  bringing  the  truth  to  bear 
upon  the  hearts  and  consciences  of  his  hearers.  As  a  pastor,  he 
was  ever  mindful  of  his  duty,  having  a  constant  watch  and  care 
over  all  the  flock  committed  to  his  care.  The  vows  taken  by  him,  at 
his  ordination,  were  kept  continually  in  remembrance.  He  was 
always  interested  in  church  matters,  even  after  he  was  confined  to 
his  home  by  total  blindness  and  the  infirmities  of  old  age.  In  his 
last  sickness,  as  he  was  nearing  the  other  world,  he  inquired,  as  had 
been  his  habit  before,  where  Presbytery  was  to  meet,  and  about  the 
welfare  of  its  members.  We  may  well  believe  that  his  interest  in 
the  church,  of  which  he  was  a  mpmber  and  a  minister  for  so  many 
years,  is  not  lessened,  or  destroyed,  now  that  he  is  taken  from  us, 
but  augmented  and  quickened,  like  that  of  other  redeemed  ones, 
who  like  him,  have  preceeded  us  to  the  better  land.  Ek;hty-five 
years  of  earthly  labor  have  passed  away  and  our  friend  has  gone 
home  to  errjny  the  rewards  promised  by  the  ]\1  aster." 


334 


TUK    HISTORY    OF    THE 


Mr.  Eastman's  death  took  j)lace  on  Sabbath,  and  the  day  for 
eomoinuion  in  the  Uniou  Church.  Mr.  Guthrie,  who  was  then 
preaching  to  the  people  of  thai  ohurch,  thought  that  it  would  be  fit 
and  appropriate,  to  have  a  few  of  the  neighbors  gather  at  Mr. 
Eastman's  house,  in  the  afternoon,  that  with  him  they  might  partake 
of  the  blessed  sacrament  of  the  supper,  which  in  the  forenoon  had  been 
celebrated  at  the*  church.  And  since  Dr.  Biggs  and  I  had  long 
known  Mr.  Eastman,  and  did  hold  him  in  high  esteem,  he  thought  it 
would  be  |  !  tasant  also  to  have  ua  there,  and  with  Mr.  Welsh,  an  elder 
in  the  Third  church,  we  went,  and  found  Mr.  Eastman  lying  in  bed, 
but  glad  to  see  us,  and  speaking  plainer  than  I  had  heard  him, 
since  the  attack  of  disease  that  had  made  him  lose  his  hold  upon 
and  memory  of  words,  a  cunous  disease  called  Aphasia,  a  name  in 
its  meaning  descriptive  of  the  malady.  When  I  went  into  the 
room  he  greeted  me  kindly  as  he  did  the  other  brethren,  his  voice 
seeming  to  have  much  ■■>{  the  old  heartiness  We  prepared  for  the 
services,  and  he  began  to  lift  himself  into  a  sitting  posture,  in  the 
lied,  when  he  was  told  to  lie  still  and  we  would  raise  him,  at  the 
proper  time.  Dr.  Biggs  read  the  words  of  institution,  and  was 
making  some  remarks  appropriate  to  the  occasion,  standing  in 
the  door  between  the  room  in  which  the  bed  was.  and  that  in  which 
sll  of  the  little  company,  save  Mr.  Guthrie  and  myself,  were.  I 
noticed  that  Mr.  Eastman's  breathing  grew  heavy  aud  thought,  he 
will  drop  into  sleep  and  we  may  have  difficulty  in  arousing  him; 
when  he  turned  himself  and  in  a  strong,  clear  voice,  said,  ''Gentle- 
men. I  will  have  to  excuse  you  for  a  moment;  please  step  into 
the  other  room."  We  did  as  he  requested,  and  his  daughter  went 
into  the  room  where  he  was.  and  closed  the  door,  which,  in  a  minute 
she  opened,  saying  as  she  did  so,  '"Father  is  dying,"  and  he  was. 
After  his  death  we  did  finish  the  observance  of  the  sacrament,  and 
eat  th"  bread  and  drink  the  wine.  But  for  Mr.  Eastman  God  had 
something  better  than  even  this  communion  with  his  Lord,  together 
with  those  who  had  long  known  and  loved  him;  for  him,  there  was 
fellowship  and  communion  with  the  saints  in  light  and  with  his 
Lord  sitting  in  visible  glory  upon  the  throne. 

Mr.  Eastimm  was.  in  many  respects,  a  peculiar  man,  outspoken 
and  brnsque  in  his  condemnation  of  what  he  did  not  approve.  Those 
who  did  not  know  his  tenderne-s  of  heart,  and  judged  him  only  by 
his  sometimes  outward  appeaiance,  might  think  him  harsh  and 
-.  v  >re:  but  a  visit  to  him.  at  his  own  home,  would  quickly  dispel  the 
illusion,  and  the  longc-i  and  more  intimate  your  acquaintance  with 
him.  the   hotter  you  liked   hirn.     He   was   always  distrustful   of   his 


CHILL1C0THE  PKKSBYTEKY-  335 

power  as  a  preacher,  and  was  a  very  much  better  preacher  than  he 
thought  he  was.  I  have  heard  him  a  number  of  times,  and  always 
with  pleasure  and  profit.  He  was  honest  and  fearless,  had  about 
him  none  of  the  arts  of  diplomacy,  but  was  an  independent,  manly 
Upright,  tender-hearted,  loving  man — one  of  the  excellent  of  earthi 
who  become  the  ornaments  of  heaven.  He  was  an  earnest,  uncom- 
promising Christian  man,  without  pretense  or  cant,  who  faithfully 
labored  in  the  work  to  which  God  had  called  him,  without  complaint 
or  murmur,  and  having  finished  the  work  that  God  had  for  him  to 
do  here,  he  entered  in  upon  his  reward. 

At  Bloomingburgh,  April  10th  and  11th,  1888,  the  White  Oak 
Church  petitioned  Presbytery  to  restore  its  name  to  the  roll  of 
churches.  The  petition  was  granted,  and  J.  G.  Galbreath  and 
W.  J.  McSurely,  ministers,  and  J.  McL.  Welsh,  John  McNicol,  Hugh 
Bell  and  A.  Hurst,  were  appointed  to  receive  members  and  have 
care  over  this  church,  until  such  time  as  elders  may  be  chosen  and 
installed.  Samuel  W.  Elliott,  Ph.  D.,  was  received  from  the  Presby- 
tery of  Portsmouth.  The  pastoral  relation  between  John  H.  Jones 
and  the  church  of  Bloomingburgh  was,  at  his  request,  dissolved,  to 
take  effect  the  last  Sabbath  of  April,  at  which  time  Mr.  Jones  was 
directed  to  declare  the  pulpit  vacant.  Mr.  Jones  was  granted  leave 
to  labor  out  of  bounds,  and  the  Stated  Clerk  was  directed  to  give 
him  a  letter  of  recommendation.  Bloomingburgh  church  had  leave 
to  procure  their  own  supplies,  until  the  next  stated  meeting.  The 
trustees  of  Salem  Academy  were  permitted  to  elect  their  treasurer 
for  the  term  of  five  years.  Concord  Church  was  chosen  for  the  place 
of  the  next  meeting,  and  it  was  ordered  that  a  Sabbath-school  con- 
vention be  held  at  that  church,  September  13th. 

At  Concord,  September  11th  and  12th,  1888,  the  Rev.  John 
Wright,  of  Oroomiah,  was  present,  and  took  his  seat  as  a  corre- 
sponding member.  Halsey  W.  Clark,  a  licentiate,  was  received  on 
certificate  from  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati.  Edward  Pinkerton,  a 
member  of  Salem  church,  was  taken  under  the  care  of  Presbytery  as 
a  candidate  for  the  ministry.  James  G.  Galbreath  was  re-elected 
Stated  Clerk;  Norman  Jones,  Permanent  Clerk,  and  Geo.  Carpenter, 
Treasurer,  all  for  the  term  of  three  years.  Washington  C.  H.  was 
chosen  as  the  place  for  the  next  stated  meeting. 

There  was  a  called  meeting,  however,  at  Greenfield,  November  5, 
1888,  at  which  the  pastoral  relation  between  the  Rev.  J.  G.  Galbreath 
and  the  churches  of  Marshall ,  Belfast,  New  Market  and  Bethel  was 
dissolved,  to  take  effect  November  11.  A  call  from  White  Oak,  for 
half  time  was  placed   in   the  hands  of   Mr.   Galbreath,   which  he 


33t>  THB  HISTWKY  OF  THK 

accepted,  and  W.  J.  McSurely  aud  Geo.  B.  Beecher  were  appointed  a 
committee  to  install  him.  The  details  of  the  installation  were  left  to 
the  committee.  Mr.  Galbreath  was  granted  leave  to  labor  the  other 
half  of  his  time  out  of  bounds,  and  has  been  supplying  the  church  of 
Sardinia,  in  the  Presbytery  of  Portsmouth.  He  was  installed  at 
White  Oak,  December  20,  1888.  Dr.  McSurely  presided  and  charged 
the  paster,  and  Mr.  Beecher  preached  and  gave  the  charge  to  the 
people. 

There  was  another  called  meeting  at  Bloomingburgh,  December 
'27th,  1888,  at  which  Mr.  Halsey  W.  Clark  accepted  a  call  from  the 
Bloomingburgh  church,  aud  was  ordained  and  installed  pastor  of  that 
church.      S.    D.    Crothers   preached   the   ordination    sermon,   S.    B 
Aklerson  gave  the  charge  to  the  pastor,  and  Norman  Jones  to  the 

people. 

The  Kev.  Halsey  W.  Clark  was  born  at  Campbell,  Steuben 
county,  New  York,  October  22,  1858;  took  his  literary  course  at 
Geneseo,  New  York,  and  graduated  from  Lane  Seminary,  May  3, 
1888.  He  was  licensed  by  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  in  April, 
1887.  From  May  to  September,  during  the  seminary  vacation,  1887, 
he  supplied  the  church  of  Wapakoneta.  and  during  the  last  year  of 
his  seminary  course,  supplied  the  Bond  Hill  church,  near  Cincinnati. 

At  Chillicothe,  March  5,  1889,  there  was  a  called  meeting,  at 
which,  in  order  to  perfect  their  title  to  the  property,  that  so  they 
could  get  aid  from  the  Board  of  Church  Erection,  to  rebuild  their 
church,  which,  with  the  manse,  had  been  destroyed  by  tire,  the 
Wilkesviile  church  was  dissolved,  and  the  Kev.  H.  W.  Guthrie,  with 
elders  Messrs.  Hopewell  and  Welsh,  of  Chillicothe,  and  Paine  and 
Moore,  of  Hamden,  were  appointed  a  committee  to  organize  a  church 
at  Wilkesviile,  of  the  same  persons  who  had  been  members,  to  the 
trustees  of  which,  when  elected,  and  the  church  had  become  incor- 
porated, the  trustees  of  the  Presbytery  shall  be  directed  to  make  a 
a  deed  for  the  property.  This  was  done  by  Messrs.  Guthrie  and 
Moore,  of  the  committee,  March  10.  The  former  elders  were  elected 
and  installed. 

At  Washington  C.  H.,  April  9th  and  10th,  1889,  J.  H.  Jones  was 
dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Mahoning.  Matthan  M.  Marshall  was 
received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Lima,  and  accepted  a  call  from  tbe 
churches  of  New  Market,  Bethel,  Marshall,  and  Belfast.  Geo.  B. 
Beecher  and  J.  M.  Hibben  were  appointed  a  committee  to  arrange 
for  his  installation,  at  Marshall  and  Belfast,  and  J.  G.  Galbreath  and 
John  McNicol  to  arrange  for  the  same  at  Bethel  and  New  Market. 

Mr.  Marshall  was  boru  March  8,  1851,  near  Bellevue,  Huron 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTEBY.  337 

couaty,  Ohio;  attended  college  at  North  Western  College,  NaporviHe, 
Illinois;  studied  theology  privately  with  ministers  of  the  United 
Brethren  church;  was  licensed  to  preach  by  Sandusky  Annual  Con- 
ference of  the  U.  B.  Church,  at  Rising  Sun,  Wood  county,  Ohio,  Sep- 
tember 8th,  1883;  was  ordained  at  Helena,  Sandusky  county,  Ohio, 
September  23,  1883,  by  Bishop  J.  J.  Glossbrenner;  was  received  by 
letter  into  Lima  Presbytery,  at  Celina,  Mercer  county,  Ohio,  Sep- 
tember 22,  1886?  supplied  Kalida  church  for  two  years  and  three 
months,  and  then  began  his  labors  in  our  Presbytery.  During  his 
ministry  in  the  U.  B.  Church  he  had  charges  at  North  Robinson, 
Oary,  and  Yanlue,  two  jears  in  each  place.  During  theee  six  years 
nearly  two  hundred  were  added  to  the  churches  to  which  he  min- 
istered. 

M.  B.  Cooley,  an  ordained  deacon  in  the  M.  E.  Church,  was 
received  as  a  licentiate. 

Mr.  Cooley  was  born  near  Athens,  Ohio,  May  15,  1840;  studied 
two  years  at  the  Ohio  University;  joined  the  M.  E.  Church  March 
3,  1852;  wa-  licensed  to  preach  November  16,  1867;  ordained  Deacon 
September  29,  1872,  by  the  Rev.  L.  Scott,  D.  D.  He  preached  on  the 
Plymouth  circuit  one  year,  on  Hamden  circuit  one  year,  on  the  Pleas- 
anton  circuit  three  years,  and  on  Coalville  circuit  one  year.  He 
preached  at  Harmar  Station  one  year,  and  one  year  at  Buchtel  Sta- 
tion.    He  lives  at  McArthur. 

Presbytery  also  received   Messrs.  S.  L.  McKee  and   T.  S.  Mc- 
Williams,    licentiates,    from     the     Transylvania    Presbytery.     Mr. 
McKee   was  born  in  Columbia,   Adair  county,  Kentucky,  October  11, 
1859,  graduated  at  Center  college,  Danville,  with  the  class  of   1883, 
and  from  Princeton  Theological*  Seminary  with  the  class  of  1888, 
He  assisted  the   Rev.   Dr.   S.   D.   Wishard  in  evangelistic  labors  in 
Kentucky,  in  the  summer  vacation  of  1886,  and  assisted  his  brother, 
Jas.  L.  McKee,  in  mission  work,  in  South  Eastern  Kentucky,  during 
the  summer   of  1887.     During  the  summer  of  1888,  was  engaged  in 
Sabbath  School  Missionary  work.     From  October  1, 1883  to  April  1st, 
1889,   was  a  missionary,   under  the  Board  of  Home   Missions,  for 
Transylvania  Presbytery,  in  the  churches  of  Clay  and  Knox  counties, 
Kentucky.    He  was  licensed  to  preach   by  the  Presbytery  of  Tran- 
sylvania, in  session  at  Lancaster,  Kentucky,  Sept.  12th.  1888.     He  is 
now  supplying  the  church  at  Frankfort,  O.     Mr.  McWilnams,  a  native 
of  Kentucky,    and  graduate  of    Centre  college,  and  of  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary,    which  Seminary  he  attended  for  one  year, 
having  been  two  years  in  Seminary,  at  Danville,  Kentucky,  accepted 

a  call  from  the  First  church  of  Chillicothe,  to  become  co-pastor 
48  ^ 


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TBB  BISTORT  <)V  THK 


with  Dr.  Biggs,  and  Juii-»  11th  at  half  past  two  o'clock  P.  M.,  was 
appointed  for  his  ordination  and  installation,  if  the  way  be  clear. 
Dr.  McSurely  to  preside,  S.  B.  Alderson  to  preach,  H.  \V.  Guthrie 
to  give  the  charge  to  the  pastor  and  Dr.  Campbell  to  the  people. 
The  Presbytery  now  has  twenty-seven  ministers  and  three  licen- 
tiates, one  candidate  for  the  miuistry,  Mr.  Edward  Pinkertou,  who 
was  taken  under  our  care  September  12,  1888;  he  is  a  great 
grandson  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Robert  G.  Wilson.  There  are  thirty-four 
churches  on  its  roll;  and  there  #were  reported  to  Synod  last  fall 
3.812  communicants  in  connection  with  its  churches.  The  meeting 
at  Washington  was  pleasant  and  profitable.  The  people  there  who 
had  recently  been  blessed  with  a  large  increase  in  numbers,  were  also 
rejoicing  over  their  new  church,  a  beautiful  building,  and  well 
arranged  and  handsomely  furnished.  In  order  to  contrast  the  style 
of  architecture  at  th<>  beginning  of  our  Presbytery,  and  now.  I  have 
procured  an  engraving  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  in  Columbus 
in  1814,  then   in  our  Presbytery.     I  suppose  that   then  many  of  the 


l'IKST  CUUKJU.  C0JLUMBU8,  1814. 

churches  were  of  similar  character,  but  this  is  the  only  one  of 
which  I  could  procure  an  authentic  representation:  the  engraving  is 
copied  from  one  in  Wilson's  Presbyterian  Almanac  This  building 
was  erected  on  Spring  street  near  Third,  and  after  it  was  built,  the 
ervices  of  the  church  were  alternated  between  Columbus  and 
Franklinton,  using  this  building  in  Columbus  until  1818. 


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357 


As  will  be  seen  from  the  picture  the  church  at  Washington,  built 
more  recently  than  any  other  in  the  Presbytery,  finished  but  a  short 
time  before  the  meeting  of  Presbytery  there,  is  very  un'ike  the  build- 
ing used  for  four  years  by  the  church  in  Columbus. 


PRESBYTERIAN    CHURCH,    WASHINGTON,  C.  H 


Of  thf  ministers  now  in  the  Presbytery,  Mr.  Burred  is  in  thf 
26th  vear  of  his  pastorate  at  Pisgah,  his  first  and  only  charge.  Dr. 
Biggs  is  in  his  25th  year  at  Chillicothf.  Dr.  (froth  era  is  in  his  25th 
year  at  Greenfield;  Dr.  McSurely  in  h  h  20th  year  at  Hillsborough, 
and  Dr.  Campbell  in  his  19th  vear  at  Salem. 


338        ■  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

After  what  is  found  on  page  258  concerning  James  Thompson 
had  been  printed,  I  received  the  following-  which  will  correct  a  mis- 
take that  I  made  concerning  the  place  of  his  birth  and  show  further 
the  character  of  the  man.  I  regret  that  I  did  not  have  it  in  time  to  put 
it  in  its  proper  place.  "James  Thompson  was  born  in  county  Down, 
Ireland,  in  October  1816,  received  bin  early  impressions  of  religion 
from  his  parents  who  belonged  t  j  that  branch  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church  known  as  the  Covenanters,  and  has  great  cause  for  thankful- 
ness that  his  early  training  was  of  so  strict  a  character."  He  says: 
"The  fear  of  God  and  the  regard  for  the  Sabbath  that  were  impressed 
on  my  mind  in  childhood,  remained  with  me  through  life  aud  ssved 
me  from  many  a  fall .  Losing  my  mother,  at  the  age  of  nine  years,  I 
was  early  thrown  on  tuv  own  resources,  but  succeeded  through  what 
some  would  call  great  difficulty  in  getting  a  trade,  and  coming  to 
this  country,  where,  by  the  blessing  of  God,  we  have  raised  a  family 
of  which  we  need  not  be  ashamed.  Truly  we  may  say  God  has  been 
good  to  us."  At  the  meeting  in  Chillicothe  First  church,  June  11, 
1889,  T.  S.  Mc  Williams  was  ordained  and  installed***  pastor  of  the 
First  Church,  and  S.  L.  McKee  was  ordained  as  au  evangelist.  Dr. 
McSurely  preached  the  ordination  sermon,  Mr.  Alderson  who  had 
been  appointed  to  that  duty  not  being  able  to  be  present.  Mr. 
Guthrie  gave  the  charge  to  the  young  brothers  and  Dr.  Campbell  to 
the  people  The  Rev,  T.  S.  McWilliams  and  the  Rev.  S,  L.  McKee 
then  being  invited,  took  their  seats  as  members  of  Presbytery,  making 
now  29  ministers  on  our  roll. 


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339 


The  following  is  a  list  of  the  chairmen  of  the  standing  commit- 
tees of  the  Presbytery. 

Home  Missions,  G.  B.  Beecher,  Hillsborough. 

Foreign  Missions,  S.  W.  Elliott,  Kingston. 

Education  and  Aid  for  Colleges,  R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.  Chillicothe. 

Publication  and  Sunday  Schools,  S.  F.  Sharpless,  Bainbridge 

Ministerial  Relief,  R.  K.  Campbell,  South  Salem. 

Church  erection,  W.  J.  McSurely,  Hillsborough. 

Freedmen,  H.  W.  Guthrie,  Chillicothe. 

"Vacant  Churches  and  Supplies,  S.  B.  Alderson,  Washington, 
C.  H. 

Beneficence,  J.  G.  Galbreath,  Sardinia. 

Temperance,  S.  C.  Crothers,  Greenfield. 

EXAMINATION  OF  CANDIDATES. 

Experimental  Religion  and  Motives,  Geo.  Carpenter,  Chilli- 
cothe. 

Theology,  R.  C.  Galbraith.  Jr.,  Chillicothe. 

Natural,  Mental  and  Moral  Philosophy,  Norman  Jones,  Wash- 
ington C.  H. 

Languages,  S.  W.  Elliott,  "Kingston. 

Church  Government,  History  and  Sacraments,  H.  W.  Guthrie, 
Chillicothe. 

Subjects  for  Trial,  R  K.  Campbell,  South  Salem. 

In  1888,  the  Presbyterian  church,  in  the  United  States,  had, 
ministers,  5,789;  churches.  6,543;  additions  on  examination  and 
profession  of  faith  51,082;  on  certificate  34,322;  communicants 
722,071. 

And  so  endeth  this  History  of  the  Presbytery. 


CHAPTER  XI. 

ORDER  FO  MEETINGS  OF  PRESBYTERY,    WITH   NAMES    OF    OFFICERS   AND   A   LIST 
OF  ELDERS  PRESENT. 

1st  Meeting. — Johnston's  Fork  Meeting  House,  April  9th  and 
10th,  1799.  Present:  John  E.  Finley,  John  P.  Campbell,  John  Dun- 
levy  and  Richard  McNemar,  ministers.  Elders:  Win.  Johnston, 
S  tiun  Sroff  and  Joseph  Darlington;  John  Hart  the  2nd  day  took 
Wen  Johnston's  place.  John  E.  Finley,  Mod.;  John  P.  Campbell, 
T.  C.  and  also  S.  C. 

2nd. — Baptist  meeting  House,  Washington,  Ky.,  Oct.  24,  1799. 
Elders  present:  Edward  Harris,  Sebastian  Sroff  and  Robert  Robin- 
son.     John  E.  Finley,  Mod.;  John  P.  Campbell,  T.  C. 

3rd. — Orangedale,  Nov.  15th  and  10th,  1799.  Elder  present: 
David  Reeder.     John  E.  Finley,  Mod.;  John  Dunlevy,  T.  C. 

4th.— Cabin  Creek,  April  8-10,  1800.  Elders  present:  John 
Donaldson,  Robert  Robb  and  Hans  Ireland.  Richard  McNemar. 
Mod,;  John  P.  Campbell,  T.  C. 

5th. — Cincinnati,  Oct.  7-10, 1800.  Elders  present:  Andrew  Hen- 
derson, Thomas  McFarlin  and  Aaron  Tullis.  John  E.  Finley,  Mod  ; 
James  Kemper,  T.  C. 

6th.— Red  Oak,  April  14th  and  15th,  1801.  Elders  present: 
Joseph  Darlington,  Joseph  Yeats,  Sebastian  Sroff  and  Hampton 
Pangbourno.     Win.  Speer,  Mod. ;  Joseph  Darlington,  T.  C. 

7th.— Bethany,  August  5th  and  6th,  1801.  Elder  present:  Seth 
Huron.     Wm.  Speer,  Mod.;  James  Kemper,  T.  C. 

8th. — Eagle  Creek,  Oct.  6-8,  1801.  Elders  present:  James 
Baird  and  James  Lyon.     James  Kemper,  Mod.;  John  Dunlevy,  T.  C. 

9th.— Springfield,  (Springdale.)  Nov.  11th  and  12th,  1801. 
Slider  present:  Moses  Miller.  James  Kemper,  Mod.;  Richard 
McNemar.  T.  C. 

10th.— Washington,  Ky.,  April  13-15,  1802.  Elders  present: 
James  Jones,  John  Campbell,  James  Ewing,  Charles  Shepherd  and 
Thomas  Beuington.  John  Dunlevy,  Mod.;  Matthew  Green 
Wallace,  T.  C. 

11th. — Cincinnati,  Oct.  6-9,  1802.  Elders  present:  Joseph 
Reeder,  Robert  Gill,  Stephen  Wheeler,  Moses  Miller  and  Francii 
Bedle.     John  E.  Finley,  Mod . ;  John  Thompson ,  T.  C. 

12th.— Springfield,  April  6—11,  1803.    Elders  present:  Joseph 


CHILLICOTHE  PEE8BYTEKI.  341 

Reeder,  Daniel  Robins,  Aaron  Tullis,  Stephen  Wheeler,  John 
McCormick,  Wm.  Wilson  and  Robert  Robb.  John  Dunlevy,  Mod.; 
James  Kemper,  T.  C. 

13th. — Cincinnati,  Oct.  5th  and  6th,  1803.  Elders  present:  John 
Evans,  Joseph  Reeder  and  James  Lyon.  John  E.  Finley,  Mod.; 
James  Kemper,  T.  C. 

14th.— Red  Oak,  April  4-6,  1804.  Elders  present:  Jonathan 
Whitaker,  John  Naylor,  John  Bovelle,  Robert  Robb  and  Isaac  Shep- 
herd.    James  Kemper,  Mod.;  John  P.  Campbell,  T.C. 

15fch.— Mr  Buokhannon's  House,  July  25th,  1804.  Elders  pres- 
ent: Sampson  McColiock,  John  McCabo  and  Matthew  McClung. 
James  Kemper,  Mod. ;  Robert  Wilson,  T.  C. 

16th.— -Washington,  Ky.,  Oct.  3rd  and  4th,  1804.  Elders  pres- 
ent: Daniel  Reeder  and  Edward  Harris.  At  this  meeting  Kemper 
elected  Treasurer  and  S.  Clerk  vice  J.  P.  Campbell.  James  Kem- 
per, Mod.;  Robert  Wilson,  T.  C. 

17th.— Hopewell  Church,  April  3rd  and  4th.  1805.  Elders  pres- 
ent: Wm.  Logan  and  John  McConnell.  John  E.  Finley,  Mod.;  Mat 
G.  Wallace,  T.  C. 

18th.— Straight  Creek,  August  28th  and  29th,  1805.  Elders 
present:  John  Fee,  Wm.  Logan,  Matthew  McClung  and  Joseph  Van- 
horn.    John  E.  Finley,  Mod.;  Mat  G.  Wallace,  T.  C. 

19th.— Buckskin,  Oct.  2nd  and  3rd,  1805.  Elders  present:  Wm. 
Patton.  John  McConnell,  Jonathan  Whitaker  and  James  Ewing 
Wm.  Williamson,  Mod.;  Robert  Wilson,  T.  C. 

20th.— Cincinnati,  April  2nd  and  3rd,  1806.  Elders  present: 
Jesse  Reeder,  David  Stocton,  Stephen  Wheeler,  Robert  Robinson, 
John  Campbell,  Isaac  Shepherd  and  Adam  McPherson.  Robert  G. 
Wilson,  Mod. ;  Mat  G.  Wallace,  T.  C. 

21st.— Chillicothe,  Oct.  1st  and  2nd,  1806.  Elders  present: 
Samuel  Salisbury,  Wm.  Anderson  and  Hugh  Cochran.  James 
Kemper,  Mod.;  Robert  B.  Dobbins,  T.  C. 

22nd.— Lebanon,  April  1st,  and  2nd.  1807.  Elders  present:  Jon- 
athan Whitaker,  Jonathan  Tichenor  and  John  McClain.  Wm. 
Robinson,  Mod.;  Robert  G.  Wilson,  T.  C. 

23rd. -Lebanon,  Oct.  14th  and  15th,  1807.  Elders  present: 
Archibald  Boyd,  Adam  McPherson.  Ralph  Vorhis,  Benjamin  Perlee, 
Joseph  Vanhorn  and  Daniel  Reeder.  Mat  G.  Wallace,  Mod. ;  Robert 
Wilson,  T.  C. 

24th —Nazareth.  April  6-8,  1808.  Elders  present:  Joseph 
McCoy,  Joseph  Darlington,  Alexander  Martin,  John  McConnell  and 
James   Ewing.     At   this   meeting    Robert    G.   Wilson   was     elected 


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THE   HISTORY  OF  THE 


Treasurer  and  S.  C.  vice  Kemper.  James  Gilliland,  Mod.;  Robert 
Wilson,  T.  C. 

25th.— Franklinton,  June  10th  and  11th,  1808.  Elder  present: 
Wm.  Reid.     James  Gilliland,  Mod.:  Robert  G.  Wilson,  T.  C. 

26th.  —Liberty,  June  14,  1808.  Elders  present  not  noted. 
James  Gilliland.  Mod.;  Robert  G.  Wilson,  T.  C. 

27th.  -Washington,  Ky.,  Oct.  6th  and  7th,  1808.  Elders  pres- 
ent: Archibald  Boyd,  John  Bovell  and  Edward  Harris.  Mat  G. 
Wallace,  Mod.;  Win.  Williamson,  T.  C. 

28th.— Buckskin,  April  5th  and  6th,  1809.  Elders  present: 
James  Scott,  Archibald  Hopkins,  David  Edmonson  and  Garrett. 
Vhores.     Robert  B.  Dobbins,  Mod.;  James  Hoge,  S.  C. 

29th.— Red  Oak,  October  4th  aud  5th,  1809.  Elders  present: 
Hugh  Cochran,  Michael  Fisher,  Richard  Rounceville,  Stephen  Wil- 
lis, John  Naylor,  Joseph  McKibben  aud  John  Campbell.  James 
Hoge.  Mod.;  Wm.  Williamson,  T.  C. 

30th.—  Cbillicothe,  April  4th  and  5th,  1810.  Elders  present, 
Samuel  Finley,  Thomas  Kirker,  John  Miller,  William  Kinkead, 
Wm.  Read,  Joshua  Ewing,  Daniel  Skinner,  John  McClain,  Silas 
Huron  and  Garrett  Vhores.  William  Robinson,  Mod,;  James 
Hoge,  T.  C. 

31st. — Cincinnati,  Oct.3-5,  1810.  Elders  present:  Andrew  Moore, 
George  Fee,  Joseph  Mc Marry,  James  Barber,  Joseph  Parks,  John 
McCormick,  James  Gallaher,  Daniel  Reeder  and  Samuel  Strain. 
James  Welsh,  Mod.;  Robert  G.  Wilson,  T  C. 

32ud. — Hillsborough.  April  3rd  and  4th.  1811.  Elders  present: 
David  Dryden,  Alexander  McCoy,  David  Jolly  and  James  Wilson. 
Samul  Woods,  Mod.;  Wm.  Williamson.  T.  C. 

33rd.— Rocky  Spriug,  June  26th  and  27th,  1811.  Elders  pres- 
ent: James  Robinson,  Richard  Rounceville,  Hugh  MctJl  el  land  and 
John  McLean.     Nicholas  Pillenger,  Mod.;  Wm.  Williamson,  T.  C. 

34th. — Buckskin,  August  26.  1811.  Of  this  meeting  no  record, 
but  know  that  it  was  held,  as  Mr.  James  Dickey  was  then  ordained 
and  installed.     N.  Pittinger.  Mod.;  Wm.  Williamson  T.  C. 

35th.— Manchester.  Oct,  3rd  and  4th,  1811.  Elders  present: 
Samuel  Finley,  Wm.  Means,  Alexander  Martin,  David  Jolly,  John 
Fee,  David  Miller.  Joshua  Ewing  and  John  Martin.  John  E.  Fin- 
ley, Mod.;  Wm.   Williamson,  T.  C. 

36th.  -Chillicothe.  April  1st  and  2nd,  1812.  Elders  present: 
John  McClean,  James  Baird,  Archibald  Hopkins.  John  Fee,  Alexan- 
der White,  Archibald  McClain,  Wm.  Reed  and  John  McLean. 
James  H.  Dickey.  Mod.;  R.  G.  Wilson,  T.  G. 


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37th.— Bed  Oak,  October  7th  and  8th,  1812.  Elders  present: 
John  Evans,  Robert  Brooks,  John  Bovelle,  John  Fee,  John  Garrett, 
Benjamin  Blair,  and  William  Garrett. 

38th.— Rocky  Spring,  April  7th  and  8th,  1813.  Elders  present: 
ftlathew  McClung,  John  Davidson  and  William  Taylor.  Robert 
Wilson,  Mod.;  Robert  B.  Dobbins,  T.  C. 

39th. — Washington,  Kentucky,  October  5-7,  1813.  Elders  pres- 
ent: Joseph  Darlington,  William  Kinkaid,  Samuel  Tweed,  Edward 
Harris,  James  Watts  and  David  Edmiston.  James  Gilliland,  Mod.; 
James  H.  Dickey,  T.  C. 

40th.— Red  Oak,  November  24th  and  25th,  1813.  Elders  pres- 
ent: Stephen  Willis,  Samuel  Tweed  and  David  Jolly.  James  Gilli- 
land, Mod.;  James  Hoge,  T.  C. 

41st. — Buckskin,  April  6-8,  1814.  Elders  present:  Robert  Rob- 
inson, Samuel  Salisbury,  John  Moore,  Richard  Evans  and  John 
McClean.     Robert  Wilson,  Mod.;  William  Williamson,  T.  C. 

42nd. — Concord,  October  11-13,  1814.  Elders  present:  Joseph 
Miller,  Samuel  Salisbury,  William  Garrett,  Thomas  Petti  John, 
Joseph  McKibben  and  John  McConnell.  John  Andrews,  Mod.; 
Robert  B.  Dobbins,  T.  C. 

43rd. — Nazareth,    April     5th    and   6th,    1815.     Elders    present 
John   Mel  jean,   Joseph    Nelson,  Johu  Evans.  William    Keyes    and 
James  Barbour.     Wm.    Williamson,  Mod.;  R.  G.  Wilson,   T.  C. 

44th.— Chillicothe,  October  17th,  18tn,  20th,  23rd  25th,  1815. 
Elders  present:  Joseph  Miller,  Samuel  Salisbury,  John  Davidson, 
William  (iarrett.  John  McCiean,  James  Stewart  and  David  Bay. 
Presbytery  adjourned  from  18th  to  20th  and  from  20th  to  23d. 
James  Gilliland,  Mod.:  James  Hoge,  T.  C. 

45th.  lied  Oak,  April  3rd  and  4th.  1816.  Elders  present:  Wm. 
Robb,  Stephen  Willi:?,  Victor  Larrimore,  David  Jolly  and  Robert 
Edmiston.     Nicholas  Pitting".  Mod.;  Robert  G.  Wilson,  T.  C. 

46th.— Hillsborough,  September  4th  and  5th,  1816.  Elders  pres- 
ent: Joseph  Darlington.  John  Laughlin,  James  Watts  and  James 
Harper.     James    Hoge,    Mod.:  James   H.    Dickey,  T.  C. 

47th— Buckskin,  April  2nd  and  3rd,  181r  Elders  present: 
James  Robinson,  Wm,  Means,  Alexander  McCoy,  Hugh  McClelland 
and  David  Edmiston.  Robt.  B.  Dobbins,  Mod. ;  Robt.  G.  Wilson,  T.  C. 
48th— Red  Oak,  May  21st,  1817.  Elder  present:  Stephen  Willis. 
Robt. B.  Dobbins,  Mod.;  Wm.  Williamson  Clerk,  pro  tern  This  was  a 
called  meeting  in  reference  to  some  witnesses  that  Presbytery 
of  Lancaster  wanted  in  a  case  before  them 

49th.— Rocky  Spring,  August  6th  and  7th,  1817.     Elders  present; 


344  THE    OTtfTOKT    «*'    THE 

James  Robinson,  Thomas  Kirker,  Wm.  Kinkaid,  Salmon  Templia 
and  John  Henry.  James  H.  Dickey,  Mod.;  James  Hoge,  T.  C.  At 
this  meeting  the  Rev.  Robert  G.  Wilson  resigned  the  office  of 
Stated  Clerk   and  James  H.  Dickey  was  elected  in  his  place. 

50th— Chillicothe,  October  1st  and  2nd,  1817.  Elders  present: 
John  McClain,  John  Laughlin,  Wm  Keys,  Michael  Fisher  and 
Alexander  McLean.     James  H.  Dickey,  Mod.;  James  Hoge,  T.  C. 

51st — West  Union,  April  8th  aud  9th,  1818.  Elders  present: 
Robert  Brooks,  Wm.  Kinkaid,  John  Swan,  John  Morton,  Joel  Berry- 
man  and  Thomas  McGarraugh.  For  some  reason,  that  does  not 
appear  Mr.  Dickey  was  elected  and  served  part  of  the  time  as  T.  C, 
Robt.  G.  Wilson,  Mod.;  James  H.  Dickey  and  James  Hoge,  T.  C. 
then  resigned  and  Mr.  Hoge  was  elected. 

52nd.— Salem,  August  26th  and  27th,  1818.  Elders  present: 
Thomas  Kirker,  James  Salisbury,  David  Jolly,  Archibald  McLean; 
Amos  Pettyjohn,  John  McConnell  and  Henry  Snyder.  Reuben 
White,  Mod.;  Robt.  G.  Wilson,  T.  C. 

53rd— Chillicothe,  October  15,  1818.  Elders  present:  S.  Strain, 
David  Edraiston  and  John  Davidson.  Reuben  W bite,  Mod. ;  Robt. 
G.  Wilson,  T.  C. 

54th— Red  Oak,  April  7th  and  8th,  1819.  Elders  present:  Richard 
Rounceville,  Ralph  Voris,  Dan.  Evan3,  Archibald  McLean,  Samuel 
Auderson,  David  Murray  and  John  Moore.  Wm.  Williamson,  Mod.; 
Robt.  G.  Wilson  T.  C. 

55th- -Hillsborough,  September  29th  and  30th,  1819.  Elders 
present  John  McClean,  Robert  Robinson,  Douglas  B.  Shelleday, 
Wm.  Garrett.  John  Morton,  Joel  Berryman,  James  Biird  and 
Elijah  Allen.  Wm.  Dickt-y.  Med.;  Robt.  G.  Wilson,  T.  C.  From 
this  on  R.  G.  Wilson,  D.  D. 

56th.— Salem,  April  5th  and  6th,  1820.     Elders   present:  Robert 
Nelson,  Samuel  Waddle,  James  Murray,  William  Taylor,  Archibald 
Hopkins,  Wm.    Keys   and   Victor   Larrimore.    James    Hoge,   Mod.; 
Robt.  G.  Wilson,  D.D..T.  C. 

57th.— Red  Oak,  September  27th  and  28th,  1820.  Elders  present: 
Robert  Brooks,  William  Kincaid,  James  Stewart,  John  Henry, 
Thomas  Pettyjohn,  Joseph  Campbell,  James  Baird,  and  William 
Garrett.     John  Andrews,  Mod.;  Rob*.  G.  Wilson,  D.  D.,  T.  C. 

58th. — Columbus,  October  19,  1820.  Elders  present,  James 
Manary  and  Frederick  Ware.  James  Hoge,  Mod.  pro  tern. ;  Robt. 
G,  Wilson,  D.  D.,  T.  C. 

59th — Hillsborough,  April  3-6,  1821.  Elders  present:  James 
Salisbury,  Thomas  McGarraugh,  Joel  Berryman,  Wilson  Stewart, 


CHILLICOTHE  PHESBYTEBV.  345 

David  Murray,  John.  Morton  and  Richard  Evans.     Robt.  B.  Dobbins, 
Mod. ;  James  H.  Dickey,  S.  C. 

60th.— West  Union,  September  19th  and  20tb,  1821.  Elders 
present:  John  McLean,  Richard  Rounceville,  (spelled  also  'ceval  and 
'seval.)  Alexander  McCoy,  John  Long,  Robert  Smith,  Win.  Garrett, 
John  Poage,  Jonathan  Moore,  Joseph  Darlington  and  David  Bay. 
Samuel  D.  Hoge,  Mod.;  R.  G.  Wilson,  D.  D.,  T.  0. 

61st.— Chillicothe,  October  18,  1821.  Elders  present:  David  Bay, 
John  Laughry,  Hugh  Miiligan,  Robt.  Smith,  Samuel  Strain,  Thomas 
Kirker,  Ralph  Vorhis  and  Joseph  Gillespie.  Samuel  D.  Hoge, 
Mod. ;  Rcbt.  G.  Wilson,  D.  D.,  T.  C.  This  was  the  last  meeting 
under  the  name  of  Washington  Presbytery. 

62ud. — and  1st  under  name  of  Chillicothe.  Concord,  April 
3-5,  1S22.  Elders  present:  Archibald  Hopkins,  Isaac  Templin,  John 
Emmery,  Hugh  Ghormley,  Andrew  Hemphill,  Salmon  Templin, 
Victor  Larrimore,  Abraham  Shepherd  and  Hugh  Cochran.  Sam'l. 
Crothers,  Mod.;  R.  G.  Wilson,  D.  D.,  T.  C. 

63rd— 2nd.  Hillsborough,  September  21-27,  1822.  Elders  pres- 
ent: John  Thompson,  Robert  Robinson,  William  Kinkaid,  John 
McCorinick,  Hugh  Miiligan,  John  Morton,  Samuel  McConnell, 
John  Evans  and  James  Morrow.  Dyer  Burgess,  Mod.;  Robt.  G. 
Wilson,  D.  D.,  T.  C. 

64th— 3d.  Greenfield,  April  1-3,  1823.  Elders  present:  George 
Haynes,  James  Manary,  John  McConnell,  Andrew  Hemphill,  Terah 
Templin,  Joseph  N.  Campbell  and  James  Salisbury.  John  Rankin, 
Mod. ;  James  H.  Pickey,  T.  C. 

65th— 1th.  West  Union,  September  30,  October  3,  1823.  Elders 
present:  Robert  Brooks,  Alexander  McCoy,  David  Murray,  James 
Stewart,  Amos  Pettyjohn,  Wilson  Stewart,  Abraham  Shepherd, 
Andrew  Cooper,  John  Swau  and  Robert  Edmiston.  William  William- 
son, Mod.;  James  H.  Dickey,  T.  C. 

66th — 5lh.  Hillsborough,  December  3,  1823.  Elders  present: 
Douglas  B.  SitelUday,  Hugh  Ghormley,  David  Edmiston,  Robert 
Smith  and  Wm.  Garrett.  Wm.  Williamson,  Mod.;  James  H.  Dickey, 
T.  C. 

67th— 6th.  Concord;  April  G-8,  1824.  Elders  present:  James 
Manary,  John  McConnell,  Frederick  Ware,  Samuel  Strain,  Terah 
Templin  and  James  Murray.  R.  G.  Wilson,  D.  D.,  Mod.;  James  H. 
Dickey,  T.  C. 

63th— 7th.  Chillicothe,  May  5th,  1824.  Elders  present:  John 
Thompson  and  Alexander  McLean.  Dr.  Wilson  dismissed  to  Athens 
Presbytery.     William  Dickey,  Mod.;  James  H.  Dickey,  T.  C. 

43 


346  THB  HiSTOKY  Of  THE 

69th— 8th.  Ripley,  September  28-30,  1824.  Elders  present: 
Richard  Rounceville,  Wm.  Huggins,  Thomas  Kirker,  Wm.  Claybaugb, 
John  Morton,  Charles  Porter,  Wm.  Keys,  Samuel  McConnell,  John 
Moore,  Archibald  McLean,  James  Garrett  and  Hugh  Milligan. 
Nicholas  Pikinger,  Mod.;  James  II.  Dickey.  T.  C. 

70th— 9th.  Rod  Oak,  April  5th  and  6th,  1825.  Elders  present: 
Israel  Donaldson,  Archibald  Hopkins,  Andrew  Gunning,  Philip 
Mc  Williams,  John  Henry,  John  Evans,  Walter  Dun,  Amos  Pettyjohn, 
Salmon  Templin  and  James  Manary.  Robert  B*.  Dobbins,  Mod.; 
Samuel  Crothers,  T.  C. 

Tist— 10th.  Hill sboro',  June  1st  and  2nd,  1825.  Elders  present: 
Samuel  Salisbury,  Samuel  Strain.  John  Morton,  Hugh  Gbormloy  and 
Samuel  Key.*.     Robert  B.  Dobbins,  Mod.-,  Samuel  Crothers,  T.  C. 

72nd— 11th.  West  Union,  September  28th  and  29th,  1825.  Eld- 
ers present:  Robert  Brookes,  Ralph  Voris,  Samuel  McConnell,  David 
Murray,  James  Manary,  Wilson  Stewart,  Dan  Evans,  John  Swan, 
Joseph  N.  Campbell  and  John  Thompson.  James  Gillilland,  Mod.; 
Samuel  Crothers,  T.  C. 

73rd— 12th.  Rocky  Spring,  January  3,  1826.  Elders  present: 
Samuel  Strain  and  Hugh  Milligan.  Nicholas  Pittinger,  Mod. ;  Jas. 
H.  Dickey,  T.  C. 

74th— 13th.  Manchester,  April  5th  and  6th,  1826.  Elders  pres- 
ent: Richard  Rounceville,  Archibald  Hopkins,  James  Baird,  James 
Stewart,  John  McConnell,  Alexander  McLean,  Jonathan  Moore 
Thomas  Parmer,  Anthony  Walke  and  Thomas  C.  Poage.  Samuel 
Crothers,  Mod. ;   James  H.  Dickey,  T.  C. 

75th— 14th.  Bloomingburgh,  September  27th  and  28th,  1826. 
Elders  present:  James  Baird,  James  Manary,  Philip  Mc Williams 
John  Henry,  Anthony  Walke,  John  Shepherd,  Salmon  Templin  and 
William  Blooin.     Dyer  Burgess,  Mod.;   James  H.  Dickey,  T.  C. 

76th— loth  Red  Oak,  April  4th  and  5th,  1827.  Elders  present: 
Israel  Donaldson,  Archibald  Hopkins,  William  Garrett,  James  Baird, 
Joseph  Gillespie,  Wilson  Stewart,  John  Morton,  William  Keys, 
Thomas  Bennington,  Samuel  Patton,  Samuel  Drydeu,  John  Moore 
and  Moses  Baird.     William  Graham,  Mod. ;    James  H.  Dickey,  T.  C. 

77th— 16th.  Hillsborough,  September  25-27, 1827.  Elders  pres- 
ent: Archibald  Hopkins,  Thomas  Douglass,  David  Murray,  Samuel 
McConnell,  David  Jolly,  Alexander  McLean  and  John  Swan.  John 
Rankin,  Mod.;  William  Graham,  T.  C. 

78— 17th.  West  Union,  April  1-3,  1828.  Elders  present:  Na- 
thaniel Montgomery,  Jacob  Shepherd,  William  Wilson,  James 
Ewing,  James  Stewart,  Robert  Wilson,  James  Ellison,  Robert  Poage, 


CHILLICOTHE   PRE8BTTERT.  347 

Richard  Long,  Terah  Templin,  Hugh  Ghormley  and  Moses  Baird. 
James  H.  Dickey,  Mod. ;  William  Graham,  T.  C. 

79fch— 18th.  Greenfield,  Oatober  9fch  and  10th,  1828.  Elders 
present:  John  Shepherd,  William  Garrett,  Thomas  Kirker,  Elijah 
Allen,  John  McConnell,  Robert  Braden,  Duncan  Evans,  Robert 
Smith,  Dan  Evans  and  Israel  Donaldson.  William  Dickey,  Mod.; 
William  Graham,  T.  C. 

80th— 19th.  Ripley,  April  1st  and  2J,  1829.  Elders  present: 
Israel  Donaldson,  Douglass  B.  Shellyday,  John  R.  Strain,  James 
Stewart,  William  Matthews,  John  Waddle,  Thomas  Young,  Thomas 
Kirker,  Richard  Long,  William  Keys,  John  C.  Poage  and  Moses 
Baird.     James  Gilliland,  Mod.;  William  Graham,  T.  C. 

81st— 20th.  Hillsborough,  April  30th,  1829.  Elders  present: 
William  Keys  and  Richard  Long.  William  Dickey,  Mod.;  William 
Graham,  T.  C. 

82J— 21st.  West  Union,  September  29th,  October  1st,  1829. 
Elders  present:  Nathaniel  Montgomery,  Archibald  Hopkins,  Alex- 
ander McLean,  James  Ewing,  Robert  Poage,  James  Thompson, 
William  Kirker,  David  Jolly  and  Alfred  Beasly.  Dyer  Burgess, 
Mod.;  William  Graham,  T.  C. 

83rd— 22d.  Hillsborough,  January  5-7,  1830.  Elders  present: 
John  Shepherd,  Samuel  Dryden,  John  R.  Strain,  Hugh  Milligan, 
Andrew  Barry,  Isaac  Evans,  John  Laughead,  Alfred  Beasly  and 
David  Murray.  S.  D.  Bly  Hie,  Mod. ;  William  Graham,  T.  C.  At  this 
meeting  "James  H.  Dickey  resigned  the  office  of  Stated  Clerk,  and 
Samuel  D.  Blythe  was  elected  in  his  place. 

84th— 23rd.  West  Union,  April  6-8, 1830.  Elders  present :  Jacob 
Shepherd,  Israel  Donaldson,  Thomas  Young,  Joseph  S.  Gillespie, 
Hugh  Ghormley,  Samuel  McConnell,  Abraham  Shepherd,  Caleb 
Smith,  Alfred  Beasly,  W.  H.  Allen,  James  Manary,  Thomas  Kirker, 
Moses  Beard  and  Jonathan  Moore.  David  Monfort,  Mod. ;  Samuel 
Crothers,  T.  C. 

85th— 24th.  Hillsborough,  October  5-7,  1830.  Eiders  present: 
Josiah  McClean,  James  Stewart,  Philip  McWilliams,  Andrew  Hemp- 
hill, William  Garrett,  John  C.  Poage,  Isaac  Collett,  Alfred  Beasly, 
Samuel  Keys,  William  King,  Thomas  Kirker,  Jacob  Shepherd, 
Robert  Smith,  William  Ellison  and  John  Swan.  Jesse  H.  Lock- 
hart,  Mod. ;  William  Graham,  T.  C. 

88th— 25fch.  Rocky  Spring,  January  25th  and  26th,  1831.  Elders 
present:  Robert  Braden,  William  Ploom,  John  Means,  Samuel 
MoOonnell,  Thomas  Ki  rker  and  P.  McWilliams.  Dyer  Burgess,  Mod. ; 
Samuel  Crothers,  T.  C. 


348  THE  HI8T0BT  OF  THE 

87th— 26th.  Union,  March  4,  1831.  Elders  present:  Alexander 
MoClean,  Join  McLean  an-T.  D  ivid  Corbit.  James  II.  Di'key,  Mod  ; 
Samnel  Crothers,  T.  C  At  this  meeting  H.  S.  Fallerton  or-lained 
and  installed 

88th— 27th.  Manchester,  Apiil  5-7, 1831.  Elders  present :  Ralph 
Vories,  Elijah  Allen,  Joseph  M.  Campbell,  Aaron  Wilson,  Richard 
L'">ng.  Jamei  Campbell.  David  Mitchell  and  Nathaniel  Montgomery. 
John  P.  Vandyke,  Mod  ;  Win  Graham,  T.  ('. 

89th— 28th.    Hillsborough,  October  4-6,  1831.    Elders  present: 

r  Shepherd,  John  Morton,  Charles  Porter,   James  Thompson, 

Edward  Francis,  William  iff.  Vorris,  John  McCoy,  William  Garrett, 

Thomes  Stevenson,  Abraham  Pettyjohn,  Terah  Templin  and  Samuel 

Dryden.     H.  S.  Fnllerton,  Mod.;  James  H.  Dickey,  T.  C. 

90th— 29th.  Chillicothe,  January  17th  and  18th,  1832.  Elders 
present:  J.  S.  Gillespie,  James  Ellison,  David  Corbet t,  William 
Wilson,  Israel  Donaldson  and  John  Henry.  H.  S.  Fullerton,  Mod.; 
James  H.  Dickey,  T.  C. 

91st— 30th.  Chillicothe,  April  3-5,  1832.  Elders  present:  J. 
Poage,  James  Manary.  J.  Waddle.  Samuel  Patton,  Joshua  Robinson, 
Samuel  MeCoanell  and  Garrett  Snediker.  Robert  J.  Hall,  Mod.; 
H.  S.  Fullerton,  T.  C. 

92nd—  31st.  Red  Oak,  September  25th,  and  26th,  1832.  Elders 
present:  Archibald  Hopkins,  Hti^h  Ghormley,  John  Morton,  Abraham 
Shepherd,  Samuel  C.  McConnell,  George  McCoy,  Dan  Evans.  David 
Murray,  John  Moore,  William  Cunningham,  Caleb  Smith,  Duncan 
Evans.  James  Kirker,  Robert  Smith,  Moses  Baird,  Robert  Stewart  and 
William  Anderson.  Jacob  W.  Eastman,  Mod. ;  William  Graham,  T.  C. 
93rd— 32nd.  Chillicothe,  October  10th  and  11th  1832.  Elders 
present:  Hugh  Milligan,  Robert  Wilson,  Robert  Stewart,  John 
McCoy  and  Anthony  Wdlke.  Jacob  W.  Eistman,  Mod.;  William 
Grrham,  T.  C. 

91th— 33rd.  West  Union,  April  2-4,  1833.  Elders  present: 
James  Salisbury,  William  Ustiek,  George  Adair,  William  Evans, 
Dan  Evans,  James  EHison,  Joshua  Robinson,  John  McClean, 
is  Harper,  William  King,  Mose*  Baird,  Joseph  McFadden. 
Wi'liam  Ellison  and  Thomas  Douglass.  William  Gage,  Mod.;  J.  p. 
Vandyke,  T.  C. 

95th— 31th.  Bloomingburgh,  September  24-26,  1833.  Elders 
present:  Samuel  Hibben,  Israel  Donaldson,  Samuel  G.  More,  John 
Shepherd,  Elijah  Allen,  Boston  Taylor,  Philip  M^Williams.  John 
Morton.  John  McLean,  John  Henry,  Robert  Smith,  Robert  Clark, 
John    Swan,    William   Bloom,    Thomas   MoGarraugh    and   Joshua 


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Robinson.     Robert  Rutherford,  Mod. ;  J.  P.  Vandyke,  T.  C.    At  this 
meeting  John  P.  Vandyke  was  elected  Stated  Clerk,  vice  S.  D.  Blythe. 

96!h— 35th,— Red  Oak,  April  1-4,  1834.  Elders  present:  Archi- 
bald Hopkins,  Jame3  Laugh  ry,  Isaac  Evans,  Wm.  Garrett.  John  D. 
Evans,  Aaron  WilsoD,  Jobn  Henry,  Robert  Clark,  John  B.  Mc- 
Clanahan,  Win  Matthews,  Wrn.  Keys,  Nathaniel  Montgomery  and 
John  Waddle.     Gamaliel  C.  Beaman,  Mod. ;  James  H.  Dickey,  T.  C. 

97th,  36th.— Hillsborough,  June  4,  1334,  Elders  present:  Moses 
Stitt,  James  McConnell,  John  Morton,  William  Wilson,  James 
Murray,  Amos  Reese,  John  Finch,  David  Jolly.  James  McCoy, 
Garret  Snediker  and  Isaac  Collet.  John  Forbusb,  Mod.;  Dyer 
Burgess.  T.  C. 

98Mi— 37th.— Union,  September  17-19,  1834.  Elders  present: 
Wm.  A.  Ustiek,  Moses  Baird,  Wm.  Cook,  Israel  Donaldson,  Salmon 
Tempi  in,  John  McCoy,  George  Adair,  and  Samuel  Dryden.  John 
McDonald,  Mod.;  John  Rankin,  T.  C. 

99th— 38th.  Red  Oak,  October  14th  and  15th,  1834.  Elders 
present:  Ralph  Voris,  William  Anderson,  Ihomas  Kirker  and 
Samuel  G.  Moore.     Samuel  Crothers,  Mod.;  J.  H.  Dickey,  T.  C. 

100th— 39th.  Huntington,  January  21st,  1835.  Elders  present: 
Thomas  C.  Poage,  Thomas  Kirker  and  Joseph  McLean.  Samuel 
Crotbers,  Mod- ;  J.  H.  Dickey,  T.  C 

101st— 40th-     Georgetown,    April    7-9,   1835.    Elders    present: 

ohn  Shepherd,  Thomas  Stevenson,  Adam  B.  Wilson,  Alfred  Beasly, 

Robert  Poage,  Samuel   Linn,  Thomas  Kirker,   William    Huggins, 

ames   Thompson,   Israel  Donaldson  Jamas   Pollock  and  oijpi     S. 

Gillespie.     Samuel  Steel,  Mod.;  J.  P.Vandyke.  T.  C. 

102d— 41st.  Washington  C-  H.,  May  13,  1835-  Elders  present: 
Hugh  Ghormley,  J.  R.  Strain,  Anthony  Walke,  Thomas  Stevenson, 
James  McCoy  and  Isaac  Tern plin-  William  Dickey,  Mod.;  William 
Gage,  T.  0- 

103d— 42d.  Salem,  September  29th  October  1st,  1835.  Elders 
present:  John  Shepherd,  Adam  B.  Wilson,  Robert  Steele,  Dan 
Evans,  Archibald  B«  Lewis,  Andrew  Hemphill,  John  McCoy, 
Nathan  Gilbert,  William  Garrett.  David  McMaster,  Moses  Baird, 
James  Kirker,  Price  Taylor  and  Benjamin  Laughead.  Jesse  H. 
Lockhart,  Mod.;  John  P.  Vandjke,  T.  C. 

104th— 43d.  Russelville,  November  18th  and  19th,  1835.  Elders 
present:  James  Salisbury,  Charles  Porter,  James  Kirker,  Abraham 
Fftttyjohn,   Isaac   Collet,    Duncan   Evans,    James  Murray,   Boston 


350  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

Taylor,    Wm.  Evans  and  Thomas  McGarraugh,  John  Rankin  Mod.; 
John  P.  Vandyke,  T.  C. 

105th—  44th.  Wilmington,  December  16,  1835.  Elders  present: 
James  Pollock,  Hugh  Milligan  and  Benjamin  Laughead.  John 
Rankin,  Mod.;  J.  P.  Vandyke,  T.  C. 

106th— 45th.  Hillsborough,  April  5-7,  1836.  Elders  present:  T. 
Kirker,  A.  Hopkins,  Moses  Stitt,  John  Waddle,  Robert  Braden, 
Samuel  G.  Moore,  George  Haynes,  William  Keys,  Joshua  Robinson, 
Abraham  Pettyjohn,  Amos  Reese,  Wm  King,  James  Murray,  John 
Wilson,  David  Mathers,  William  Garrett  and  James  Wilson. 
Wm.  Dickey,  Mod.;  S.  Crothers,  T.  C. 

107th— 46th.  Bainbridge,  April  8.  1836.  This  an  adjournment 
to  ordain  and  install  Mr.  George  G.  Poage.  Elders  same  as  at 
Hillsborough,  with  exception  of  a  few  excused.  William  Dickey, 
Mod.;S.  Crothers,  T.  C. 

108th— 47th.  Greenfield,  October  17th-19tb,  1836.  Elders 
present:  Jacob  Shepherd,  William  A.  TjKtick,  Hugh  Milligan,  John 
Morton.  William  Garrett,  Alfred  Beasly,  Thomas  Stevenson,  Thomas 
Howard,  David  Jolly,  Isaac  Collet,  Joseph  McLean,  William 
Buckner,  Abraham  Pettyjohn  and  W7illian>  John.  Jacob  W.  East- 
man, Mod.;  Samuel  Steel,  T.  C. 

109th— 48th.  Chillicothe,  October  21.  1836.  An  adjourned 
meeting,  present  as  above  with  addition.  Elders:  H.  B.  Wilson,  Israel 
Donaldson  and  C.  Furry.     Jacob  W.  Eastman,  Mod.;  S.  Steel,  T.  C. 

110th— 49tb.  West  Union,  April  4-7,  1837.  Elders  present: 
William  A.  Ustick,  J.  McConnell,  P.  J.  Buckner,  A  Nelson, 
Nathaniel  Montgomery,  John  B.  McLanaban,  John  Laughry,  B. 
Taylor  an^J.  DarliDgton.     Dyer  Burgess,  Mod.;  S.  Crothers,  T.  C. 

111th— 50th.  Bloomingburgh,  September  12-14,  1837.  Elders 
present:  Daniel  Hughs.  Jaccb  Shepherd,  Hugh  Lucas,  Philip  Mc- 
Williams,  William  Garrett,  James  Manary,  James  Kirker,  John 
Morton,  Joseph  McFadden,  Edward  Francis,  James  Ellison, 
Richard  Long,  William  Key.",  Joseph  McLean,  John  McCoy  and 
Joseph  P.  Smith.    John  P.  Vandyke,  Mod.;  William  Gage,  T.  C. 

112th— 5lst.  RaJ  Oik,  D^uombjr  20th,  1837.  Elders  present: 
Jacob  Shepherd,  William  John,  Charles  Porter,  Samuel  G.  Moore, 
Hugh  Lucas,  Duncan  Evans  and  John  Anderson.  John  P.  Vandyke, 
Mod.;  William  Gago,  T.  C. 

113th— 52nd.  Hillsborough,  April  3rd  and  4tb,  1838.  Elders 
present:  Gordon  Hopkins,  Price  Taylor,  George  Haynes,  Hugh 
Milligan,  Andrew  Horvey,  George  Adair,  Samuel  Dryden,  Wm.  Evans, 
Isaac  Collett,  David  Matthews,  James  Pollock.  James  H.  MoClintick, 


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Isaac  Evans,  Wm.  Kirker,  John  Henry,  Henry  Wise,  Joseph  P.  Smith, 
Joshua  Robinson,  William  Matthews,  Duncan  Evans,  James  Langhry, 
William  Ellison  and  Matthew  Gilbert.  H.  S.  Fulleiton,  Mod.; 
Samuel  Steel,  T.  C. 

114th— 53d.  New  Petersburgh,  May  15,  1838.  Elders  present: 
William  Garrett,  Eobert  Braden,  Israel  Donaldson,  William  Ander- 
son and  Adam  B.  Wilson.  H.  S.  Fullerton,  Mod.;  J.  P.  Vandyke, 
T.  C. 

115th— 54th.  Ripley,  September  llth-14tb,  1838.  Elders  pres- 
ent: Jacob  Shepherd,  William  A.  Ustick,  Adam  B.  Wilson,  Wm. 
Wilson,  Alfred  Beasly,  Aaron  Wilson,  William  Kirker,  Saterfield 
Scott,  Samuel  Barr,  William  Keyes,  Alexander  McLean,  Caleb 
Smith,  William  Matthews,  Charles  Stevenson  and  William  Griffin. 
Joseph  T.  Irwin,  Mod.;  Samuel  Steel,  T.  C. 

116th— 55th.  Greenfield,  April  2nd-3d,  1839.  Elders  present: 
James  Menary,  James  McConnell,  JohnR.  Strain,  James  Ellison, 
Robert  Braden,  David  Jolly,  F.  Ware,  James  Templin,  Isaac  Tern- 
pliu,  James  Murray,  Nathaniel  Montgomery,  Joshua  Robinson, 
Anthony  Walke  and  David  Matthews.  William  Dickey,  Mod.;  J.  P. 
Vandyke,  T.  C. 

117th— 56th.  Salem,  September  10-12,  1839.  Elders  present: 
James  Stewart,  Philip  McWilliams,  Dan  Evans,  Hugh  Lucas,  Geo. 
Brown,  Alexander  McLean,  James  Pollock,  Abraham  Price,  Samuel 
Patton,  James  McClung,  Charles  Stevenson,  James  McClintick,  John 
Shepherd  and  William  Garrett.  James  Dunlap,  Mod. ;  S.  Steel,  T 
C.  At  this  meeting  names  of  those  who  had  gone  into  Ripley  Pres- 
bytery N.  S.  were  dropped  from  the  roll. 

118th— 57th.  Greenfield,  December  10th  and  11th,  1839. 
Elders  present:  James  Stewart,  James  McConnell,  Samuel  E.  Hib- 
ben,  Anthony  Walke,  William  Kirker,  George  Brown,  Thomas 
Stevenson,  Robert  Robinson,  IsHac  Collett,  Price  Taylor,  Israel  Don- 
aldson, John  Shepherd.  Joseph  Smith,  William  Garrett,  Hugh 
Lucas  and  James  McCoy.     Thomas  Woodrow,  Mod.;  S.  Steel,  T.  C. 

119th— 58th.  Hillsborough,  April  7th  and  8th,  1840.  Eiders 
present:  Joseph  S.  Gillespie,  John  R.  Strain,  William  John,  Richard 
Evans,  George  Brown,  James  McConnell,  -  James  Pollock,  David 
Matthews,  Jacob  Shepherd,  James  McClintick,  James  Templin  and 
Amos  Ford.     Samuel  Crothers,  Mod.;  J.  P.  Vandyke,  T.  C. 

120th— 59th.  Greenland,  June  10th  and  11th,  1810.  Elders 
present:  William  A.  Ustick,  W.  Taylor,  P.  McWilliams,  A.  Price,  J. 
McCoy,  A.  McLean  and  B.  Taylor.  Samuel  Crothers,  Mod.;  S. 
Steel,  T.  C 


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THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 


121st— 60th.  Washington,  September  8th  and  9tb,  1840. 
Elders  present:  Joshua  Robinson,  Hugh  Ghormley,  Joseph  Gilles- 
pie, Jaines  MeClung,  Samuel  Linn,  Anthony  Walke,  Robert  Wilson, 
Thomas  Stevenson,  Joseph  McLean,  James  Templiu,  Israel  Donald- 
son, William  Wilson,  and  James  McOiintick.  John  Forbush,  Mod.; 
J.  P.  Vandyke,  T.  C. 

122nd— 61st.  New  Petorsburgh,  November  25th,  1810.  Elders 
present:  Jame9  McConnell,  William  Garrett,  Samuel  E.  Hibben, 
David  Matthews,  William  Taylor,  Abraham  Price,  John  Wilson  and 
Jacob  Shepherd.     John  Forbush,  Mod.;  J.  P.  Vandyke,  T-  C. 

123rd— 62nd.  Concord,  April  6th  and  7th,  1841.  Elders  pres- 
ent: George  Adair,  Philip  Mc Williams,  James  Ellison,  Frederick 
Ware,  Hugh  Lucas,  George  Brown,  Abraham  Price,  John  McLean, 
Moses  Stitt,  James  Pollock,  John  Shepherd  and  Nathaniel  Mont- 
gomery.   J.  W.  McCormick,  Mod- ;  S.  Steel,  T.  C. 

121th— 63  id.  Greenfield,  September  14th  and  15th,  1841. 
Elders  present;  Moses  Stitt,  Joshua  Robinson,  Hugh  Milligan, 
William  Garrett,  Noah  Evans,  William  Kirker,  Daniel  Hughs, 
George  Brown,  John  McLean,  Joseph  \V.  Blair,  Thomas  Howard, 
John  Shepherd  and  Joseph  McLean.  J.  P.  Vandyke,  Mod.;  S. 
Steel,  T.  C. 

125th— 64th.  Pisgah,  April  5th  and  6th,  1842.  Elders  present: 
James  Mauary,  James  M^Oonuell,  Joseph  H.  Wilson,  L.  S.  McClure, 
T.  C.  Poage,  Thomas  Stevenson,  George  Brown.  Joseph  McLean, 
Joseph  P.  Smith,  John  Carol  us,  James  Wilson  and  Jacob  Shupherd. 
Wm.  Gage,  Mod.;  Samuel  Steel,  T.  C. 

126th— 65th-  Waverly,  August  30th  and  31st,  1842.  Elders 
present:  James  Stewart,  Samuel  Reed,  John  McLean,  David  Jolly, 
James  Ellison,  Robert  Stewart,  Gordon  Hopkins,  Charles  Stevenson, 
Thomas  Wilson  and  Robert  W.  Garrett.  Adrian  Aten,  Mod.;  J-  P- 
Vandyke,  T.  C. 

127th— 66th.  Hillsborough,  November  21th,  1842.  Elders  pres- 
ent: Hugh  Ghormley,  Wm.  Keys,  James  Ellison,  Gordon  Hopkins, 
Wm.  Taylor  and  James  A.  McClintick,  Adrian  Aten,  Mod.;J«P- 
Vandyke,  T-  C 

128th— 67th-  West  Union,  April  4th  and  5!h,  1843.  Elders 
present:  Moses  Stitt,  George  McMillen,  Jacob  Shepherd,  Joseph 
Darlington,  David  Pricer,  Thomis  Robiison,  Robert  Jones,  Charles 
Stevenson,  Aaron  Wilson  and  Joseph  H.  Wilson.  Thomas  Wood- 
row,  Mod. ;  J.  P.  Vandyke,  T.  C. 

129th— 68th.    Wilmington,  June   13th  and  14th,  1813.     Elders 


CHILLI  COTHE  PRESBYTERY.  35S 

present:  James  Stewart  and  Isaac  Collett.     S.  Crothers,  Mod.;  H.  S. 
Fulierton,  T.  C. 

130th— 69th.  Bloorningburgh,  August  29th  and  30th,  1843. 
Elders  present:  John  McCoy,  James  Menary,  Hugh  Qhormley, 
George  Adair,  Noah  Evans,  Gordon  Hopkins,  James  McLung, 
Charles  McCollister,  George  Parrett,  J.  W.  Blair,  Absalom  Douglass, 
Israel  Donaldson  and  Joseph  P.  Smith.  Charles  Danforth,  Mod.; 
Thomas  Woodrow,  T.  C. 

131st— 70th.  Belfast,  April  2nd  and  3rd,  1844.  Elders  present; 
James  McConnell,  James  Stewart,  John  R.  Strain,  William  Keys, 
John  Shepherd,  Daniel  John,  Samuel  Reed,  James  C.  Steel,  James 
Manning,  Price  Taylor,  Joseph  McLean,  William  Evans,  Thomas  E. 
Purdy  and  Thomas  Wilson.  J.  W.  Eastman,  Mod.;  J.  P.  Vandyke, 
T.  C. 

132nd— 71st.  New  Market,  September  3rd  and  4th,  1844. 
Elders  present:  Robert  Garrett,  Samuel  Linn,  Jacob  Shepherd, 
James  McClung,  Thomas  Robinson,  Robert  Jones,  Philip  Mc Will- 
iams, Thomas  Stevenson,  J  ames  A.  McClintick  and  John  Laf abre. 
C.  A.  Hoyt,  Mod.;  J.  P,  Vandyke,  T.  C. 

133rd— 72nd.  Hillsborough,  December  18th,  1844.  Elders  pres- 
ent: James  Murray,  P.  Mc  Williams,  T.  E.  Purdy,  Price  Taylor, 
Caleb  Smith,  George  Adair,  Samuel  Linn,  William  Taylor  and 
Thomas  Wilson.     C.  A.  Hoyt,  Mod.;  S.  Steel,  T.  C. 

134th— 73rd.  Bainbridge,  April  1st  and  2nd,  1845.  Elders  pres- 
ent: James  McCoy,  Jame3  Stewart,  A.  B.  Wilson,  George  Adair,  Sam- 
uel E.  Hibben,  Thomas  Carothers,  John  Shepherd,  Daniel  John,  Rob- 
ert Stewart,  George  Brown,  James  Wilson,  Thomas  Wilson,  J.  W. 
Blair,  Thomas  McGarraugh,  Israel  Donaldson  and  Aaron  Wilson. 
William  Burton,  Mod.;  J.  P.  Vandyke,  T.  C. 

135th— 74th.  Concord,  October  7-9,  1845.  Elders  present, 
James  Stewart,  Philip  Mc  Williams,  William  Wilson,  Samuel  Reed, 
Samuel  E,  Hibben,  William  B.  Franklin,  John  Shepherd,  James 
McClung,  Alexander  McLean,  Satterfield  Scott,  Thomas  E.  Purdy, 
Joshua  Robinson,  Joseph  P.  Smith,  Robert  Jones,  James  Pollock 
and  Israel  Donaldson.     N.  M.  Urmston,  Mod. ;  S.  Steel,  T.  C. 

136th— 75th.  Chillicothe,  April  6-8,  1846.  Elders  present: 
William  Pinkerton,  Robert  Templeton,  James  B.  Herron,  David 
Wills,  Gordon  Hopkins,  Daniel  John,  James  McConnell,  John  Lafa- 
bre,  George  Adair,  Thomas  E.  Purdy,  Price  Taylor,  James  McCoy, 
James  Pollock  and  Israel  Donaldson.  Moderator's  name  not  given, 
J.  P.  Vandyke,  T.  C.  At  this  meeting  S:  Steel  resigned  the  office  of 
Treasurer  and  Samuel  Crothers  was  elected  in  his  place. 

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354  1H1.   HiSTUttr    U>     THE 

L37th— 76th.  Sinking  Spring,  September  S  lu,  1846.  Elders 
present:  Philip  McWilliams,  Jarnes  Menary,  Thomas  Wilson,  Samuel 
E.  Hibben,  William  Kirker,  Isaac  Evans,  .Robert  Coyner,  John  Mat- 
thews, John  Morrow,  Lawrence  McClure,  James  Wilson,  Isaac  Col- 
lett,  John  ft.  Strain  and  John  Shepherd.  WTilliam  Dickey,  .Mod. ;  J 
P.  Vandyke.  T.  C. 

138th— 77th.  Rocky  Spring,  Nov.  24th,  1846.  Elders  present: 
Win.  Piukerton,  A.  B.  Wilson,  Noah  Evans,  Robert  Wilson,  Price 
Tay/or,  John  Shepherd  and  William  Wilson.  William  Dickey,  Mod. -, 
J.P.Vandyke,  T.  C. 

139th—  78th.  Rocky  Spring,  January  26th,  1847.  Elders  pres- 
ent: William  A.  Ustick,  William  Wilson,  David  Pricer,  Robert  Coyner, 
Thomas  C.  Poage  and  Gordon  Hopkins.  William  Dickey,  Mod.; 
William  Gage,  T.  C. 

14Uth— 79th.  Pisgah.  April  6th  aud  7th,  1847.  Elders  present: 
James  Stewart,  Hugh  Ghorinley,  J.  M.  Johnston.  Samuel  Patton, 
William  Allison,  George  Adair,  Joseph  McLean,  Isaac  Collett,  James 
McOlung,  J .  S.  Hearne  and  J.  H.  Wilson.  William  Dickey,  Mod.; 
\\  uliam  Gage,  T.  C. 

14 1st— 80th.  Red  Oak,  September  7th  and  8th,  1847.  Elders 
present:  William  A.  Ustick,  Robert  Templeton,  John  R.  Strain,  John 
Black,  Samuel  Patton,  Jacob  Shepherd,  William  Kirker,  Robert 
Stewart,  James  Mannon,  William  B  Cooper,  Israel  Donaldson 
Aaron  Wilson  and  Newton  Murphy.  J.  A.I.  Lowes.  Mod.;  J.  P. 
Vandyke,  T.  C. 

142nd— 81st.  South  Salem,  April  4th  and  5th.  1848.  Elders 
present:  Philip  Me  Williams,  William  A.  Ustick,  Noah  Evans,  Anthony 
Waike,  Gordon  Hopkins.  James  MeClung,  Israel  Donaldson,  George 
Parrett,  Price  Taylor,  James  McConnell,  Thomas  F.  Purdy,  George 
M.  Dixon,  Caleb  Smith,  Joseph  H.  Wilson,  James  Pollock,  George 
Adair,  Joshua  Robinson  and  Abraham  Price.  Samuel  J.  Miller,  Mod. ; 
J.  P.  Vandyke,  T.  C. 

143rd— 82nd.  Hillsborough,  September  6th  and  7th,  1848.  Eld- 
ers present :  James  Menary.  Thomas  Caruthers,  Robert  Templeton, 
William  Wilson,  Thomas  Barry,  Gordon  Hopkins,  John  Potter,  Geo 
Ware,  George  Parrett,  James  Pollock,  J.  W.  Blair.  Samuel  Cromwell 
Thomas  F.  Purdy,  Joseph  Smith.  Israel  Donaldson,  James  Wilson, 
Isaac  Kibler  and  J.  W.  Steene.  E.  Grand  Girard.  Mod.;  J.  P.  Van- 
dyke, T.  C. 

144th  -83rd.  Greenfield,  April  3rd  and  4th,  1849.  Elders  pres- 
ent, William  A.  Ustick,  A.  B.  Wilson.  Thomas  Barry,  William  John 
Satterneld    Scott,    Joseph    Harper.    John    Hunter,    J.    W.   Steene 


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William  Wilson,  Joseph  Wilson.  James  Wilson.  Anthony  Walke. 
and  Thomas  Wilson.  William  C.  Kniffen,  Mod :  J.  P.  Vandyke,  T.  C. 
145th—  84th.  Chillicothe.  May  8,  1849.  Elders  present:  Israel 
Donaldson,  Robert  Stewart,  Anthony  Walke,  Samuel  Reid  and 
James  Pollock.     William  C.  Kniffen,  Mod.;  William  Gage,  T.  C. 

146th— 85th.  Washington,  June  5,  1849.  Elders  present:  James 
Menary,  A.  B.  Wilson,  Joseph  Harper  and  Jamps  Pollock.  William 
C.  Kniffen,  Mod.;  William  Gage,  T.  C 

147th— 86th.  Washington,  July  3, 1849.  Elders  present:  Milton 
Dunlap,  James  Menary  and  James  Wilson.  J.  A,  I.  Lowes.  Mod. ; 
Win.  Gage,  T.  C. 

148th— 87th.  Eckmansville,  September  4th  and  5th,  1849.  Eld- 
ers present:  William  A.  Ustick,  George  Adair,  Noah  Amen,  John 
Shepherd,  William  Kirker,  Thomas  Wilson,  Wrilliam  Fulton.  Samuel 
Cromwell,  William  Allison,  Israel  Donaldson,  Newton  Murphy  and 
William  Sharp.     James  G.  Hopkins,  Mod.;  J.  P.  Vandyke.  T.  0. 

149th— 88th.  Sinking  Spring,  November  1,  1849.  Elders  pres- 
ent: Joseph  Harper,  Philip  McWilliams,  Newton  Murphy.  Thomas 
Wilson  and  Noah  Aman.  James  G.  Hopkins,  Mod.;  J.  P.  Vandyke, 
T.C. 

150th— 89th.  Bloomingburg.  April  2nd  and  3rd.  1850.  Elders 
present:  James  Stewart,  R.  Tempkton,  D.  Lunbeck.  S.  Reed,  S.  E 
Hibben,  S.  Bacon,  Gordon  Hopkins,  D.  John.  Robert  Stewart.  Satter- 
field  Scott,  J.  Pollock,  John  Morrow.  Price  Taylor,  James  Wilson 
and  Aaron  F.  Steene.     Irwin  C  arson,  Mod. ;   S.  Steel,  T.  C. 

151st— 90th.  South  Salem,  April  23,  1850.  Elders  present: 
George  Brown.  P.  McWilliams.  Robert  Stpwart  and  John  Anderson. 
Irwin  Carson,  Mod. :  William  Gage,  T.  C. 

152nd— 91st.  Piketon.  June  4th,  1850.  Elder  present:  O.  J. 
Phelps.     Irwin  Carson,  Mod.;  William  Gage.  T.  C. 

153rd — 92nd.  Cynthiana,  September  3rd  and  4th,  1850.  Elders 
present:  William  Pinkerton,  George  Adair,  John  Anderson,  Samuel 
Patt on,  John  Finley,  John  Potter,  Robert  Stewart,  James  Wallace, 
Eiiphaz  Taylor,  Sanford  Williams,  J.  W.  Blair,  Thomas  Purdy,  John 
Matthews,  John  Anderson,  James  Wilson,  Aaron  F.  Steen,  Terah 
Templin  and  Samuel  Cromwell.  Wm,  P.  Eastman,  Mod.:  J.  P.  Van- 
dyke, T.  C. 

154th — 93rd.  Manchester.  April  1st  and  2nd,  1851.  .  Elders 
present:  William  Kirker,  A.  F.  Steen,  James  Gilliland,  N  Murphy. 
Samuel  Cromwell,  Thomas  F.  Purdy,  John  Anderson  and  Thomas 
JDarrimer.     James  Hustou,  Mod.  j  S.  Steel.  T.  0. 

155th— 94th.      Union,  September  2nd   and   3rd.   1851.     Elders 


356  THE  HISTOKY  OF  THE 

present:  Thomas  Larrimer,  Adam  B.  Wilson,  William  John,  Sanford 
Williams,  George  Parrett,  James  McConnell,  James  Wilson,  James 
McCoy,  Gordon  Hopkins,  Samuel  Patton  Joseph  Wilson,  Thomas 
F.  Purdy,  John  H.  Walker,  James  Scott,  Noah  Evans,  Abraham 
Price  and  A.  Johnson.     N.  M.  Urmston,  Mod.;  J.  P.  Vandyke,  T.  0. 

156th— 95th.  Marshall,  April  6th  and  7th,  1852.  Elders  present: 
Joshua  Robinson.  William  Pinkerton,  George  Adair,  J.  B.  Black, 
David  Pricer,  Thomas  E.  Purdy,  Aaron  W.  Seymour,  James  Wilson, 
John  Campbell  and  Terah  Templin.  R.  W.  Wilson,  Mod.;  J.  P. 
Vandyke,  T.  C. 

157th— 06th.  Red  Oak,  May  4th  and  5th,  1852.  Elders  present: 
James  McClung,  James  McClintick  and  John  Anderson.  R.  W. 
Wilson,  Mod.;  J.  P.  Vandyke,  T.  C. 

158th— 97th.  Bainbridge,  June  1st,  1852.  Elders  present: 
James  Stewart,  Noah  Evans,  Joseph  Harper,  J.  A.  Wallace,  A.  W. 
Seymour,  N.  Murphy,  W.  B.  Cooper  and  Thomas  Rogers.  R.  W. 
Wilson,  Mod.;  H.  S.  Fullerton,  T.  C. 

159th— 98th.  Bloomingburgh,  September  7th  and  8th,  1852. 
Elders  present:  Joseph  B.  Smith,  James  Menary,  Philip  Mc Williams, 
Gordon  Hopkins,  Alexander  McLean,  Eliphaz  Taylor,  Thomas  F. 
Purdy,  Alexander  Brown,  Newton  Murphy,  Aaron  F.  Steen,  Daniel 
John  and  Thomas  Robinson.  James  Dunlap,  Mod.;  John  P.  Van- 
dyke, T.  C. 

160th— 99th.  Greenfield,  April  5th  and  6th,  1853.  Elders 
present:  Joshua  Robinson,  Thomas  Larrimer,  Wm.  Pinkerton,  M. 
Dunlap,  Thomas  Rodgers,  S.  E.  Hibben,  Thomas  Carothers,  James 
Gilliland,  J.  Potter,  Joseph  Harper,  James  C.  Steel,  Sanford  Williams, 
J.  W  Blair,  William  B.  Cooper,  Price  Taylor,  James  Templin,  James 
Wilson,  John  Campbell.  James  McClung,  A.  Johnson,  James  N. 
Wilson  and  Thomas  Hawes.  Sylvanus  Jewett,  Mod.;  J.  P.  Van- 
dyke, T.  C. 

161st— 100th.  New  Market,  September  6th  and  7th,  1853. 
Elders  present:  James  Stewart,  Moses  Stitt,  John  M.  Johnston, 
William  Kirker,  David  Pricer,  Sanford  Williams,  J.  W.  Blair,  William 
Laughead,  Aaron  W.  Seymour,  John  Clark,  James  Wilson,  Azur 
Young,  John  Scott,  Thomas  F.  Purdy,  Daniel  John  and  George 
Euvrard.     E.  Grand  Girard,  Mod. ;  J.  P.  Vandyke,  T.  C. 

162nd— 101st.  Hillsborough,  April  4th  and  5th,  1854.  Elders 
present:  William  Pinkerton,  Moses  Stitt,  A.  R.  Wilson,  Thomas 
Barry,  John  Shepherd,  James  H.  Wilson,  S.  Williams,  Isaac  Evans, 
Henry  D.  Ritter,  Samuel  Patton,  William  John,  John  Walker,  William 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTERY.  357 

Kirker,  James  McClintick  and  Price  Taylor.    H.  S.   Fullerton,  Mod. ; 
J.  P.  Vandyke,  T.  C. 

163rd--102nd.  Salem,  Sep.  5th  and  6th,  1854,  Elders  present: 
W.  K.  McCoy,  James  Monary,  William  Ustick,  Philip  Mc  Williams, 
Noah  Amen,  Elijah  Hopkins,  George  Ware,  James  Steel,  James  Allen, 
Thomas  Wilson,  Thomas  E.  Purdj,  James  Templin,  John  Anderson, 
and  James  Wilson.  Nathaniel  Williams,  Mod.  j  R.  W.  Wilson,  T.  C. 
At  this  meeting  Dr.  Steel  was  elected  Stated  Clerk  vice  J.  F  Van- 
dyke, resigned. 

164th— 103rd.  Chill icothe,  April  17th  and  18th,  1855.  Elders 
present:  Joshua  Robinson,  James  Stewart,  Thomas  Larrimer,  Sam'I 
E.  Hibben,  David  Wills,  James  Allen,  John  Morrow,  Alexander 
Brown,  John  Clark,  James  Wilson,  Adam  B.  Wilson,  John  Walker, 
James  A.  Wallace,  Thomas  Hawes,  R.  C.  Galbraith,  Sen.,  Daniel  John 
and  Shepherd  Dunlap.     S.  P.  Dunham,  Mod.;  E.  Grand  Girard  T.  C. 

165th — 104th.  Bloomingburgh,  June  5th,  1855.  Elders  present, 
James  Mauary,  William  Pinkerton,  Hugh  Bell,  Joseph  Harper,Thomas 
Rogers.  James  Allen  and  Robert  Templeton.  S.  P.  Dunham.  Mod.; 
R.  W.  Wilson,  T.  C. 

166th— 105th.  Rocky  Spring,  Sept.  4th  and  5th,  1855.  Elders 
present:  William  Pinkerton,  William  A.  Ustick,  Adam  B.  Wilson, 
Andrew  Johnston,  J.  M.  Johnston,  Shepherd  Dunlap,  Adam  Nebber- 
gall,  Satterfield  Scott,  James  Allen,  Thomas  F.  Purdy,  J.  M.  Wilson, 
Daniel  John,  James  Scott,  Aaron  Steen  and  Sanford  Williams. 
William  C.  Anderson,  D.  D.,  Mod.;  R.  W.  Wilson,  T.  C. 

167th— 106th.  Chillicothe,  September  28th,  1855.  Eiders  pres- 
ent: James  A.  Wallace,  James  Allen,  P.  Mc  Williams,  S.  Dunlap,  Price 
Taylor,  S.  E.  Hibben,  T.  F.  Purdy  and  Thomas  Rogers.  S.  P. 
Dunham,  Mod.;  S.  Steel, 

168th— 107th.  Greenfield,  April  15th  and  16th,  1856.  Elders 
present:  Hugh  Bell,  Moses  Stitt,  Adam  B.  Wilson,  A.  M.  Strain,  S.  E. 
Hibben,  William  B.  Franklin,  S.  Kincaid,  R.  C.  Galbraith,  Sen., 
Joseph  Harper,  George  Parrett,  J.  N.  Wilson,  Thomas  Wilson, 
Alexander  Brown,  J.  G  Junkin.  James  Wilson  and  Andrew  John- 
ston.    J.  A.  L  Lowes;  Mod. ;  R.  W .  Wilson,  T.  C. 

169th— 108th.  Pisgah,  June  3d  and  4th  1856.  Elders  present: 
William  Pinkerton,  Robert  Templeton,  Isaac  Evans,  R.  C  Galbraith. 
Sen.,  Robinson  Smith,  Thomas  Rogers  and  Noah  Amen.  J.  A.  I. 
Lowes,  Mod  ;  R,  W.  Wilson,  T.  (!. 

170th— 109th,  Bloomingburgh,  September  2ud  and  3d..  1856. 
Elders  present:  G.W.  Anderson,  Moses  Stitt,  William  Ub  tick,  Wil- 
liam Cowman,   Noah  Evans,    David    Wills,   Scott    Kincaid,  Joseph 


358  THE    HI8T0KT    OF    THE 

McLean,  William  Thomas,  David  Pricer,  James  Allen,  T.  G.  Hawes, 
John  Morrow,  Price  Taylor,  John  Clark,  John  Anderson,  James 
Wilson  and  Thomas  Robinson.  R.  L.  Stanton,  D.  D.,  Mod.;  A.  K. 
Naylor,  T.  C. 

171st— 110th.  Bainbridge,  April  21st  and  22nd.  1857.  Elders 
present:  Hugh  Bell,  William  A.  Ustick,  D.  E.  Boies,  Albert  Adams, 
George  Adair,  Joseph  Kibler.  David  Wills.  R.  C.  Galbraith,  sen . 
Joseph  Harper,  R.  Wilson,  James  Allen.  T.  Wilson,  J.  McClintick, 
Price  Taylor,  John  Clark,  J.  N.  Kirker,  James  Wilson,  J.  Porter,  J. 
Gibbony  and  Noah  Amen.  A.  R.  Naylor,  Mod.;  R.  L.  Stanton  T.  C. 
172d— 111th.  Marshall,  September  1st  and  2nd,  1857.  Elders 
present:  W.  McCoy,  James  Stitt,  J.  W.  Devoss,  J.  N.  Walker,  J.  D. 
Black,  George  Ware,  Adam  Nebbergall,  D.  Pricer.  James  Allen.  T.  F. 
Purdy,  Alexander  Brown,  John  Anderson.  James  N.  Wilson,  A.  F. 
Steen,  Fred  Druhot,  Daniel  John,  Andrew  Johnston,  James  Scott 
and  Samuel  Culbertson.     J.  Wiseman.  Mod. ;  R.  W.  Wileon,  T.  C. 

173d— 112th.  Hamilton,  October  1,  1857.  Elders  present  not 
reported:  this  was  meeting  during  sessions  of  Synod.  John  Wise- 
man, Mod.;  R.  W.  Wilson,  T.  C. 

174th— 113th.  Washington,  C.  H.,  April  6th  and  7th,  1858. 
Elders  present:  James  Stewart,  Joshua  Robinson,  Robert  Templeton, 
Thomas  Rogers,  Noah  Evans,  David  Wills.  George  Snediker,  R.  C. 
Galbraith,  Sen.,  R.  Smith,  Alexander  McLean,  James  Allen,  James 
N.  Wilson,  S.  Cromwell.  John  Morrow,  A.  W.  Seymour.  J.  G.  Junkin. 
Robert  Story,  William  John,  Peter  Ecldey,  Noah  Amen  and  William 
L.  Blair.     Samuel  Steel,  Mod.;  R.  W.  Wilson,  T.  C. 

175th— 114th.  Mount  Leigh,  September  7th  and  .8th,  1858. 
Elders  present:  William  Pinkerton,  J.  Wilson,  S.  E.  Hibben,  J.  Wal- 
lace, William  B.  Franklin,  R.  Kerr,  Hugh  Bell,  J.  W.  Blair.  G.  Euv- 
rard,  D,  John.  J.  N.  Kirker.  J.  Campbell,  J.  Scott,  Isaac  Kibler, 
Joshua  Robinson,  Peter  Eckley  and  William  Storer.  Job  Brongh- 
ton.  Mod.;  R.  W.  Wilson,  T.  C. 

176th— 115th.  South  Salem,  April  8th,  9th  and  11th,  1859. 
Elders  present:  Hugh  Bell,  David  E.  Boies,  John  S.  Murray, 
Thomas  Barry,  Samuel  Patton,  Adam  Kelly,  William  Thomas,  James 
A.  Wallace.  James  N.  Wilson,  Daniel  Shoemaker,  John  Morrow, 
Alexander  Brown,  John  Clark.  Robert  Story,  James  H.  Wilson, 
Frederick  Druhot,  Johnson  Shepherd  and  Peter  Eckley.  Wm.  P. 
Eastman.  Mod;  Samuel  Hibben.  T.  C.  This  meeting  was  on  Friday 
Saturday  and  Monday 

177th— 116th.  Greenfield,  June  1st  and  2nd.  ]859.  Elders, 
present     Joseph    Harper,    Hugh    Bell",    P.    McWilliarns,    Thomas 


CH1LLI0OTHE  PRESBYTEB*.  359 

Rogers,  William  PiukertoQ,  James  A.  Wallace,  James  Allen,  Joseph 
McLean  and  Alexander  Brown.  Wm.  P.;  Eastman,  Mod;  A.  R. 
Naylor,  T.  C. 

178th— 117th.  South  Salem,  June  28,  1859.  Elders  present: 
Thomas  Rogers,  William  Pinkerton,  William  Thomas,  J.  M.  Gilles- 
pie and  James  A.  Wallace.  Wm.  P.  Eastman,  Mod. ;  R.  W.  Wilson, 
T.  C. 

179th  -118th.  West  Union,  September  6th  and  7th,  1859.  Elders 
present:  Alexander  McLean,  Wm.  Pinkerton.  Hugh  Bell,  George 
Snediker,  J.  Porter,  J.  Scott,  J.  Wilson,  J.  Anderson,  J.  Walker,  F. 
Druhot  and  S.  Culbertson.  McKnight  Williamson,  Mod.;  A.  R. 
Naylor,  T.  C. 

180th— 119th.  Hillsborough,  September  29th,  1859.  Elders 
present:  P.  McWTilliani8,  D.  Pricer,  Wm.  Thomas,  Daniel  John,  James 
Gibony,  Alexander  Brown,  Fred  Druhot,  Scott  Kinkaid,  and  Eli 
Templin.     McKnight  Wiliamson,  Mod.;  A.  R.  Naylor,  T.  C. 

181st— 120th.  Mowry town,  December  6th  and  7th,  1859.  Elders 
present:  J.  M.  Johnston,  Adam  Kelly,  Fred.  Druhot  and  Samuel  B. 
Long.     S.  Steel,  Mod. ;  E.  Grand  Girard,  T.  C- 

182nd— 121st.  Marshall,  April  10th- -12th,  1860.  Elders  present: 
D.  Pricer,  Price  Taylor,  Joseph  Bryan,  Joshua  Robinson,  H.  C . 
Stewart,  Robert  Kerr.  Eli  Templin,  Samuel  Waddell,  James  Wilson, 
Johnson  Shepherd,  Wm.  Dinsmore,  Thomas  Wilson,  John  Morrow, 
Albert  Adams,  Frederick  Druhot  and  Peter  Eckley.  Wm.  Gage, 
Mod;  J.  A.I.  Lowes,  T.C. 

183d— 122nd.  South  Salem,  May  1st  and  2nd,  I860-  Elders 
present:  Hugh  Bell,  Joseph  Pinkerton,  J.  W.  Devoss,  George  Adair, 
S.  E.  Hibben,  Joseph  McLean,  Wm.  Thomas,  George  Parrett,  Peter 
Eckley  and  Alexander  McCoy.  Wm.  Gage.  Mod.;  J.  A.  I.  Lowes 
T.  C. 

184th— 123d.  Red  Oak,  August  28th  and  29th,  1860.  Elders 
present;  S.  E.  Hibben,  R.  G.  Galbraith,  sen.,  Thomas  Steel,  Wm. 
Pinkerton,  Hugh  Bell,  Scott  Kincaid,  E.  Cleveland,  Fred.  Druhot 
John  Potter,  Wm.  John,  Peter  Eckley,  James  Scott  and  J.  N. 
Kirker.     S.  J.  Miller,  Mod.;  J.  A.  I.  Lowes,  T.  C. 

185th— 124th  Sidney,  September  27th  and  28th,  1860.  Eld- 
ers present:  James  Allen,  James  A.  Wallace  and  D.  E.  Boies. 
S-  J-  Miller,  Mod- ;  J.  A.  I.  Lowes,  T-  C- 

186th— 125th.  Mowrytown,  November  14th,  1860.  Elders 
present:  Fred.  Druhot  and  S.  B.  Long.  Samuel  Steel,  Mod.;  R.  L» 
Stanton,  T-  C- 

187th— 126th.    Greenfield,  April  2nd-4th,  1861.     Elders  present : 


360  TTTE   ITTSTORY  OP  THE 

Noah  Evans,   P-    Mc  Williams,  James  Allen,  Robert  Wilson,  R.    C- 

Galbraith,  sen-,  Win-  B-  Franklin..).  M-  Pinkerton,  Adam  Nebergall, 
J-  P-  Smith.  John  Morrow,  M.  Steen,  Thomas  Rogers,  Noah  Amen 
and.Peter  Eckley,     John  Caldwell,  Mod-;  J-  A-  I-  Lowes,  T,  C. 

188th— 127th-  South  Salem,  April  30tb  and  May  1st,  1861-  Elders 
present:  J-  N-  Wilson,  J-  A.  Wallace.  George  Ware,  Wm-  B.  Franklin 
James  Stitt,  VVm.  Thomas,  Hugh  Bell,  James  Wi!son,  sen-,  Wm. 
Storer,  Alexander  Brown  and  Peter  Eckley.  S.  J.  Miller,  Mod- ;  J-  A- 
I.  Lowes,  T.  C. 

189th— 128th.  Union,  August  27th  and  28th,  1861.  Elders 
present:  S  E.  Hibben,  J.  W.  Devoss,  James  A.  Wallace,  W.  A.  Ander- 
son, Price  Taylor,  Thomas  Steel,  Alexander  Menary,  Wm.  Thomas, 
James  Templin,  Joseph  Smith.  Peter  McKee,  Eli  Templin,  Alexander 
McCoy  and  H.  Darlington.  N-  S.  Smith,  Mod.;  J.  A.  I.  Lowes,  T.  C 
190th— 129th.  Greenfield,  September  10th,  1861-  Elders  pres- 
ent: J-  R-  Black,  Robert  Wilson,  George  Warp,  Win-  Thomas,  Peter 
Eckley,  Wm-  Pinkerton,  Joshua  Robinson,  John  Walker  and  J-  W 
Devoss.     N.  S.  Smith.  Mod.:  J.  A.  I.  Lowes,  T.  C. 

191st— 130th.  Oxford,  October  18th,  1861.  Elders  present:  Wm.  B. 
Franklin,  Adam  Kelly,  and  Moses  Stitt.  S.  Steel,  Mod.;  R.  L.  Stan- 
ton, T.  C. 

192d— 131st.  Hillsborough,  April  1st  and  2nd,  1862.  Elders 
present:  Thomas  Barry,  Albert  Adams,  Levi  Pricer,  Aaron  W.  Sey- 
mour, Robert  R,  Kerr,  Joshua  Robinson,  John  Morrow,  Thomas 
Robinson,  James  Gibbony,  Wm.  Cowman,  Robert  Story  and  Peter 
Eckley.     John  Wiseman,  Mod.;  J.  A.  I.  Lowes,  T.  C. 

193d  132d.  Greenfield,  May  8th,  1862.  Elder  present:  P.  Mc 
Williams.     John  Wiseman,  Mod.:  J.  A.  I.  Lowes,  T,  C. 

194th— 133d.  Winchester,  June  4th,  1862.  Elders  present: 
Hugh  Bell,  Thomas  Rogers.  John  W.  Devoss,  A.  J.  Rea,  J.  W.  Blair, 
J.  W.  Steen,  and  Daniel  John.  John  Wiseman  Mod. :  R.  L.  Stanton, 
T,  C. 

195th— 134th.  Pisgah,  August  26th  and  2fth,  1862.  Elders 
present:  John  B.  Black.  Philip  Mc  Williams.  Joseph  Bryan,  Isaac 
Evans,  George  Ware,  Thomas  Steel,  William  Pinkerton,  Adam 
Nebbergall,  Hugh  Bell,  Daniel  Clifton,  William  L.  Blair,  Thomas 
Rogers,  J.  N  Kirker,  .William  John.  William  Diusmore,  Alexander 
McCoy,  Thomas  Wilson,  Eli  Templin,  John  Morrow,  Alexander 
Brown  and  Thomas  Hawes.  R.  L.  Stanton,  Mod.  J.  A.  I.  Lowes, 
T.  C.  At  this  meeting  J.  A.  I.  Lowes  elected  Stated  Clerk  vice  R.L. 
Stanton  resigned. 

196th— 135th.     South  Salem,  April  7th  and  8th,  1863.    Elder, 


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CH1LLICOTHE  PRESBYTERY.  361 

present:  S.  E.  Hibben,  R.  Terripleton,  D.  Pricer,  G.  Ware,  A.  Brown, 
W.  B.  Franklin,  D.  E.  Boies,  William  Thomas,  Hugh  Bell,  John 
CUrk,  J.  H.  Walker,  Noah  Amen,  S.  Laird  and  A.  F.  Steen.  S.  D. 
Cn  thers,  Mod.;  R.  W.  Wilson,  T  C. 

197th— 136th.  Washington,  C.  H.,  September  1st,  and  2nd,  1863. 
Elders  present:  Thomas  Barry,  Albert  Adams,  James  Allen,  James 
A.  Wallace,  Joseph  McLean,  Samuel  Waddel,  Hugh  (J.  Stewart, 
Adam  Nebbergall,  Joshua  Robinson,  Adam  Kelly,  Thomas  Steel 
and  Daniel  Clifton.     S.  P.  Dunham,  Mod.;  J.  D.  Crothers,  T.  C. 

198th- -137th.  Pisgah,  September  17th,  1863.  Elders  present: 
Edvard  Irwin,  George  Ware  and  Joseph  Harper.  S.  P.  Dun- 
hat  i,  Mod.;  S.  D-.Crofchers,  T.  0. 

199th-- 138th.  South  Salem,  December  23rd,  1863.  Elders 
present:  William  Pinkerton,  Hugh  Bell,  William  Thomas,  James 
A.  vVallace,  John  Murray,  John  Potter  and  Alexander  Brown.  S.  P. 
Dunham,  Mod.;  S.  D.  Crothers,  T.  C. 

200th— 139th.  Hillsborough,  April  5-7,  1864.  Elders  present: 
J.  M.  Johnson,  Albert  Adams,  Joseph  McLean,  Price  Taylor,  H.  C. 
S.fwart,  William  Thomas,  Hugh  Bell,  G.  Snedeker,  John  Potter, 
,1.  EL  Walker,  Eli  Templin,  J.  H.  Gibbony,  H.  H.  Darlington  and 
W.  H.   Dinsmore.    W.   G.  Hillman,  Mod.;  R.  C-Galbraith,  jr.,  T.  C 

201—140.  Eckmansville,  November  10th  and  11th,  1864.  Elders 
present:  James  Gibbony,  John  Potter  and  H.  Darlington-  William 
Coleman,  Mod.;  John  Barrett,  T-  C. 

202nd— 141st.  Greenfield,  June  8th,  1864.  Elders  present: 
George  Ware,  J.  W-  Devoss,  Eli  Templin,  Joseph  Harper  and  Sam'l 
Wi  ddel.     S.  J.  Miller,  Mod.;  R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  T.  C. 

203rd— 142nd.  Manchester,  August  30th  and  31st.  1864.  Elders 
pre  sent:  David  Pricer,  W.  H.  Anderson,  W.  B.  Franklin,  J.  W-  Blair, 
A  F-  Steen,  Peter  McKee,  Robert  Story,  William  John,  Andrew  Rea 
and  John  Morrow.     N-  M.  Urmston,  Mod.;  Eben  Muse,  T.  C. 

204th— 143rd.  Springfield,  October  21st,  1864.  Elders  present: 
Hugh  Bell,  William  Pinkerton,  Samuel  Waddell  and  Albert  Adams. 
N.  M.  Urmston,  Mod.;  Eben  Muse,  T.  C. 

205th— 144th.  South  Salem,  April  9th  and  10th,  1864,  Elders 
present:  James  A.  Wallace,  Robert  Kerr,  P.  McWilliams  and  Hugh 
Be  1,   S.  J.  Miller,  Mod,;  R.  W.  Wilson,  T.  C. 

206th— 145th.     Rocky  Spring,  April  4th  and  5th,  1865.     Elders 

present:  S.  E!  Hibben,   R.  Templeton,  J.  A.  Wallace,  Joshua  Rob- 

in&on,  J.  H.  Walker  and  A.  Hurst.     John  Barrett,  Mod.;  R.  C.   Gal- 

bnith,  Jr.,  T.  C. 

207th— 146th.     South  Salem,  June  6th,   1865.     Elders  present; 
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302  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

Thomas  Hogers,  George  Ware,  William  Thomas,  Isaac  Evans 
audi  I  jshua  Robinson.  John  Barrett,  Mod.;  R.  C.  Galbraith  Jr. 
T.  ('. 

208th— 147th.  Blooniingburgh,  August  '29th  and  80th,  1866. 
Elders  present:  Noah  Evans,  J.  N.  Wilson,  Price  Taylor,  Thomas 
Rogers,  John  Morrow,  William  Pinkerton,  Hugh  Bell,  Robert  Mc- 
pherson, S.  F.  McCoy,  William  Anderson,  Albert  Adams,  Adam 
AVbbergall,  James  A.  Wallace  and  Alexander  McCoy.  McKnight 
Williamson,- Mod.;  R.  C,  Galbraith,  Jr.,  T.  C. 

209th— 148th.     Cincinnati,  October  21st,  1865.     Elders  present: 
James  A.  Wallace,  Price  Taylor,   8.  F.  McCoy,  Hugh  Bell,  S.  Laird, 
K.    Li.   Kerr,  W.  L.   Ghormley,  D.    E.Boies  and  S.   Kinkaid     Mc 
Knight  Williamson.  Mod.:  John  Barrett,  T.  C. 

210th— 149th.  Chillicothe,  April  3-5,  1866.  Elders  present: 
J.  M.  Johnson,  J.  W.  Devoss,  David  Pricer,  Josef  b  McLean,  Price 
Taylor,  Daniel  Dustman,  A.  Menary,  Wm.  Thomas,  Hugh  Bell,  A- 
Kelley,  John  Morrow,  J.  H.  Wilson,  Eli  Templin  and  James  Scott. 
E.Grand  Girard,  Mod.:R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  T.  C. 

211th— 150th.  South  Salem,  May  15,  1866.  Elders  present: 
Aaron  W.  Seymour,  Hugh  Bell,  Dan.  Dustman,  Albert  Adams,  David 
Pricer  and  Erskine  Boies.  John  Barrett,  Mod.:  R-  C-  Galbraith,  Jr., 
T.  C 

212th—  151st.  Red  Oak,  August  28th  and  29th.,  1866.  Elders 
present:  Noah  Evans,  Samuel  Waddel.  Hugh  Bell,  Scott  Kinkaid, 
P.  McKee,  E.  C.  Irwin,  Wm.  Pinkerton,  Frederick  Druhot,  A.  W. 
Young,  J  .  H.  Gibbony,  Abraham  Hurst,  and  Theo.  Williams-  A  H 
Young,  Mod.;  Wm-  Coleman,  T.  G 

213th— 152nd.  Xenia,  October  19th  and  20th,  1866.  Elders  pres- 
ent: S.  E.  Hibben,  James  A.  Wallace.  Alexande?  Menary,  Robert 
Templeton  and  Price  Taylor.  A.  H.  Young,  Mod- ;  H-  W.  Biggs, 
T.  C. 

214th -153rd.  Greenfield,  April  2nd  and  3d,  1867.  Elders 
present:-/.  M.  Johnston.  Philip  Mc Williams,  J.  N-  Wilson,  David 
Pricer.  George  Ware,  Alexander  Brown,  J-  R.  Allston,  Joseph  Har- 
per. W.  K-  McCoy,  J-  H.  Walker,  Eli  Templin.  H.  H-  Darlington. 
Abraham  Hurst,  J  Kirchenschlager  ai  d  William  Morrow.  H.  W. 
Biggs,  Mod.;  John  Barrett,  T.  C. 

215th— 154th.  AYashington,  June  11,  1867.  Elders  present: 
R.  Templeton,  Joseph  Bryan,  Wm.  Pinkerton,  Joshua  Rcbinson  and 
Thomas  Rogers.    John  Barrett.  Mod.;  R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  T.  C. 

216th— 155th.  Winchester,  August  27th  and  28th,  1867.  Elders 
present:    S-   E.  Hibben,  Samuel  Stewart,    I.    C,   Yandoman,   Levi 


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Pricer,  Thomas  Steel,  Hugh  Bell,  Adam  Kelly,  George  Euvrard, 
A,  W.  Young,  James  McMaster,  Eli  Templin,  Peter  McKee,  J.  A. 
Kirker,  Samuel  Laird,  W.  H.  Diusmore,  A.  Hurst,  S-  B.  Long, 
J.  Kirchenschlager  and  John  Steel.  R.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  Mod.;  A.  H 
Young.  T.  0. 

217th— 156tb.  Hillsborough,  April  7th  and  8th.  1868.  Elders 
present:  J.  M.  Johnston,  Aaron  Seymour,  Theophilus  Williams, 
Alexander  Menary,  J.  F.  Murray,  William  Thomas,  S.  J.  Parrett, 
Hugh  Bell,  Joshua  Broughton,  James  McPherson,  Frederick  Druhot, 
J.  Y.  Steen,  W.  B.  Gilbert,  James  Scott,  Abraham  Hurst,  J.  R.  All- 
ston,  James  Steel  and  John  Hunter.  Edward  Cooper,  Mod.;  H.  W. 
Biggs,  T.  C. 

218th— 157th.  Concord,  September  1st  and  2nd,  1868.  Elders 
present:  S.  E.  Hibben,  J.  W-  Devoss,  James  A.  Wallace,  Joseph  Mc 
Lean,  Alexander  Brown,  S.  F.  McCoy,  D.  E.  Boies,  Wm.  Thomas, 
Hugh  Bell,  Edward  Kelly,  Allen  Strain,  Campbell  Dick,  Alexander 
.McCoy  and  John  Steel.  George  Carpenter,  Mod.;H.  W.  Biggs, 
T.  C. 

219th— 158th.  Chillicothe,  October  16,  1868.  Elders  present; 
S.  E.  Hibben,  Price  Taylor,  Thomas  Rogers,  Alexander  Menary,, 
Wm.  B.  Franklin,  I-  C-  Vanrleman.  W.  L.  Ghormley,  Robert  R.  Kerr 
David  Pricer,  Moses  Stitt,  John  Steel,  George  Snedeker  and  Joseph 
McLean.     George  Carpenter,  Mod. ;  H.  W.  Biggs,  T.  C. 

220th— 159th.  South  Salem,  April  13th  and  14,  1869.  Elders 
present:  Thomas  Barry,  Albert  Adams,  Joseph  Parrett.  James  A. 
Wallace.  Joseph  McLean,  Alexander  Brown,  John  R.  Allston,  Wil- 
liam Pinkerton,  William  Thomas,  Joshua  Broughton,  John  Hopkins, 
William  John,  Conrad  Lehning  and  John  Steel.  John  E.  Carson, 
Mod. ;  H.  W.  Biggs,  T.  C. 

221st— 160th.  Concord,  May  11,  1869.  Elders  present:  John 
R.  Allston,  James  Steel,  Moses  Stitt,  George  Ware  and  Thomas 
Ghormley.     George  Carpentar,  Mod.;  H.  W.  Biggs,  T-  C. 

222nd— 161st,  Bainbridge,  August  31,  September  1,  1869- 
Elders  present:  Noah  Evans.  W.  L-  Ghormley,  Wm-  Robinson, 
James  A-  Wallace,  Price  Taylor.  S.  F.  McCoy,  H.  C Stewart,  John 
Steel,  Fred  Richard,  William  Purdy,  B.  F.  Doak,  James  H.  Wilson, 
Elih  emplin,  Thomas  Gormley,  Benjamin  Chestnut,  J.  W.  Baird 
and  Thomas  Wilson-     Wm.  H.  Prestley,  Mod,;  S.  F.  McCoy,  T.  C. 

223d— 162nd.  Hamilton,  During  Synod,  October  22  and  25,  1869. 
Elders  present:  J.  M.  Johnston,  H.  C.  Stewart,  Adam  Nebbergall,  J, 
S.  Murray  and  S.  J.  Parrett.  Wm.  H.  Prestley,  Mod.;  H.  W.  Biggs. 
T.  C. 


364  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

224th- -103rd.  Chillicothe,  Third  Church,  April  5th  and  6th 
1870.  Elders  present:  S.  E-  Hibben,  J.  W-  Devoss,  I.C.  Vandom  u. 
William  McCoy,  T  W.  Williams,  Samuel  Laird,  James  A.  Wall  use, 
Alexander  Brown.  S.  F-  McCoy,  James  Stitt.  William  Thomas,  W  H. 
Dins  more,  Abraham  Hurst,  Thomas  Ghorudey,  Rutherford  Collier 
and  Joshua  Broughton.     R.  R.  Campbell,    Mod.;  John  Woods,  T.  C. 

225th  -104ud.  Washington,  C.  H.,  August  30th  and  31st.  1  $70, 
Elders  present:  Price  Taylor,  John  McNichol,  James  Hunter,  James 
Barrett,  Joseph  McLean,  Peter  Platter,  A.  M.  Blaine.,  Adam  Neber- 
gall,  James  Steel,  Levi  Pricer,  Wm.  Piukerton,  John  B.  Black,  \ 
Bartenshaw,  D.  A.  Lamb,  William  Ross,  Joshua  Broughton,  Bo  i  it 
R.  Templeton  and  Thomas  Fletcher.  Wm.  J.  McSurely,  Mod.; 
John  Woods,  T.  C. 

226th— 165rd.  Cincinnati,  Oct  21st,  1870.  Elders  present:  8. 
F.  McCoy,  J.  W.  Devoss,  Rutherford  Collier,  M.  T.  Nelson,  Tho mas 
Rogers,  li  C.  Stewart,  James  A.  Wallace.  D.  C.  Anderson,  J  din 
Miller  and  Dr.  Shannon.     W.  J.  McSurely,  Mod.;  John  Woods,  1.  C. 

227th— 106th.  Greenfield.  November  1st,  1870.  Elders  pres  it: 
S.  F.  McCoy,  K.  W.  Shannon,  D.  C.  Anderson,  Alexander  Watt  and 
John  W.  Devoss.     William  H.  Prestley,  Mod.;  John  Woods,,  T-  C. 

228th— 167th.  Greenfield,  February  28th,  1871.  Elders  pres- 
ent: William  Thomas,  Alfred  L.  Wilson,  Philip  Mc Williams  and 
Rutherford  Collier.  W.J.  McSurely,  Mod.;  R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr., 
T.  C. 

229th— 108th.  Frankfort,  April  11th  and  12th,  1871.  Elders 
present:  Thomas  Barry,  D.  A.  Lamb,  Enos  Wilson,  William  De -lin, 
Eli  Templin,  Hugh  Bell,  J.  T.  McLean,  Peter  Platter,  Albert  Ad;.ms. 
A.  M.  Blain,  Adam  Nebbergall,  James  Stitt.  William  K.  McCoy,  5  .  R. 
Parrett,  Joshua  Broughton,  J.  D.  Matthews,  J.  D.  Mundell.  William 
Burtenshaw,  C.  S.  Hawk  and  Aaron  Seymour.  "Warren  Ta;  1  jr, 
Mod.;  Robert  N.  Adams,  T.  C. 

230th— 109th.  Chillicothe,  July  11th,  1871.  Elders  present  S. 
E.  Hibben,  Price  Taylor,  Joseph  McLean,  Thomas  Ghormley,  A.  M. 
Blaiue.  William  Ross.  William  Thomas,  William  K.  McCoy,  David 
Pricer  and  Joshua  Broughton.  William  J.  McSurely,  Mod.;Hebei 
Gill,  T.  C. 

231st— 170th.  Washington  C.  H,  August  1st,  1871.  Ellerfl 
preseu:  William  Robins,  S.  F.  McCoy,  A.  M.  Blaine,  George  Haiper, 
William  Pinkerton,  Joshua  Broughton  and  D.  C.  Anderson.  E.  K_ 
Campbell.  Mod.;  S.  F.  McCoy,  T.  0. 

232nd— 171st.  Greenfield,  September  12th  and  13tb,  1871. 
Elders  present:  S,  E.  Hibben,  Alexander  Brown,  D.  A.  Lamb,  Ab:a- 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBVTERY.  365 

ham  Hurst,  J.  H.  Wilson,  James  McClintock,  R.  E.  Moorehouse, 
Philip  McWilliams,  A.  Strain,  S.  F.  McCoy,  William  Thomas, 
William  Pinkerton,  John  Steel,  A-  L.  Wilson,  John  Clark,  John 
Sturgeon,  H.  Bradley,  George  Ware  and  Fred  Druhot.  S.  J-  Miller, 
Mod.;  Norman  Jones,  T,  C. 

233rd— 172od.  Springfield,  Second  Church,  October  20th,  1871. 
Elders  present:  Rutherford  Collier,  John  Steel,  I.  C.  Vandeman, 
Hugh  Bell,  William  Thomas,  S.  J.  Parrett  and  S.  E.  Hibben.  W.  J- 
McSurely,  Mod.;  John  Woods,  T.  C. 

234th— 173rd.  Greenfield,  November  14th,  1871.  Elders  pres- 
ent: William  L.  Ghormley.  Rutherford  Collier,  William  Pinkerton, 
John  Steel,  Hugh  Bell,  Alfred  L.  Wilson  and  Adam  Nebbergall.  W. 
J.  McSurely,  Mod.;  W.  H.Prestley,  T.  C. 

235th— 174th.  Chillicothe,  February  6th,  1872.  Elders  pres- 
ent: Hugh  Bell,  Thomas  Ghormley,  S.  J-  Parrett,  William  Thomas, 
John  Steel  and  Moses  Stitt.  R-  K.  Campbell,  Mod,;  John  Barrett, 
T.  C 

236th— 175th-  South  Salem,  April  9th  and  10th,  1872.  Elders 
prebent;  Charles  Wilson,  David  A.  Lamb,  Alexander  Brown,  I.  C. 
Vandeman,  Hugh  Bell,  J.  T-  Bonner,  R.  R.  Templeton,  J.  W-  Baird, 
Adam  Nebbergall,  Thomas  Larrimer,  Jame9  Steel,  David  Pricer, 
Samuel  Frederick,  William  Ross,  Joshua  Broughton,  William  Bur- 
tenshaw,  Enos  Wilson,  Joseph  McLean  and  Fred  Druhot.  A-  B. 
Brice,  Mod;  John  Barrett,  T.  C. 

237th— 176th.  Hamden,  September  10th  and  11th,  1872.  Elders 
present:  J.  Hurst,  Fred  Druhot,  Hugh  Bell,  Thomas  Ghormley,  A- 
Strain,  D.  E.  Boies,  John  Steel,  William  Bartlett,  William  Ross,  W. 
Burtenshaw  and  Thomas  Miller.  John  Woods,  Mod. ;  George  Car- 
penter, T.  C. 

238th— 177.  Mo  wry  town,  October  17th,  1872,  Elders  present: 
Fred  Druhot,  Wm.  Purdy,  S.  F.  McCoy  and  J.  W.  Baird.  A.  B. 
Brice,  Mod. ;  John  Barrett,  T.  C- 

239th— 178th.  Hillsborough,  October  18th,  19th  and  20th,  1872. 
Elders  not  given.  This  was  meeting  held  during  the  sessions  of 
Synod-     John  Woods,  Mod- ;  John  Barrett,  T.  C. 

240th— 179th-  Greenfield,  April  8-10,  1873.  Elders  present: 
John  H.  Walker,  John  S.  Murray,  William  Purdy,  I-  C.  Vandeman, 
J.  B.  Black,  William  Pinkerton,  Joseph  Harper,  John  Steel,  Camp- 
bell Dick,  Alexander  Brown,  Joseph  McLean,  Joseph  Druhot,  D.  C. 
Anderson,  D.  A.  Lamb,  William  Burtenshaw,  J.  C.  Stewart,  Joseph 
W.  McCague,  John  D.  Mundell  and  A.  E.  Culter.  R.  C.  Galbraith, 
Jr.,  Mod.;  R.  K.  Campbell,  T.  C. 


366  THE  HISTORY  OF  THE 

241st— 180th.  Bainbridge,  September  9th  and  lOtb,  1873. 
Elders  present:  M.  T.  Nelson,  Price  Taylor,  Jonathan  Jennings, 
George  Russell,  Hugh  Bell,  Robert  Tern  pie  ton,  J.  W.  Baird,  B.  R. 
Kerr,  D.^E.  Boies,  James  Steel,  James  A.  VVTallace,  William  Hays, 
Robert  McNichol,  John  Sturgeon,  J.  D.  Muudell,  Abel  Kent,  John 
Miller  and  Campbell  Dick.    Heber  Gill,  Mod.;  S.  D.  Smith,  T.  C. 

242nd— 181st.  Portsmouth,  October  17th,  1873.  Elders  pres- 
ent: William  Ross,  David  Pricer,  Fred  Druhot,  Hugh  Bell  and 
William  Pinkerton.     R.  C.  Galbraith,  Mod.;  A.  B.  Brice,  T.  C. 

243rd— 182ud.  Chillicothe,  December  8th,  1873.  Elders  present: 
Thomas  Ghormley,  Hugh  Bell,  William  K.  McCoy,* Abel  Kent,  and 
John  Steel.     R.  K.  Campbell,  Mod. ;  H.  W .  Biggs,  T-  C. 

244th— 183rd.  Mc Arthur,  December  30th,  1873.  Elders  pres- 
ent: William  Hays,  J.  M.  Johnston  and  Hugh  Bell.  R.  K-  Campbell, 
Mod.;  John  Barrett.  T.  C. 

245th— 184th.  Kingston,  April  14th  and  15th,  1874.  T.  Spet- 
nagel,  John  McConnell,  R.  Templeton.  John  Steel,  S.  J.  Parrett,  R. 
W.  Shannon,  George  S.  Fullerton  and  D.  C.  Anderson.  T.  M.  Steven- 
son, Mod. ;  George  Carpenter,  T.  C. 

246th— 185th.  South  Salem,  May  12th,  1874,  Elders  present: 
Robert  Adams,  James  A.  Wallace  and  Theodore  Spetnagel.  A.  B- 
Brice,  Mod.;  H.  W.  Biggs,  T-  C. 

247th— 186th.  Fall  Creek  Church,  September  8th  and  9th,  1874. 
Elders  present:  John  H.  Walker,  John  McNiehol,  James  Hunter,  S, 
J.  Parrett,  William  Ross,  John  H.  Black,  Ri.therford  Collier,  Wm. 
Pinkerton.  Frederic  Diuhot  and  Eli  Templin.  Clark  Kendall,  Mod-  ; 
J.  B-  Johnston,  T.  C 

248th  and  187th.  Dayton,  October  17th,  1874.  Elders  Present: 
Hugh  Bell,  W.  M.  Pinkerton.  Robert  McNichol  and  George  Rosselot. 
A.  B.  Brice,  Mod.;  J.  A-  I.  Lowes,  T.  C. 

249th— 188th  Greenlield,  March  9th,  .1875.  Elders  present: 
Lewis  Leib,  Albert  L.  Wilson,  Hugh  Bell,  J.  W.  McCague,  Moses 
Stitt  and  William  Thomas.     A.  B.  Brice,  Mod.;  H.  W-  Biggs,  T-  O 

250th— 189fch.  Bloomingburgh,  April  13th  and  14th,  1875.  Elders 
present:  Lewis  Leib.  N.  Throckmorton,  Price  Taylor,  Hugh  Bell, 
Wm.  Devlin,  S.  J.  Parrett.  Wm.  Ross,  Joshua  Broughton,  Samuel 
E  Hibben,  Peachy  En.  in.  J.  M.  Gillespie,  John  Steel,  Frederic  Dru- 
hot, Abraham  Hurst  and  J. R.  Lyle.  William  P.  Eastman,  Mod.; 
R   K.  Campbell,  T.  O. 

251st— 190th.  Wilkesville,  September  14th  and  15th,  1875. 
Elders  present:  Thomas  Miller,  Samuel  F.  McCoy,  Levi  Pricer.  S. 
E.  Hibben,  Rutherford  Collier,  George  Sowerby  and  F.  Druhot. 
S.  D.  Crothers,  Mod,;  R.  K.  Campbell,  T.  C. 


CHILLICOTHE   PRESBYTERY.  367 

252nd— 191st.  Washington  C.  H.,  October  21-28,  1875.  Elders 
present:  R.  A.  Linn,  I.  C.  Vandeman,  S.  F.  McCoy,  Joseph  McLean, 
Adam  Nebbergall,  Thomas  Larrimer,  John  Steel,  S.  J.  Farrett, 
Alexander  McCoy,  J.  D.  Mundell,  Price  Taylor,  Robert  Tempieton, 
Peter  Platter  and  Wm.  Burtenshaw.  S.  D.  Crothera,  Mod. ;  R.  K. 
Campbell,  T.C. 

253rd— 192nd.  Greenfield,  January  1st,  1876.  Elders  present: 
Lewis  Leib,  A.  L.  Wilson  and  William  Thomas.  S.  D.  Crothers, 
Mod.;  R.  K.  Campbell,  T.  C. 

254th— 193rd.  Hillsborough,  April  11th  and  12th,  1876.  Elders 
present:  Alexander  Brown,  William  K.  McCoy,  J.  M.  Gillespie, 
Theodore  Spetnagel,  James  A.  Wallace,  William  Ros«,  S.  E.  Hibben, 
Robert  Adams,  James  Steel,  William  Purely,  Abraham  Hurst,  T.  H. 
Lyle,  Eli  Templin,  John  D.  Mundell,  James  Robinson,  William 
Burtenshaw,  J.  G.  Crothers  and  F.  M.  Thomas.  11.  W.  Guthrie, 
Mod.;R.  K-  Campbell,  T.  C. 

255th— 194th.  CLillicothe,  May  16th,  1876.  Elders  present: 
J.  W.  Baird,  Moses  Stitt,  Theodore  Spetnagel,  S.  J.  Parrett,  John  S. 
Murray  and  Wesley  Bragg.  S.  D.  Crothers,  Mod.;R.  K.  Campbell, 
T.  C. 

256th— 195th.  Chillicothe,  September  12th  and  13th,  1876. 
Elders  present:  Price  Taylor,  John  Miller,  George  M.  Lauman, 
William  K  McCoy,  D-  E.  Boies,  S.  F.  McCoy,  I.  C.  Vandeman, 
John  Steel,  Alexander  M.  McCoy,  W.  M.  Bartlett,  James  A.  Wallace, 
Rutherford  Collier,  William  Thomas,  George  Rosselot,  William 
Burtenshaw,  Joseph  W.  McCague,  R.  W.  Shannon,  George  Suwerby, 
John  M.  Baird  and  Daniel  Cliftou.  George  Carpenter,  Mod.;  S.  W 
Elliott,  T.C. 

257th— 196th-  Lebanon,  October  20th,  1876.  Elders  present: 
S.  E-  Hibben,  I.  C.  Vandeman,  A.  L.  Wilson,  Lewis  Leib,  Robert 
Adams  and  Hugh  Bel..     S.  D.  Crothers,  Mod. ;  W.  J.  McSurely,  T.  C. 

258th— 197th.  Greenfield,  December  8th,  1876-  Elders  present: 
R.  R.  Kerr  and  Hugh  Bell-  S.  D.  Crothers,  Mod.;  W.  J.  McSurely, 
T.  C. 

259th— 198th.  Washington  C.  H.,  Apiil  10th  and  11th,  1877. 
Elders  present:  Aaror  W.  Seymour,  W.  H.  Storer,  S.  F.  McCoy,  D. 
C.  Anderson,  John  MeNichol,  Joshua  Broughton,  Albert  Adams,  J. 
W.  Baird,  Bennett  Payne,  R.  S.  Evans,  Thomas  H.  Dick,  James 
Steel,  J.  L.  Caldwell,  Adam  Nebbergall,  S.  J.  Parrett,  Wm.  Devalon, 
J.  W.  Lenor,  Alexander  Menary  and  J.  W.  Lyle.  R.  N.  Adams, 
Mod.;S.F.  McCoy,  T.C. 

260th— 199th.    South  Salem,   July  24th,  1877.    Elders  present: 


363  TIJK    HISTORY    Ob    THE 

David  Pricer,  Robert  Kerr,  Joseph  McLean,  Peter  Platter  and  S.  F. 
McCoy.     H.  W.  Guthrie,  Mod.;  S.  D.  Crothers,  T.  C. 

261st— 200th.  Pisgah,  September  25th  and  26th,  1877.  Elders 
present:  D.  E.  Boies,  Theodore  Spetnagel,  Wesley  Bragg,  John 
Steel,  Levi  Pricer,  Charles  "Wilson,  W.  L.  Ghormley,  Joseph 
Harper,  J.  W.  Baird,  Thomas  Fletcher,  J.  L.  Caldwell,  and  Abram 
Hurst.   George  E.  Gowdy,  Mod.;  Theo.  Spetuagel,  T.  C. 

262nd— 201st.  Troy,  October  10.  1877.  Elders  present:  Hugh 
Bell,  Rutherford  Collier,  Levi  Pricer  and  Peter  Platter.  Geo.  E. 
Gowdy,  Mod.;  J.  O.  Pierce,  T.  C. 

263d— 202nd.  Chillicothe,  March  26,  1878.  Elders  present: 
Joseph  McCagne  and  Theodore  Spetnagel.  K.  C.  Galbraith,  jr.. 
Mod. ;  Theodore  Spetnagel,  T.  C. 

264th— 203rd.  Memorial  Church,  April  30,  May  1,  1878.  Elders 
present:  Alexander  Brown,  Daniel  Clifton,  Theo.  Spetnagel,  George 
Goodchild,  James  Steel,  Wm.  Boss,  David  Pricer,  Erskine  Carson, 
Albert  Adams,  R.  R.  Kerr,  George  Fullerton,  Thomas  Dick,  Thomas 
Ghormley,  Moses  Stitt,  George  Sowerby,  J.  L.  Caldwell.  Henry 
Bradley  and  Robert  Blackwell.     R.  K.  Campbell,  Mod.;  J.  O.  Pierce, 

T.  C. 

265th— 204th.     Sonth  Salem,   September  24th    and  25th,  1878. 

Elders  present:  Alexander  Brown,  Hugh  Bell,  I.  C.  Vandeman, 
John  Steel,  William  Anderson,  D.  C.Anderson,  S.  J.  Parrett,  Peachy 
Ervin,  Wm.  Thomas,  J.  W.  Baird,  W.  M.  Pinkerton,  Robt.  McNichol 
and  Fred.  Druhot.     S.  P.  Dunham,  Mod.;  H.  W.  Guthrie.  T.  C. 

296th— 205th.  Ripley,  October  18th  and  10th.  1878.  Elders 
present:  J.  M.  Gillespie,  S.  F.  McCoy,  Fred  Druhot,  Abram  Hurst 
and  Eli  Templin.     Geo.  Carpenter,  Mod.;  H.  W.  Guthrie,  T.  C. 

267th— 206th.  Greenfield,  December  3d,  1878.  Elders  present: 
Lewis  Leib.     S.  P.  Dunham,  Mod.;  R.  K.  Campbell,  T.  C. 

268th— 207th.  Frankfort,  April  8th  and  9th,  1879.  Elders  pres- 
ent: A.  W.  Seymour,  Joshua  Broughtou,  W.  M.  Pinkerton,  Theodore 
Spetnagel,  William  Bryant,  W.  A.  Ustick,  James  Steel,  William  An- 
derson, William  Ross,  S.  J.  Parrett,  A.  G.  Matthews,  Rutherford 
Collier,  R.  R.  Kerr,  Peter  Platter,  John  R.  Caldwell,  John  McNichol, 
Fred  Drnhot  and  George  Sowerby.     E.    Grand  Girard.   Mod. ,  Theo. 

Spetnagel,  T.  C. 

269th— 208th.     South  Salem,  May  22,  1879.     Elders  present:  A, 

\V.  Seymour,  David   Pricer  and   Wm.     Thomas.     R.   C.    Galbraith, 

Jr.,  Mod.;  H-  W.  Guthrie,  T.  C. 

270th— 200th.     South    Salem,     June  5,   1879.     Elders    present: 

Wm.  Thomas,  Alexander  Brown  and  David  Pricer.     R.  C.  Galbraith, 

jr.,  Mod.;  H.  W.  Guthrie,  T.  C. 


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271st— 210th.  New  Market,  September  9th  and  lOtb,  1879. 
Elders  present:  A.  W.  Seymour,  Hugh  Bell,  Wm.  A.  Ustick, 
S.  S.  Pangburn,  Albert  Adams,  Wm.  Thomas,  J.  Teenor,  Abrani 
Hurst,  Eli  Templin,  J.  W.  Lyle,  E.  Tissot,  Wm.  Purdy,  Robert 
McNichol,  and  Strawder  J.Parrett.  Sam'l  W.  Elliott,  Mod.;  R.  N. 
Adams,  T.  C. 

272nd— 211th.  Hamden,  September  30,  1879.  Elders  present: 
Hugh  Bell  and  B.  R.  Payne.  Sam'l  P.  Dunham,  Mod.;  S.  D.  Croth- 
ers,  T.  C. 

273rd— 212th.  Lebanon,  October  22,  1879.  Elders  present: 
James  Steel,  Sam'l  F.  McCoy,  Wm.  Pinkerton  and  David  C.  Ander- 
son.    Sam'l  W.  Elliott,  Mod.;  Samuel  C.  Kerr,  T.  C. 

271th— 213th.  Greenfield,  April  13th  and  14tti,  1880.  Elders 
present:  Aaron  W.  Seymour,  R.  VV.  Shannon,  Albert  E»  Culter,  James 
Steel,  Edward  C.  Irwin,  Adam  Nebbergall,  W.  A.  Falconer,  James 
T.  Bonner,  Fred  Druhot,  Moses  Stitt,  Joshua  Broughton,  George 
Stewart,  Isaac  C.  Vandeman,  A.  G-  Matthews.  Robert  Templeton, 
David  A.  Lamb,  Abram  Hurst,  Robert  McNishol  and  C.  F.  Wine. 
Ferd.  V.  Krug,  Mod.;  R.  N.  Adams,  P.  C. 

275th— 214th.  North  Fork,  July  13,  1880.  Elders  present: 
Hugh  Bell,  James  Steel,  John  Thomas,  Wm.  Ross,  David  Pricer, 
Peter  Platter,  Joseph  Russell,  W.  K.  McCoy,  J.  D.  Mundell,  John 
McConnell.     Sam'l  C.  Kerar,  Mod.;  R.  N.  Adams,  P.  C. 

276th— 215th.  Mowrytown,  September  14th  and  15th,  1880. 
Elders  present:  Theo.  Spetnagel,  Jos.  R.  Lyle,  George  Rosselotaiul 
Robert  McNichol.     Henry  W.  Biggs,  Mod.;  Wm.  J.  McSurely,  T.  C. 

277th— 216th.  Chillicotbe,  October  22,  1880.  Elders  present: 
Erskine  Carson,  Wm.  Ross,  George  Goodchild,  Moses  Stitt,  Levi 
Pricer,  Robert  McNichol,  Joshua  Broughton,  Hugh  Bell,  Robert 
Irvin,  Wm.  Thomas,  Rutherford  Collier,  James  Mana^y,  Isaac  0. 
Vaudeman,  Emil  Tissot,  John  Steel,  Thomas  Ghormley  and 
Henry  Brown.     H.  W.  Biggs,  Mod. ;  R.  N.  Adams,  P.  C. 

278th— 217th.  Chillicothe,  First  Church  Parsonage,  March  5th, 
1881.  Elders  present:  Hugh  Bell  and  J.  R.  English.  H.  W.  Biggs, 
Mod.;  George  Carpenter,  T.  C. 

279th— 218th.    Hillsborough,  April  12th  and  13th,  1881.     Elders 

present:  Aaron  W.   Seymour,    J.   D.    Mundell,   Samuel   F.  McCoy, 

James    Steel,   Joseph   McLean,  D.  C.  Anderson,  S.  J.  Parrett,  S.  S. 

Pangburn,    Peachy    Ervin,    Peter  Platter,  William  Purdy,   George 

Russell,  F.  M.  Thomas,  George  Stewart  and  S.  M.  Strain-     John  O- 

Pierce,  Mod.;  S.  D.  Crothers,  T.  C. 

280th— 219th.     Bainbridge,    June   7th,    1881.    Elders    present: 
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370  TI1K    niSTORT     HI      Till' 

AaroD  W.  Seymour,  Joseph  McLean,  Peter  Platter,  Fred  Drnhot,  ■! . 
I).  Mnndell.  David  Pricer  and  S.  F.  McCoy.  James  G.  Galbreath, 
Mod.;S.D.  Crothers,  T  C. 

281st— 220th.  Concord,  September  13th  and  14th,  1881.  Eldera 
present:  Alexander  McCoy,  David  E.  Boiea,  Isaac  Vandeman,  George 
Ware,  Alfred  E.  Wilson,  Thomas  Fletcher,  Joseph  Banm,  Samuel 
F.  McCoy,  James  Steel,  Strawder  J.  Parrett  and  ltobert  R.  Kerr. 
William  A.  Smith,  Mod..  Samuel  F.  McCoy,  T.  C 

282nd— 221st.  Springfield,  October  21st  and  22nd,  1881. 
Elders  present:  Albert  G.  Adams,  Joseph  McLean,  J.  T-  Bonner, 
Alexander  McCoy.  William  A.  Ustick,  T.  A.  Day,  Alfred  L-  Wilson, 
Stewart  V.  Wright,  James  Steel,  George  Rosselot  and  Samuel  F. 
McCoy.     William  A  Smith.  Mod.;  Samuel  F.  McCoy,  T.  C. 

283rd— 222nd.  Wilmington,  December  13th,  1881.  Elder  pres- 
ent: David  A.  Lamb.  George  Carpenter,  Mod.;  David  A.  Lamb, 
T.  C. 

2S4th— 223rd.  Kingston,  February  17th,  1882-  Elders  present : 
Thomas  Ghormley  and  R.  W.  Shaunon.  George  Carpenter,  Mod.; 
R-  0.  Galbraith,  Jr.,  T.  C. 

285th— 224th-  Chillicothe,  Third  Church,  April  11-13,  1882. 
Eiders  present:  Joshua  Broughtou,  S  F.  McCoy,  Wm.  Robinson,  R. 
C.  White,  Thomas  Ghormley,  Strawder  J.  Parrett,  Charles  Wilson, 
Thomas  D.  Rogers,  Adam  Nebbergall,  John  Sfeel,  S.  M.  Strain, 
Frederick  DruhOt,  J.  M.  Gillespie,  William  Ross.  W.  H.  Storer,  John 
Miller,  R.  W-  Shannon,  W.  K.  McCoy  and  David  A.  Lamb.  George 
B.  Beeeher,  Mod.;  S,  D.  Crothers,  T.  C. 

286th  225th.  Marshall,  July  11th  and  12th,  1882.  Elders  pres- 
ent: Stewart  V.  Wright,  S.  S.  Pangbnrn,  Thomas  D.  Rogers,  E.  Tissot 
and  J>.  Hudson.     Richard  G.  Lewis,  Mod.;  S.  D.  Crothers,  T.  C. 

287th— 226th.  South  Salem,  September  12th  and  13th,  1882. 
Elders  present:  Alexander  Brown,  John  R.  Entrekin,  Hugh  Bell, 
William  A.  Ustick,  John  Steel,  David  Pricer.  Richard  S.  Evans, 
Alfred  L.  Wilson,  Robert  R .  Kerr,  David  A.  Lamb,  Peter  Platter, 
Thomas  Fletcher,  Eli  Templin,  James  Wilson,  Allen  Strain  and 
George  Rosselot.  Dwight  L.  Chapin.  Mod.;  James  G.  Galbreath, 
T.  C. 

288th— 227th.  Columbus,  Oct.  18,  19,  1882.  Elders  present: 
David  T.  Brown,  J.  B.  Templeton,  Robert  McNichol  and  Isaac  Van- 
deman.   Dwight  L.  Chapin,  Mod.:  S.  D.  Crothers,  T.  C- 

289th  228th.  Kingston.  April  10  12th,  1883.  Elders  present: 
Joshua  Broughtou,  Samuel  Frederick,  George  Stewart,  Hugh  Bell, 
James  Steel,  John  McConnell,  D.  C.  Anderson,   Stewart  V.   Wright, 


CHILLICOTHE   PRESBYTERY.  371 

Rutherford  Collier,  David  A.  Lamb,  Peter  Platter,  John  E.  Steel' 
Frederic  Druhot,  Joseph  Baum,  C.  T.  McCoy  and  George  Sowerby. 
Dwight  L.  Chapin,  Mod.;  W.  J.  McSurely,  T.  C- 

290th— 229th.  Greenfield,  June  12th,  1883.  Elders  present: 
Joshua  Broughton,  Hugh  Bell,  William  Ross,  David  Pricer,  Ruther- 
ford Collier,  James  T.  Bonner  and  -Joseph  McLean.  Richard  G. 
Lewis,  Mod,;  W,  J.   McSurely,  T.  C. 

291st— 230th.  Chillicothe,  First  Church  Parsonage,  Aug.  14th, 
1883.  Elders  present:  Hugh  *Bell  and  S.  Holderman.  William  P. 
Eastman,   Mod.;  S.  D.  Crothers,  T.  C. 

292nd— 231st.  Bloomingburgh,  September  11th  and  12th,  1883. 
Elders  present:  Aaron  W.  Seymour,  Robert  W.  Junk,  James  Stitt, 
Hugh  Bell,  Isaac  C.  Vandeman,  John  Steel,  R.  C.  White,  Alexander 
McCoy,  Strawder  J.  Parrett,  James  B.  Herron,  Thomas  D.  Rogers, 
Adam  Nebbergall,  James  McL.  Welsh,  Peter  Strausburgh,  R.  L. 
Purdy,  George  Rosselot  and  Moses  Stitt.  John  P.  A.  Dickey,  Mod.; 
S.  D.  Crothers,  P.  C. 

293rd— 232nd.  Wooster,  October  21th  and  25th,  1883.  Elders 
present:  Alfred  L.  Wilson,  Samuel  F.  McCoy  and  D.  L,  Dnnlap. 
John  O.  Pierce,  Mod.;  S.  D.  Crothors,  P.  C. 

294th— 233rd.  Chillicothe,  First  Church  Parsonage,  Oct.  30th, 
1883.  Elders  present:  Hugh  Bell  and  David  E.  Boies.  John  P.  A- 
Dickey,  Mod.;  Richard  G.  Lewis,  T.  C. 

295th— 234th.  Washington  C.  H,  April  8-10,  1881.  Elders 
present:  Hugh  Bell,  William  Robinson,  James  McL.  Welsh,  John  W* 
Baird,  David  A.  Lamb,  Charles  Wilson,  Peachy  Ervin,  Frederic 
Druhot,  J.  D.  Mundell,  Joseph  McLean,  Marcus  Clark,  James  G. 
Steel,  Alexander  Brown,  Henry  Auit,  James  R.  English,  Joseph  M. 
Gillespie,  Adam  Nebbergall  and  James  Steel.  Win.  M.  Galbreath, 
Mod.;S.  D.  Crothers,  P.  C. 

296th— 235th.  Bloomingburgh,  April  29,  1884.  Elders  present: 
Hugh  Bell,  James  MsL.  Welsh,  Stewart  V.  Wright,  Joseph  McLean 
and  George  Stewart.     John  P.  A.  Dickey,  Mod.;  Norman  Jones,  T.  C. 

297th— 236th.  Concord,  September  9th  and  10th,  1884- 
Elders  present:  William  Anderson,  Samuel  F.  McCoy,  Strawder  J. 
Parrett,  Alfred  L.  Wilson,  James  Steel.  Robert  N.  Irvin,  Eli  Templin, 
Joseph  Baum,  C.  T.  McCoy,  Thomas  Fletcher,  Robert  A.  Pricer,  S- 
S,  Pangburn,  William  Thomas,  Frederic  Druhot,  Joshua  Broughton, 
Aaron  W.  Seymour,  James  P.  Robinson  and  Ephraim  Hnutfr. 
Samuel  F.  Sharpless,  Mod. ;  S.  D.  Crothers,  P.  C. 

298th— 237th.  Washington  C.  H.,  October  16th  and  17th,  1884. 
Elders  present:  Strawder  J.  Parrett,  James  P.  Robinson  and  Joseph 


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M.  Gillespie.     -John  P.  A.  Dickey,  Mod.;  S,  L.  Urothers,  P.  C 

299th— 238th.  Cbillicothe,  April  11-16,  1885.  Elders  present: 
John  Miller,  S.  F.  McCoy,  Peter  Platter,  David  A.  Lamb,  Wm.  Thom- 
as, Frederic  Druhot,  John  Jefferson,  D.  C.  Anderson,  Aaron  W. 
Seymour,  George  M.  Ustick,  R.  C.  White,  William  K.  McCoy, 
David  Pricer,  J.  N.  McConnell,  James  Steel,  Milton  Strain,  Simon 
Halderman,  Joshua  Broughton,  James  G.  Steel  and  C.  T.  McCoy 
iddison  M.  Chapin,  Mod.;  Nownan  Jones,  T.  C. 

300th  239th.  Frankfort,  May  19th,  1885.  Elders  present:  S. 
F.  McCoy,  Stewart  V.  Wright  D.  C.  Anderson  and  J.  N.  McConnell. 
Addison  M.  Chapin,  Mod.:  S.  D.  Crothers,  P.  C. 

30 1st  -240th.     South  Salem,    June   18,   1885.     Elders   pre- 
Hugh  Bell,  B.  R.  Payne,  Fred.  Druhot,  Strawder  J.  Parrett  and  C.  T. 
McCoy.     James  G.  Galbreatb.  Mod.;  S.  D.  Crothers,  P.  C. 

302nd— 241st.  Hillsborough,  September  8th  and  9th,  1885. 
Elders  present:  Hugh  Bell,  Daniel  T.Brown,  D.  A.  Lamb,  A.  G. 
Matthews,  James  Steel,  J.  S.  Pinkerton,  J.  B.  Entjrekin,  Abraiu 
Hurst,  A.  W.  Seymour,  J.  G.  Steel,  T.  D-  Rogers,  F-  M.  Thomas, 
C.  T.  McCoy  add  P.  S.  Rosselot.  Sam'l  Fiudley,  Mod.;  S.  D. 
Crothers.  P.   C. 

303d  212ad.  Greenfield,  April  13th  and  14th,  1886.  Elders 
present:  John  McConnell,  S.  F-  McCoy,  John  B.  Steel,  Moses  Stitt, 
Peter  Platter,  Strawder  Parrett,  David  A.  Lamb,  Adolph  D.  Rogers, 
Rutherford  Collier.  Robert  Kerr,  James  Steel,  James  Parshall,  D.  E. 
Boies,  Charles  M.  Wilson,  John  Jamison.  R.  \Y.  Junk,  Abram  Hurst 
and  0.  T.  McCoy.     S.  B.  Alderson,  Mod.;  Norman  Jones,  P.  C. 

301th— 243d.  Cbillicothe.  May  18,  1886.  Elders  present:  S.  F. 
McCoy,  S.  J.  Parrett,  Peter  Platter.  R,  L.  Irvin  and  A.  W.  Seymour. 

Sam'l  F.  Sharpless,  Mod. 

."»f)5th— 214th.  Kingston,  September  14th  and  15th.  1886.  El- 
ders present:  S.  F.  McCoy,  J,  W.  Baird,  E.  C.  Erwin,  James  Steel, 
G-  F,  Rosselot,  James  May,  I.  C.  Vandeman.  Joseph  Baum,  Eli 
Bawrett  and  C.  T.  McCoy.     Sam'l  D.  Crothers,  Mod.;  Norman  Jones, 

P.  C. 

306th -215th.     Washington  C.   H,  November  16,   1886.     Elders 

present:  I.  C.  Vandeman  and  J.  M.  Gillespie.     S.  D.  Crothers,  Mud.; 

Norman  Jones,  P.  C. 

307th— 216th.     South  Salem,  April  12th  and  13th,  1887.     Elders 

present:  J.  L.  Howser,  D.   E.  Boies.  S.  F.  McCoy,    C    M-    Wilson, 

James  Steel,   Joseph  McLean,    Win.   Ross,  David  Pricer,  John  Mc- 

Nichol,  E.  C.  Erwin,   Wm.   Thomas,   J.  McL.  Welsh,  John  Miller, 

Eli  Templin,  Fred  Druhot,  C.  T.  McCoy,  and  Robert  Harper.     J.  H- 

Jones,  Mod. ;  Norman  Jones,  P    C. 


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308th— 247th.  Wilkesville,  September  13th  and  14th,  1887. 
Elders  present:  John  McConnell,  Hugh  Bell,  John  Deary,  C  W. 
Hudson,  Peter  Platter,  S.  J.  Parrett,  Fred  Druhot,  Simon  ^Holder- 
man  aud  0.  T.  McCoy.  George  Carpenter,  Mod.;  Norman  Jones, 
P.  C. 

309th— 248th.  Bloomingburgb,  April  10th  and  11th,  1888. 
Elders  present:  George  Ware,  Hugh  Bell,  J.  McL .Welsh,  S.  V. 
Wright,  Wni-  Thomas,  J.  M.  Gillespie,  George  F.  Rosselot,  J.  R. 
Entrekin.  Wm.  Robinson,  D.  C.  Anderson,  S.  C  Wilson  and  A. 
Hurst.     John  O.  Pierce,  Mod- ;  S.  V.   Wright,  T.  C. 

310th— 249th.  Chillicothe,  First  Church,  August  21st,  1888. 
Elders  present:  Hugh  Bell  and  J.  McL. Welsh.  H.  W.  Guthrie, 
Mod.;  S.C.Kerr,  T.  C. 

311th— 250th.  Concord,  September  11th  and  12th,  1888.  Elders 
present:  George  F.  Rosselot,  Wm.  Thomas,  J.  M.  Gillespie,  I.  C. 
Vandeman,  R.  L.  Irvin,  W.  D.  Auderson,  C.  T.  McCoy,  J.  P. 
Roberts,  Joseph  McLean,  M.  C.  Hopewell,  Thos.  Fletcher,  Peter 
Platter,  S.  V.  Wright,  A.  T.  Rogers  and  A.  M.  Wilson.  M.  E.  Cald- 
well, Mod.:  N.  Jones,  P.  C- 

312th— 251st.  Greenfield,  November  5th,  1888.  Elders  present; 
S.  J.  Parrett,  T.  M.  Elliott,  A-  Hurst  and  R.  Kerr.  S.  D.  Croth- 
ers,  Mod. ;  N.  Jones,  P.  C. 

313th— 252nd.  Bloomingburgh,  December  27,  1888-  Elders 
present:  I.  C.  Vandeman  and  J,  M.  Gillespie,  M.  E.  Caldwell, 
Mod.;N,  Jones.  P.  C. 

314th— 253d.  Chiliicothe,|First  Church,  March  4,  1889.  Elders 
present:  Peter  Platter,  M.  C.  Hopewell,  John  Miller  and  S.  V. 
Wright.    George  Carpenter,  Mod. ;  S-  V.  Wright,  T.  C. 

315th— 254th.  Washington  C.  H,  April  9th  and  10th.  1889. 
Elders  present:  Hugh  Bell,  W-  D.  Anderson,  S.  J.  Parrett,  J.  McL. 
Welsh,  John  McNichol,  John  Miller,  J.  Driggs,  S.  Halderman,  Fred. 
Druhot,  W.  A.  Ustick,  D  C.  Anderson,  J.  L.  Howser,  Joseph  Baum, 
Daniel  Williams,  Eli  Barrett,  D.  A.  Lamb,  Emile  Tissot,  John  T. 
Collier,  Samuel  Jamison,  George  Stuart,  Adam  Nebbergall  and  S. 
M.  Strain.     W.  J.  McSurely.  Mod.;  N.  Jones,  P.  C. 


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Summary. 

In  the  following,  the  figures  after  the  names  show  the  number 
of  times  that  an  elder  has  attended  Presbytery.  Next,  is  the 
name  of  the  church  of  which  he  was  a  member,  and  the  succeediug 
name  and  date  the  place  and  time  of  his  first  appearing  in  Presby- 
tery. Thus:  Andeison  William,  was  a  member  of  Presbytery  at  four 
meetings.  He  was  a  momber  of  the  Concord  Church,  and  first  at- 
tended Presbytery  at  Chillicothe,  October  1,  1806. 

Anderson  Wm.,  4,  Concord.  Chillicothe,  Oct  1,  1806. 

Anderson  Sam'l,  Concord,  Red  Oak,  April  7,  1819. 

Allen  Elijah,  3,  Bloomingbnrgh.         Hillsborough,  Sep.  29,  1819. 

Allen  W.  H.,    Hillsborough. 

Adair  George,  14,  Rocky  Spring. 

Anderson  John,  8. 

Allison  Wm.,  2,  Pisgah- 

Amen  N.,  7,  Hillsboro'  and  Marshall. 
1849. 

Anderson  J.;  at  this  meeting,  2,  J.  A's.   Cynthiana,     Sep.  3,  1850. 

Allen  James,  12,  Washington  C.  H.       South  Salem,  Sep.  5,  1854. 

Anderson  G.  W,,  UnioD.  Bloomiugburgh,  Sep.  2,  1856. 

Adams  Albert,  Greenfield.  Bainbridge,  April  21,  l<s~>7. 

Anderson  Wm.  H.,  3,  Concord.       Bioomingburgh ,  Aug.  29, 1865. 


West  Union,  April  6,  1830. 

West  Union,  April  2,  1833. 

Ked  Oak,  Dec.  20,  1837. 

Pisgah,  April  6.  184 1. 

Sinking  Spring,  Sep.  4, 


Allstou  J.  R.,  4,  Chillicothe  First 

Auder&on  D.  i'.,  14,  Frankfort. 

Adams  Robert,  2.  Greenfield. 

Ault  Henry,  Ntnv  Petersburg. 

Anderson  W.  D.,  North  Fork,  2. 

Baird  James,  5,  Eagle  Creek, 

Benington  Thos.,  3,  Fleming. 

Bedle  Francis.  Turtle  Creek. 

Bovelle  John,  3. 

Boyd  Archibald,  2,  Cabin  Creek 

Barbour  James. 

Brooks  Robert,  2. 

Blair  Benjamin.  Pisgah. 

Bay  David,  3,  Treacles  Creek. 

Berryman  Joel,  2. 

Bloom  William,  3. 

Baird  Moses,  o,  Sandy  Spring. 

Braden  Robert,  5,  Salem. 


Greenfield,  April  2,  1867. 

Cincinnati,  Oct.  20,  1870. 

South  Salem,  May  12,  1874. 

Wash.  0,  H.,  April  8,   1884. 

Concord,  Sep.  11,  1888. 

Eagle  Creek,  Oct.  6,  1801. 

Washington,  Ky.,  April  13,  1802. 

Cincinnati,    Oct,  6, 1802. 

Red  Oak,  April  4, 1804. 

Lebanon,  Oct.  14,  1807- 

Cincinnati.  Oct,  3,  1810 

Red  Oak,  Oct.  7,  1812 

Red  Oak,  Oct.  7.  1812. 

Chillicothe.  Oct.  17,  1815. 

West  Union,  April  8,  1818. 

Bioomingburgh,  Sep.  27,  1826. 

Red  Oak,  April  4,  1827. 

Greenfield,  Oct.  9,  1828. 


0HILL10OTHE  PRESBYTEKY. 


375 


West  Union,  Sep.  29, 1829 

Hillsborough,  January  5,  1830, 

Went  Union,  April  6, 1830. 

Greenfield,  Oct.  17,  1836. 

West  Union,  April  4,  1837. 

Ripley,  Sep.  11, 1838. 

Salem,  Sep.  10,  1839. 

Blooniingburgh,  Aug.  29,  1843. 

Red  Oak,  Sop.  7, 1847. 

Hillsborough,  Sep.  6,  1848. 

Blooniingburgh,  April  2.  1850. 

Bloomingburgh,  Sep.  7,  1852. 

Blooniingburgh, 


Beasly  Alfred,  M.  D.,  5. 

Barry  Andrew,  Hillsborough, 

Beard  Moses. 

Buckner  William,  Georgetown. 

Buckner  Philip  J.,  Georgetown. 

Barr  Samuel, 

Brown  George,  8,   Salem. 

Blair  Joseph  W.,  7,  Belfast. 

Black  John  B.  4.  Hillsborough. 

Barry  Thomas,  8,  Hillsborough. 

Bacon  S.,  Chillicothe  First, 

Brown  Alex.,  25,  Bainbridge. 

Bell  Hugh,  60,  Union  and  First  Chillicothe. 

June  5,  1855. 
Boies  D.  E„  13,  Bloomingburgh.  Bainbridge,  April  21,  1857. 

Black  J.  D.,  Marshall,  Sep.  1,  1857. 

Blair  William  L.,  2.  Washington  C.  H.,  April  6,  1858. 

Bryan  Joseph,  Washington  C.    H.  Marshall,  April  10,  1860. 

Black  J.  R.  Greenfield,  Sep.  10,  1861. 

Broughton  Joshua,  17,  Greenland.     Hillsborough ,  April  7,  1868. 
Baird  John  W.,  11,  Second  Greenfield,  and  Salem.      Bainbridge, 

Aug.  31,  1869. 
Blaine  A.  M.,  4.  Washington  C.  H,  Aug.  30,  1870- 

Burtenshaw  Wm„  8,  Hamden.  Washington,  Aug.  30,  1870 

Barrett  James.  Washington  C.  H  ,   Aug.  30, 1870. 

Bradley  Henry,  Wilkesville.  Greenfield,  Sep.  12.  1871- 

Bonner  J.  T.,  4,  Third  Chillicothe.      South  Salem,  April  9,  1872. 
Bartlett  W.  M.,  2,  New  Plymouth. 
Black  John  H, 


Bragg  Wesley,  2,  Memorial. 
Blackwell  Robert,  Omega. 
Bryant  William,  Memorial. 
Bauni  Joseph,  4,  Bourueville. 
Brown  David  T., 
Brown  Henry,  Piketon. 
Brown  Daniel  T.,  Salem. 
Barrett  Eli,  2,  New  Market. 
Campbell  John,  3. 
Cochran  Hugh,  2,  Union. 
Campbell  Joseph  N.,  3. 
Cooper  Andrew. 


Hamden,  Sep.  10,  1872. 

Fall  Creek,  Sep.  8,  1874. 

Chillicothe,  May  16,  1876. 

Memorial,  April  30,  1878- 

Frankfort,  April  8,  1879. 

Concord,  Sep.  13,  1881. 

Columbus,  Oct.  18,  1882. 

Chillicothe,  Oct.  30,  1882- 

Hillsborough,  Sep.  8,  1885. 

Kingston,  Sep.  14,  1886. 

Washington,  Ky.,  April  30,  1802. 

Chillicothe,  Oct.  1,   1806. 

Red  Oak,  Sep.  27, 1820. 

West  Union,  Sep.  30,  1823. 


Claybaugh  Wm.,  Bloomingburgh. 


Ripley,  Sep.  28,  1824. 


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Collett  Isaac, 9. 

Corbett  David,  2,  Union. 

Campbell  James,  Georgetown. 

Cunningham  William. 

Clark  Robert. 

Cook  William,  Greenfield. 

Car©lns  John,  Piketon. 


Hillsborough,  Oct.  5,  1830. 

Union,  March  4,  1831. 

Manchester,  April  5,  1831. 

Red  Oak,  Sep.  25,  1832. 

Bloomiugburgh,  Sep.  24,  1833. 

Union  Sep.  17,1834. 

Pisgah,  April  5,  1842. 


Carothers  Thos.,  3,  Chillicothe  First.     Bainbridge,  April  1,  1845. 


Coyner  Robert,  2,  Pisgah. 

Cooper  Wm.  B.,  2,  New  Market. 

Cromwell  Samuel,  4. 

Campbell  John,  3- 

Clark  John,  7,  Greenland. 

Cowman  William,  2. 

Cnlbertson  Samuel,  2,  West  Union 

Cleveland  Edward  H.,  Greenland. 

Clifton  Daniel,  4,  Greenland. 

Chestnut  Benjamin,  Memorial. 


Sinking  Spring,  Sep.  8,  184G. 

Red  Oak,  Sep  7, 1847. 

Hillsborough,  Sep.  G,  1848. 

Marshall,  April  (3,  1852. 

New  Market,  Sep.  (5,  1853. 

Bloomiugburgh,  Sep.  2.  185(3. 

Marshall,  Sep.  1,  1857. 

Red  Oak,  Aug.  28, 1860. 

Pisgah,  Aug.  26,  1862. 

Bainbridge,  Aug.  31,  I860. 


Collier  Rutherford,  13,  Greenlield  First. 

April  5,  1870. 
Culter  A.  E.,  2,  Chillicothe  First. 
Caldwell  J-  L.,  M.  D.,  4,  Piketon 
Crothers  J.  G.,  Greenfield  2nd. 
Carson  Erskine,  2,  Hillsborough. 
Clark  Marcus,  Greenland. 
Collier  John  T.,  Greenfield. 


Chillicothe  Third, 


Greenfield,  April  8, 1873. 

Washington,  April  10,  1877. 

Hillsborough,  April  11,  1870- 

Memorial,  April  30,  1878- 

Washington,  April  8,  1884. 

Washington,  April  9,  1889. 


Darlington  Gen.  Joseph,  6,  {Member  1st  Constitutional   Conven- 


tion, of  Ohio.)     West  Union. 
Donaldson  John. 
Dry  den  David. 
Davidson  John,  New  Market. 
Donaldson  Israel,   20.     (Membei 

Hon  of  on  io.) 
Dun  Walter,  Chillicothe  First. 
Dryden  Samuel,  5. 
Douglass  Thomas.  2. 
Douglass  Absalom, 
Dixon  George  M.,  Belfast. 
Dunlap  Milton,  2,  Greenfield. 
Duulap  Shepherd,  2,  Greenfield. 
Devoss  J .  W\,  0,  Greenfield  First. 
Druhot  Fred,  29,  French. 


Johnston's  Fork,  April  9,  1799. 

Cabin  Creek,  April  8,  1800. 

Hillsborough,  April  3, 1811- 

Rocky  Spring,  April  7,  1813. 

■  of  is/  Constitutional  Conven- 

Red  Oak,  April  5,  1815- 

Red  Oak,  April  5,  1825. 

Red  Oak,  April  4,  1827. 

Hillsborough,  Sep.  25,  1827. 

Bloomingburgh,  Aug.  29,  1843. 

South  Salem,  April  4. 1848. 

Washington,  July  3,  1849. 

Rocky  Spring,  Sep.  4,  1855. 

Marshall,  Sep.  1,  1857. 

Marshall  Sep.  1, 1857. 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTERY. 


377 


Diusmore  Win.  H.,  4,  Palace  Hill. 
Dustman  D.,  2,  Chillicothe  First. 
Darlington  H.  H.,4,  Winchester. 
Dick  Campbell  G,  3,  Marshall. 
Doak  B.  F. 

Devalon  Wm.,  3.  Washington  C,  H 
Drnhot  Joseph,  Mo  wry  town. 
Day  J.  A. 

Dunlap  D.  L.,  Washington  0.  H. 
Dirk  Thomas  H.,  2,  Marshall. 
Derry  John,  Wilkesville. 
Driggs  J.,  Hamden. 
Ewiug  James,  5,  Cincinnati 


Marshall,  April  10,  1860. 

Chillicothe,  April  3, 1866. 

Union,  Aug.  27,  186(5. 

Concord,  Sep.  1,  1868. 

Bainbridge,  Aug.  31,  1869. 

Frankfort,  April  11,  1871. 

Greenfield,  April  8,  1873. 

Springfield,  Oct-  21,  1881. 

Wooster,  Oct.  24,  1883. 

Washington,  April  10, 1887. 

Wilkesville,  Sep.  13,  1887- 

Washington  C.  H.,  April  9,  1889. 

Washington,  Ky.,  April  13,  1802- 


Evans  John,  5,  Straight  Creek. 

Edmiston  David.  5,  Salem. 

Evving  Joshua,  2. 

Evans  Richard,  3,Hillsborougb. 

Edmiston  Robert,  2,  Salem. 

Evans  Daniel,  7,  Hillsborough. 

Evans  Daniel,  lied  Oak. 

Emery  John,  New  Market. 

Ellison  James,  8,  West  Union. 

Evans  Duncan,  5,  Straight  Creek. 

Evans  Isaac,  7,  Salem. 

Ellison  Win.,  3- 

Elder  Samuel,  Ebeuezer,  in  Brown. 

Evans  William,  4. 

Evans  John  D. 

Evans  Noah,  12,  Hillsborough. 


Cincinnati,  Oct-  5, 1803. 

Buckskin,  April  5,  1809 . 

Chillicothe,  April  4,  1810. 

Buckskin,  April  6,  1814. 

Bed  Oak,  April  3,  1816. 

Red  Oak,  April  7,  1819. 

Red  Oak,  April  7,  1819. 

Concord,  April  3,  1822- 

West  Union,  April  1,  1828. 

Greenfield,  Oct  9,  1828. 

Hillsborough,  Jan.  5,  1830. 

Hillsborough,  Oct.  5,  1830; 

Hillsborough,  Oct.  4,  1831. 

West  Union,  April  12, 1833. 

Red  Oak,  April  1,  1831. 

Greenfield,  Sep-  14, 1841- 

New  Market,  Sep.  6,  1853, 

Washington, 


Euvrard  George,  4,  Mowrytown. 

Eckley  Peter,   10,  Leesburgh   and   West    Union 

April  6, 1858. 
Evans  K,  S.,  2.  Hillsborough;  Washington,  April  10,  1877. 

Ervin  Peachy,  4.  Hillsborough,  April  12,  1881. 

Entrekin  J.  R.,  3,  Mount  Pleasant,     South  Salem,  Sep.  12,  1881. 
English  James  R.,  2..  Piketon.  Chillicothe,  March  5,  1881. 

Erwin  E.  O,  2.  Kingston,  Sop.  14.  1880. 

Fee  John,  4.  Straight  Creek,  Aug.  28,  1805. 

Fisher  Michael,  2,  Franklinton.  Red  Oak,  Oct.  4,  1809. 

Finley  Samuel  Gen.,  2,  Chillicothe  First.        Chillicothe,  April  4, 

ISK). 

Fee  George.  Cincinnati.  Oct.  3,  1810. 

is 


378 


Tin-   bistorv  ca     IT!P 

ancis  Edward,  2.  Hillsborough,  Oct.  4,  I 

J'  inch  John.  Pisgab.  Hillsborough,  June  i. 

Furry  Christopher,  New  Market,  Ohillicothe,  Oct.  21,  1836 

Ford  Amos,  Chiilieothe  Second.  Hillsborough,  April  7.  1840, 

Franklin  Win.  B.,  S.  Ohillicothe  First.  Concord,  Oct.  7.  1845, 

Fulton  Win..  Bell,  -:•  Eckmansville,  Sep.  1. 1849. 

Finley  John.  Cynthiana,  Sep-  3,  1850. 

Fletcher  Thomas,  6,  Wilkesville.  Washington.  Aug.  30,  1870. 

F  ilconer  Win.  A...  Hamden.  Greenfield,  April  13,  L870. 

Frederick  Samuel,  Mount  Pleasant.  South  Salem,  April!).  1872. 
Gill  Robert.  Cincinnati,  Oct.  G.  1802. 

Gallaher  James.  Cincinnati,  Oct.  3,  1810. 

Garrett  John.  Red  Oak,  Oct,  7,  1812. 

Garrett   XV <u  ,  2  ).  LI )  jky  Spring.  Red  Oak,  Oct.  7,  1812, 

Gillespie  Jos.  S.,  7,  Bloomingburgh.  Chiilieothe,  Oct.-  18,  1821. 
Ghormley  Hngh  11,  Greenfield.  Concord.  April  3.  1822. 

Garrett  Jan  Ripley,  Sep.  28.  1824, 

Gunning  Andrew.  Red  Oak,  April  5,  1825. 

Gilbert  Nathan.  Salem,  Sep.  2!'.  1835. 

Gilbert  Matthew.  Hillsborough.  April  3.  1838. 

Griffin  Win.,  Georgetown.  Ripley,  Sep.  11,  1838. 

Garrett  Robert  W.,  2,  Rocky  Spring.  Waverly.  Aug.  30,  1842. 
Gilliland  James.  2,  Red  Oak.  Manchester,  April  1.  1851. 

Galbraith  Robt.  C.  Sen..  6,  Concord.  Chiilieothe,  April  17, 1855. 
Gibbony  J.  H,  3.  Eckmansville.  Bainbridge,  April  21, 1857. 

Gillespie  J,  M..  M.  D.  12,  Bloomingbnrgh.  Salem.  June  28.  1859. 
Gibbony  James,  3,  Eckmansville.  Hillsborough,  Sep.  20,1859. 
Ghormley  W.  L.,  5,  Greenfield.  Cincinnati.  Get.  21.  1865. 

Gilbert  W.B.  Hillsborough,  April  7.  1868. 

Ghormley  T.,  10,  Chiilieothe  Third.  Concord,  May  11.  1869. 

Goodchild  Geo.,  2,  Memorial.  Memorial  Church.  April  30,  1878. 
Hart  John,  Johnston's  Fork.      Johnston's  Fork  Meeting  House. 

April  9,  1799. 
Harris  Edward,  3.'  Washington,  Ky.,  Oct,  24,  1799. 

Henderson  Andrew.  Cinuinnati.  Oct.  7.  1800- 

Huron  S^th.  Bethany,  August  5.  1801. 

Hopkins  Archibald,  11,  Red  Oak.  Buckskin.  April  5.  1809. 

Huron  Silas.  Chiilieothe.  April  4,  1810. 

Harper  James.  2.  Hillsborough,  Sep.  4,  1816. 

Henry  John,  7,  Concord.  Rocky  Spring,  August  6,  1817. 

Hemphill  Andrew,  4,  Concord.  Concord,  April  3,  1822 

Haynes  George,  3,  Chiilieothe  First.      Greenfield,  April  1,  1823. 


(JH1LLI0OTHE  FKESBYTEKY. 


379 


Huggins   Win.,  2,  Red  Oak. 

Hibben  S.  E.,  28,  Hillsborough. 

Howard  Thomas,  2. 

Hughs  Daniel,  2,  Pisgah. 

Hopkins  Gordon,  11,  Tied  Oak 

Hervey  Andrew. 

Herron  -James  B..  2,  Hillsborough 

Hearne  J.  S. 

Harper  Joseph,  13,  Pisgah. 

Hunter  John,  2,  New  Market. 

Hawes  Thomas,  3. 

Elijah  Hopkins. 

Hurst  Abraham,  14,  Belfast. 

Hopkins  John. 

Hunter  James,  2,  New  Market. 

HawkC.S.,  Wilkesville. 

Harper  George. 

Hurst  J. 

Hays  William,  2. 

Hudson  Benjamin,  Bethel.  . 

Halderman  Simon,  4,  Mt.  Pleasant 

Hunter  Ephraim,  Hamden. 

Harper  Robert,  Bainbridge. 

Howser  J.  L.,  2,  Bainbridge. 

Hudson  C.  W. 

Hopewell  M-  O,  2,  Chillicothe  First 

Ireland  Hans. 

Irwin  Edward  C .,  3,  Greenfield. 

Irvin  Robert  L,  4,  Frankfort. 

Johnston    Wm.,    Johnston's  Fork. 


Ripley,  September  28,  1824. 

Blooming!  uirgir  Sep.  24,  1833. 

Greenfield,  Oct.  17,  1836. 

Blooraiugburgh,  Sep.  12,  1837. 

Hillsborough,  April  3,  1838. 

Hillsborough,  April  3,  1838. 

Chillicothe,  April  6,  1846. 

Pisgah,  April  6,  1847. 

Greenfield,  April  3,  1849. 

Greenfield,  April  3,  1849. 

Greenfield,  Aprif  5,  1853. 

Salem,  Sep.  5,  1854. 

Rocky  Spring,  April  4,  1865. 

Salem,  April  13,  1869. 

Washington,  August  30,  1870. 

Frankfort,  April  11,  1871. 

Washington,  August  1,  1871. 

Hamden,  Sep.  10,  1872. 

Bainbridge,  September  9,  1873. 

Marshall,  July  11,  1882. 

Chillicothe,  Aug.  14,  1883. 

Concord,  Sep.  9,  1884. 

South  Salem,  April  12, 1887. 

South  Salem,  April  12.  1887.. 

Wilkesville.  Sep.  13,1887. 

Concord,  Sep.  11,  1888. 

Cabin  Creek,  April  8,  1800. 

Pisgah,  Sep.  17,  1863. 

Chillicothe,  Oct.  22, 1880. 

Johnston's    Fork  Meeting 


House,  April  9,  1799. 
Jones  James.  Washington,  Ky,  April  13,  1802. 


Jolly  David,  10,  Hillsborough. 

John  William,  11. 

Jones  Robert,  3. 

John  Daniel,  10,  West  Union. 

Johnston  John  M.,  7,  Hillsborough. 

Johnson  Andrew,  6,  Marshall. 

Junkin  J.  G.,  M.  D.,  2,  Greenland. 


Hillsborough,  April  3,  1811. 

Greenfield.  Oct.  17,  1836. 

West  Union,  April  4,  1843. 

Belfast,  April  2,  1844. 

Pisgah,  April  6,  1847. 

Union,  Sep.  2,  1851. 

Greenfield,  April  15,  1856. 

Bainbridge,  Sep.  10, 1873. 


Jennings  Jonathan.  t 

Junk  Robert  W.,  3,  Greenland.      BJoomingburgh,  Sep.  11,  1883. 

•TeFTtiT~nii  John,  Bloomingburgh.  Chillicothe,  April  14, 1885. 


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Jamison  John,  Frankfort.  Greenfield,  April  13,  1886 

Jamison  Samuel,  Concord.  Washington  ('.  II.,  April  9,  1880. 

Kinkaid  Win.,  (i.  Chillicothe,  April  4,  1810. 

Kirker  Thomas,  11,   (Member  1st  Constitutional  Convention  of 


Ohio,)  Eagle  Creek. 
Keys,  Wm.,  13,  Hillsborough. 
Keys  Samuel,  2,  Hillsborough. 
Kirker  William,  0,  West  "Union. 
King  William,  4,  (ieorgetown. 
Kirker  James,  3,  Eckmansville. 
Kibler  Isaac,  2. 
Kinkaid  Scott,  5,  Red  Oak- 
Kirker  J-  N.,  4,  Eckmansville- 
Kibler  Joseph,  Hillsborough. 
Kerr  Robert  R.,  10,  Pisgah. 
Kelly  Adam,  4,  Red  Oak. 
Kirchenschlager  J.,  2,  Chillicothe  German 

2,1867. 
Kelly  Edward. 
Kent  Abel,  2. 
Lyon  James,  2. 
Logan  William. 
Larimore  Victor,  3. 
Laughton  John,  2. 
Long  John,  Columbus. 
Langhry  John,  2,  Columbus. 
Long  Richard,  5,  Chillicothe  First 
Laugheact  John. 
Langhry  James,  2. 
Laughead  Benjamin,  2. 
Lucas  Hugh,  5. 
Linn  Samuel,  4,  Hillsborough. 
Lewis  Archibald  B. 
Lafabre  John,  2,  Russelville. 
Limbeck  D. 


Chillicothe.  April  4,  1810. 

Nazareth,  April  5,  1815. 

Hillsborough,  Sep.  4,  1816. 

West  Union,  Sep.  '-'.'.  1829. 

Hillsborough.  Oct.  5,  1890. 

Red  Oak,  Sep.  25,  1832. 

Hillsborou^b,  Sep.  6,  1848. 

(-riven  Held.  April  15,  1856. 

Bainbridge,  April  21,  1857. 

Bainbridge,  April  21,  1857. 

Mount  Leigh,  Sep.  7.  1858. 

South    Salem,   April  8,  1859. 

Greenfield.  April 


Concord.  Sep.  1,  1868. 

Bainbridge,  Sep.  9,  1873. 

Eagle  Creek.  Oct.  6, 1801. 

Hopewell  church,  April  3,  1805. 

Red  Oak,  April  3,  1816. 

Hillsborough,  Sep.  4,  1816. 

West  Union,  Sep.  19, 1821. 

Chillicothe.  Oct.  IS.  1821. 

West  Union,  April  1.  1828. 

Hillsborough,  Jan.  5,  1830. 

Red  Oak,  April  1.  1834, 

South  Salem,  Sep.  29,  1835. 

Blooiningburgb,  Sep.  12,  1837. 

( !  e  o  rgeto wn ,  A  p  »■  i  1  7.  1 835. 

Salem,  Sep.  2!),  1835. 

New  Market,  Sep.  3,  KS44. 

Bloomiugburgh,  April  2,  185(1. 


Larrimer  Thomas,  6,  Bloomiugburgh.    Manchester,  April  1, 1851. 

Laughead  William.  New  Market,  Sep.  <;,  1853. 

Long  S.  B  ,  2.  Mowrytown.  Dec.  ti,  1859. 

Laird  Samuel,  4.  South  Salem,  April  7,  1863. 

Lehning   Conrad,   Chillicothe  German,   South  Salem,   April  13 

1869. 

Lamb  D.  A.,  15,  Wilmington.  Washington,  August,  30,  1870. 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTERY. 


381 


Linn  R.  A.  2,  Hillsborough.  Washington,  Oct.  21,  1873. 

Leib  Lewis,  4,  Second  Greenfield.         Greenfield,  March  9,  1875. 
Lyle  Joseph  R.,  2,  Bethel,  Bloomingburgh,  April  13,  1875. 


Lyle  P.  H.,  Bethel. 

Laumau  George  M. 

Lenor  J.  W. 

Lyle  J.  W.,  Bethel. 

Miller  Moses,  3. 

Martin  Alexander,  2. 

Miller  John. 

Moore  Andrew. 

Means  William,  2. 

Miller  David. 

Martin  John. 

Moore  John.  6. 

Miller  Joseph,  2,  Chillicothe  First 

Morton  John,  12,  Salem. 

Murray  David,  7. 

Murray  James,  9,  New  Market. 

Menary  James,  16,  Bloomingburgh. 

Moore  Jonathan,  3,  Straight  Creek. 

Milligan  Hugh,  10,  Salem  and  also  Greenfield 

18,  1821. 
Morrow  James. 
Montgomery  Nathaniel,  8. 
Matthews  William,!. 
Means  John. 
Mitchell  David. 
Moore  Samuel  G.,  4. 
Matthews  David,  5,  Belfast. 
Manning  James,  2,  Belfast. 
Matthews  John,  2- 
Morrow  John,  13,  New  Market. 
Mauuon  James,  Belfast. 
Murphy  Newton,  6- 
Murray  John  S.,  4,  Greenfield. 
Menary  Alexander,  8,  Bloomingburgh 
Morrow  William. 

Moorehouse  F.  E..  Washington  C.  H. 
Muudell  John  D.,  9,  Mount  Pleasant- 
Miller  Thomas,  Wilkesville. 
Miller  John,  8,  Wilkesville. 


Hillsborough,  April  11,  1876. 

Chillicothe,  Sep.  12,  1876. 

Washington,  April  10,  1877. 

New  Market,  Sep.  9,  1879. 

Cincinnati,  Oct.  9,  1802. 

Nazareth,  April,  6,  1808. 

Chillicothe,  April  4,  1810. 

Cincinnati,  Oct.  3,  1810. 

Manchester,  Oct  3,  1811. 

Manchester,  Oct.  3,  1811. 

Manchester,  Oct  3,  1811. 

Buckskin,  April  6,  1814. 

Concord,  Oct.  11,  1814, 

West  Union,  April  8, 1818. 

Red  Oak,  April  7,  1819. 

Salem,  April  5,  1820. 

Columbus,  Oct.  19,  1820. 

West  Union,  Sep.  19,  1821 

Chillicothe,  Oct. 

Hillsborough,  Sep.  24, 1822 

West  Union,  April  1,  1828. 

Ripley,  April  1,  182' »_ 

Rocky  Spring,  July  25,  1831, 

Manchester,  April  5,  1831. 

Bloomingburgh,  Sep.  24,  1833. 

Hillsborough,  April  5,  1836. 

Belfast,  April  2,  1844. 

Sinking  Spring,  Sep.  8, 1846. 

Sinking  Spring.  Sep.  8, 1846- 

Red  Oak,  Sep.  7,  1847- 

Red  Oak,  Sep,  7,  1847. 

South  Salem,  April  8,  1859. 

Union,  Aug.  27,  1861. 

Greenfield,  Apiil  2,  1867. 

Greenfield,  Sep.  10  1871. 

Frankfort,  April  11,  1871. 

Hamden,  Sep.  10,  1872- 

Cincinnati,  Oct.  21,  1870. 


382 


THE    H1STOKT    OF    THE 


Matthews  J.  D.,  Frankfort.  Frankfort,  April  11,  1871. 

Matthews  A.  G.,  3,  Hillsborough.  Frankfort,  April  8,  L879. 

Manara  James,  Blooruiiigbnrgh.  Olaillieol h«*,  Oct.  '22,  1880. 

May  James,  Mount  Pleasant.  Kingston.  Sep-  i  I.  lHbo. 

McFarlin Thomas.  Cincinnati,  Oct.  7,  L8U0. 

MoCollock  Sampson.  Mr.  Buchanan's  House,  July  5J5,  1804. 

Mc<  !abe  John,  Mr.  Buchanan's  House,  July  25,  1804. 

McClung  Matthew, '.).  Mr.  Buchanan's  House.  July  25,  L804 

McConnell  John,  0,  Salem  and  Concord.  Hopewell  Church, 

April  3,  1805. 
McCormick  John.  2.  Springfield,  April  6,  1803- 

McPherson  Adam,  2.  Cincinnati,  April  2.  L806 

McOlain  John,  2.  Lebanon,  April  1,  1807. 

McCoy  Joseph-  Nazareth,  April  6,  1808. 

McKibben  Joseph,  2.  Red  Oak,  Oct,  4,  1809- 

McMurray  Joseph,  Cincinnati.  Cincinnati,  Oct.  ."».  L810. 

McCoy  Alexander,  5,  Red  Oak.  Hillsborough,  April  3, 1811. 

McClelland  Hugh,  2.  Rocky  Spring,  June  26, 1811. 

McLean  John,  (5,  Concord.  Rocky  Spring,  June  26,  1811. 

McCleau  John,  6.  Chillicothe  First,         Chillicothe,  April  1,  1812. 
>!«•«  'lain  Archibald,  4.  Chillicothe,  April  1,  1812. 

McLean  Alexander,  10,  ©oneord.  Chillicothe,  Oct.  1,  1817. 

McGarraugh   Thomas,   M.    D.,     5.   (represented   Fayette  Co.  in 
Legislature  1N26  1832-     6  years  Associate  Judge-)    Washing- 
ton, Greenland  and  Greenfield.     West  Union  April  8, 1818. 
McConnell  Sam'L,  9,  Rocky  Spring.  Hill -thorough,  Sep.  24,  1822 
Mc  Williams  Philip,  28,  Greenfield.  Red  Oak,  April  5, 1825 

McClean  Josiah.  •         Hillsborough,  Oct.  5,  1830 

McCoy  John,  6,  Union.  Hillsborough,  Oct.  4,  1831 

McCoy  George.  Red  Oak,  Sep.  25,  1832 

McFadden  Joseph.  West  Onion,  April  2,  1833 

McClauahan  John  13.,  2,  West  Union.         Red  Oak,  April  1.  L834 
McConnell  James,  8,  Concord.  Hillsborough,  Jane  4,  1834 

(There  was  also  a  James  McC.  elder  in  Greenlield,  from  1833.] 
McCoy  James.  9,  Union.  Hillsborough.  June  4,  1834 

McLean  Joseph,  28,  Concord.  Huntington,  Jan-  21.  1835 

McMaster  David.  Salem,  Sep.  20,  1835 

McClintick  Jae.  A.,  0,  New  Market.     Hillsborough,  April  3, 1888 
McClung  James,  9,  West  Union.  Salem,  Sep.  10,  1839 

McLean  John,  8.  Concord,  April  6.  1841 

McClure  L.  S..  2.  Chillicothe  Fast.  Pisgah,  April  5, 1S42 

McCollister  Charles.  Bloomingburgh,  Aug.  29,  1843 


CHILLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY. 


383 


McMillen  George,  Hillsborough.  West  Union,  April  4,  1843 

McCoy  Win.  K,  11,  Union.  Salem,  Sep.  5,  1854. 

McLean  Alexander,  2,  Salem.      Washington  C.  H,  April  6,  1858. 
McCoy  Alexander  M.,  13,  New  Holland,  and  Frankfort.        South 

Salem,  May  1st,  1860. 
McKee  Peter,  3,  West  Union.  Union,  Aug.  27,  1861. 

McCoy  Samuel  F.,  28,  Chillicothe  First.      Bloomingburgh.  Aug. 

2!>,  1865. 
McPherson  Robert,  Bloomingburgh,  Aug.  29,  1865. 

McMaster  James.  Winchester,  Aug.  27, 1867. 

McPherson  James.  Hillsborough,  April  7,  1868. 

McNichol  John,  5,  Fall  Creek,  and  Hillsborough.       Washington, 

Aug.  30.  1870. 
McClintock  James.  Greenfield.  Sep.  12,  1871 . 

McCague  Joseph    W..  4,  Chillicothe  Third.  Greenfield,  Sep. 

12,  1873. 
McNichol  Robert,  8,  Fall  Creek. 
McConnell  John.  6.  Concord. 
McCoy  C.  T.,  8,  Waverly. 
IVIcConuell  J.  N.,  2.  Greenfield  First. 
Naylor  John  3,  Washington,  Ky. 
Nelson  Joseph,  2. 
Nelson  Robert. 
Nelsou  A. 
Nebbergall  Adam,  18,  Pisgah. 

Nelson  Marshall  T.,  2,  Hillsborough 
Pangbourne  Hampton. 

Patton  William,  Chillicothe  First. 

Perlee  Benjamin, 

Parks  Joseph. 

Pettyjohn  Thomas,  2. 

Pettyjohn  Amos,  2. 

Poage  John  C,  4. 

Porter  Charles,  3. 

Parmer  Thomas. 

Poage  Thomas  C,  4,  Hillsborough. 

Patton  Samuel,  9,  Chillicothe  First- 

Poage  Robert,  3. 

Ploom  Wm. 

Pettyjohn  Abraham,  4. 

Pollock  James,  12,  Washington  C.  H, 

Price  Abraham,  Greenland. 


Bainbridge,  Sep.  9,  1873- 

Kingston,  April  10,  1883. 

Kingston,  April  10,  1883. 

Chillicothe,  April  14, 1885. 

Red  Oak,  April  4,  1804. 

Nazareth,  April  5,  1815. 

Salem,  April  5,  1820. 

West  Union,  April  4,  1837. 

Rocky  Spring,  Sep.  4,  1855. 

Cincinnati,  Oct.  21.  1870. 

Red  Oak,  April  14,  1801. 

Buckskin,  Oct.  2,  1805- 

Lebanon,  Oct.  14,  1807. 

Cincinnati,  Oct.  3,  1807. 

Concord,  Oct.  11,  1814. 

Salem.  Aug.  26.  1818, 

West  Union,  Sep.  19,  1821. 

Ripley,  Sep.  28,  1824. 

Manchester,  April  5, 1826 

Manchester,  April  5,  1826^ 

Red  Oak,  April  4,  1827. 

West  Union,  April  1,  1828. 

Rocky  Spring,  Jan.  25,  1831 

Hillsborough,  Oct.  4,  1831. 

Georgetown,  April  7, 1835. 

Salem,  Sep.  10,  1839. 


384 


TITF    HISTonV    OF    TnE 


Pricer  David,  26,  Salem. 
Parrott  George,  6.  Salem. 


West  Union,  April  I.  1843. 
Bloomingburgh,  Aug.   29,   1843. 


Pnrdy  Thomas  P.,  10,  New  Market. 
Pinkerton  Wm.,  28,  Bloomingburgh 
Potter  John.  o.  West  Union. 
Phelps  O.  J. 
Porter  J.  2. 

Pinkerton  Joseph,  Bloomingburgh. 
I'inkerton  J.M. 
Pricer  Levi,  7,  Salem. 
Parrett  S.  J.,  26,  Salem. 
Parrott  Joseph,  Washington. 
Purely  Wm..  0,  New  Market. 
Platter  P.,  11,  Chillicothe  Third. 
Pinkerton  W.  M ,  3,  Bloomingburgh. 
Payne  Bennett  R.,  3,  Hamden. 
Pangburn  S.  S..  5,  Hillsborough. 


Belfast,  April  2.  1844- 
.      Chillicothe,  April  6,  L846 
Hillsborough.  Sep.  0.  1848. 
Piketon,  June  4.  185U 
Bainbridge,  April  21,  1857. 
South  Salem.  May  1.  1800. 
Greenfield,  April  2.  1861. 
Hillsborough,  April  l.  1862. 
Hillsborough,  April  1,  1862. 
South  Salem,  April  13,  1869 
Bainbridge.  Ang.  31,  1869 
Wash.  C.  H.  Aug.  30,  isTii 
Dayton.  Oct,  17.  1874. 
Wash.  C.  H..  April  Id.  1ST 7 
New  Market.  Sop.  9,  1879. 


Pnrdy  11-  L..  New  Market.  Bloomingburgh,  Sep.  11.  1883. 

Pricer  Robert  A..  Chillicothe  Third.  Concord.  Sep  '.».  1884. 

Parshall  .lames.  Now  IVtersburg.  Greenfield,  April  13,  1880. 


Robinson  Robert,  (i. 
Reeder  David,  2. 
Robb  Robert,  3. 
Reeder  .Joseph.  3 
Robins  Daniel. 
Reeder  Jesse- 
Reeder  Daniel,  2. 


Washington,  Ky. .<)<■!.  24,1799 

Orangedale  Nov.  15,  17(.>0. 

Cabin's  Creek.  April  8,  1800. 

Cincinnati,  Oct  (i,   1802 

Springfield,  (Springdale.)   April  (!.  1803. 

Cincinnati,  April  2.  ism;. 

Lebanon,  Oct.  14,  1807. 


*Rounceville  Richard,  6,  Turtle  Creek. 


Red  Oak,  Oct.  I.  1S( iil • 


Reed  Wm..  :'»,  Franklinton- 
Robinson  -James.  4. 
Robb  \\  in. 

Robinson  Joshua,  2b,  Union. 
Reese  Amos,  2. 
Reed  Samuel,  5. 
Robinson  Thomas,  5,  Marshall. 
Rogers  Thomas,  10.  Rocky  Spring. 
Ritter  H.  D-.  Washington  C.  H. 
Rea  Andrew  J..  2,  Winchester. 
Robinson  \V..  4.  Washington  C.  H. 
Richard  Fred,  French  Church. 


Pranklinton,  June  10.  1  110. 

Rocky  Spring,  June  26,  1811. 

i;    :  Oak,  April:!.  1816. 

Chillicothe,  April  :>>.  1832. 

Hillsborough,  June  I.  1834. 

Waverly,  Aug.  30, 1842, 

West  Union,  April  4,1843. 

Bainbridge,  June  1,  1852. 

Hillsborough,  April  4.  1854. 

Winchester.  June  4.  1803. 

Bainbridge,  An;/.  31,  1869. 

Bainbridge,  Ang.  31,  1879. 


*SpeLled  also  Rounseville  and  Rounseval. 


CHILLICOTHE   PREBBSTERY. 


386 


Ross  William,  14,  Frankfort. 
Robins  William. 
Russell  Georare,  2. 
Rosselot  George,  6,  French. 
Robinson  J.  P.,  3,  Wash.  C.  H. 
Russell  Joseph. 


Washington  C.  EL,  Aug.  30, 1870, 

Washington  C.  H.,  Aug.  1,  1871. 

Bainbridge,  Sep.  9,  1873. 

Dayton,  Oct.  17,  1874. 

Hillsborough,  April  11,  1876. 

North  Fork,  July  13,  1880. 


Rogers  Thomas  D.,  4,  Greenfield  First. 
April  11, 1882. 

Rosselot  P.  S.,  French  Church. 

Rogers  Adolph,  T.,  2,  Hillsborough 

Rosselot  G.  F.,  3,  French  Church. 

Roberts  J.  P.,  White  Oak. 

Sroff  Sebastian,  3. 

Shepherd  Charles. 

Shepherd  Isaac,  2. 

Stockton  David- 
Salisbury  Samuel,  5,  Red  Oak. 

Scott  James . 

Skinner  Daniel. 

Strain  Samuel,  G,  Rocky  Spring. 

Stewart    James,   20,   Bloomingbnrgh 
Chillicothe,  Oct.  17,  1815. 

Swan  John,  6,  Salem. 

Salisbury  James,  5,  Red  Oak. 

Snyder  Henry,  Washington  C.  H. 

Shellyday  Douglas  B.,  3. 

Stewart  Wilson,  4,  Greenfield. 

Smith  Robert,  7,  New  Market. 

Shepherd  Abraham,  4 . 
Shepherd  John,  17,  Red  Oak. 
Shepherd  Jacob,  14.  Red  O.tk. 
Strain  John  R.,  8.  Rocky  Spring. 
Smith  Caleb,  5. 
Stevenson  Thomas,  8,  Pisgah. 
Snediker  Garrett,  4,  Georgetown. 
Stewart  Robert,  9,  Concord. 
Stitt  Moses,  10,  Bloomiugburgh. 
Steele  Robert,  Salem- 
Smith  Joseph  P.,  9,  Union. 
Scott  Saterfield,  5,  Salem. 
Stevenson  Charles,  4. 

48 


Chillicothe  Third, 

Hillsborough.  Sep.  8,  1885. 

Greenfield.  April  13,  1886. 

Kingston,  Sep.  14,  1886. 

Contord,  Sep.  11,  1886. 

Johnston's  Fork,  April  9,  1799. 

Washington,  Ky.,  April  13,  1802, 

Red  Oak,  April  4,  1804. 

Cincinnati,  April  2,  1806, 

Chillicothe,  Oct.  1,  1806. 

Buckskin,  April  5,  1809. 

ChiJlicottie,  April  4,  1810- 

Cincinnati,  Oct.  3, 1810. 

and    Washington   C.    H. 

West  Union,  April  8,  1818. 
Salem,  Aug.  26,  1818. 
Salem,  Aug.  26,1818. 
Hillsborough,  Sep.  29,  1819. 
Hillsborough,  April  3,  1821. 
West  Union,  Sep.  19,  1821. 
Concord,  April  3,  1822. 
Bloomiugbnrgh,  Sep.  27,  1&26. 
We.it  Uniorn,  April,  1828 
Ripley,  April  1,  1829. 
West  Union,  April  6,  1830. 
Hillsborough,  Oct.  4,  1831. 
Chillicothe,  April  3,  1832. 
Red  Oak,  Sep.  25,  1832. 
Hillsborough,  June  4,  1834 
Salem,  Sep.  29,  1835. 
Bloomiugburgh,  Sep-  12,  1837. 
Ripley,  Sep.  11,  1838 
Ripley,  Sep.  11,  1838- 


386  THE    H18TOBY    OF   THE 

Steel  James  0.,  Salem.  .Belfast,  April  2,  1844. 

Steep  J.  W..  2.  Hillsborough,  Sep.  6.  1848_ 

Sharp  William,  2.  Eckmatisville.  Sep.  4, 1849. 

Steeu  Aaron  F.,  7.  Blooinmgburgh,  April  2,  1850. 

Scott  James,  3.  Union.  Sep.  2.  1851. 

Seymour  Aaron  W..  20,  Bainbridge.  Marshall,  April  6,  1852. 

Scott  Johu,  3.  New  Market.  Sep.  6,  1853. 

Strain  A.  M.  Greenfield,  April  15,  185(5. 

Smith  Robinson,  Pisgah.  Pisgah,  June  3,  1856. 

Stitt  James,  4.  Marshall,  Sep.  1, 1357. 

Story  Robert,  4.  Washington  C.  H.,  April  6.  1858. 

Storer  William,  2,  Belfast.  Mount  Leigh,  Sep.  7,  1858. 

Shoemaker  Daniel.  South  Salem,  April  8,  1859. 

Shepherd  Johnson,  2.  South  Salem,  April  8,  1859. 

Snediker  George,  3.  West  Union,  Sep.  6,  1859, 

Stewart  H.  C,  6,  Bloomingburgh .  Marshall.  April  10,  1860. 

Steel  Thomas,  5,  Chillicothe  First.  Red  Oak,  Aug.  28,  18G0. 

Scott  James,  2.  Red  Oak.  August  28,  1860 

Steen  M.  Greenfield,  April  2,  1861. 

Smith  Joseph.  Uniou,  August  27,  1861 . 

Steel  John,  22,  North  Fork.  Winchester,  August  27,  1867. 

Stewart  Samuel,  Greenfield.  Winchester.  Aug.  27.  1807. 

Steel  James,  22,  North  Fork.  Hillsborough,  April  7.  1868- 

Strain  Allen,  5,  Ne w  Petersburg.  Concord,  Sep.  1,  1868. 

Stitt  Moses,  10,  Union.  Chillicothe,  Oct,  16,  1868. 

Shannon  R,  W.,  M.  D..  7,  Mt.  Pleasant.  Cincinnati.  Oct.  21.  1870. 
Sturgeon  John,  2,  Frankfort.  Greenfield ,  Sop   12.  1871. 

Stewart  Joseph  C,  Wilkesville.  Greenfield,  April  8,  1873. 

Spetnagel  Theodore,  11,  Chillicothe  first.  Kingston,  Apr.  14, 1*74. 
Sowerby  George,  5,  Moua.  Wilkesville.  Sep.  14,  1875. 

Storer  W.  H.,  2,  Belfast,  Washington  C.  H.,  April  10,  1877. 

Stewait  George,  5,  Bloomingburgh.  Greenfield,  April  13.  1880. 
Strain  S.  M.,  3,  New  Petersburgh.  Hillsborough,  April  12,  1881, 
Steel  John  R.,  2,  Wilkesville.  Bloomingburgh,  Sep.  11,  1883. 

Strausburgh  Peter,  Wilkesville.  Bloomingburgh.  Sep  11, 1883. 
Steel  James  G,  3,  Bourneville.  Washington  C.  H-,  April  8, 1884- 
Strain  Milton.  New  Petersburgh.  Chillicothe,  April  14,  1885. 

Tullis  Aaron,  2,  Turtle  Creek.  Cincinnati,  Oct.  7,  1800. 

Tichenor  Jonathan.  Lebanon,  April  1,  1801. 

Taylor  William,  5,  Salem.  Rocky  Spring,  April  7,  1813. 

Tweed  Samuel,  2.  Washington,  Ky.,  Oct.  5,  1813. 

Templin  Salmon,  5,  Hillsborough.     Rocky  Spring,  Aug.  6,  1817. 


chillicothe  pkesbytert.  387 

Tempiin  Isaac,  3,  Bloomingburgh  and  Washington  C.  H.      Con- 
cord, April  3,  1822- 

Thompson  John,  3,  Chillicothe  First.    Hillsborough,  Sep.  24, 1822. 

Tempiin  Terah,  6,  Hillsborough  and  Marshall.  Greenfield, 

April  1,  1823. 

Thompson  James,  3,  Straight  Creek.     West  Union,  Sep.  29,  1829, 

Taylor  Boston,  4.  Bloomingburgh,  Sep.  24,  1833. 

Taylor  Price,  30,  Bainbridge.  Salem,  Sep.  29,  1835. 

Tempiin  James.  5,  Greenland.  Greenfield.  April  2,  1839. 

Templeton  Robert,  14,  Greenfield  First.    Chillicothe.  Apr,  6, 1846. 

Taylor  Eliphaz,  2.  Washington  C.  H.        Cynthiana,  Sep.  3.  1850. 

Thomas  William,  35,  Pisgah.  Bloomingburgh,  Sep.  2, 1856. 

Tempiin  Eli,  17,  Marshall.  Hillsborough,  Sep.  29,  1859. 

Tempiin  Robert  R.  Washington  C.  H.,  Aug.  30,  1870. 

Throckmorton  N.,  Mount  Pleasant.        Bloomingburgh,  April  13, 
1875. 

Thomas  M.  D.,  3,  Fall  Creek.  Hillsborough,  April  11,  1876- 

Tissot  Emile,  4,  French.  New  Market,  Sep.  9,  1879. 

Teenor  J„  Wilmington.  New  Market,  Sep.  9,  1879. 

Thomas  John.  North  Fork,  July  13,  1880. 

Templeton  J.  B.,  Greenfield.  Columbus,  Oct.  18,  1882. 

Ustick   Wm.   A.,   21,     Bloomingburgh  and   Washington  C-    H. 
West  Union,  April  2,  1833. 

Ustick  George  M.,  Washington  C.  H-    Chillicothe,  April  14, 1885. 

Vanhorn  Joseph,  2.  Straight  Creek,  August  28,  1805. 

Vorhis  Ralph,  6.  Lebanon,  Oct.   14,  1807. 

Vhores  Garrett,  Cincinnati.  Buckskin,  A.pril  5,  1809. 

Vorries  Wm.  M.,  West  Union.  Hillsborough,  Oct.  4,  1831. 

Vandeman  Isaac  O,  14,  Washington  C.  H.      Chillicothe,  Oct.  16, 
1868. 

"Wheeler  Stephen,  3.  Cincinnati,  Oct.  6. 1802. 

Wilson  Wm.,  3,  Rocky  Spring.  Springfield,  Apr.  6,  1803. 

Whitaker  Jonathan,  3.  Red  Oak,  April  4,  1804. 

Willis  Stephen,  4.  Red  Oak,  April  4,  1809. 

*  Wilson  James,  23,  Salem.  Hillsborough,  April  3,  1811. 

White  Alexander,  Hillsborough.  Chillicothe,  April  1,  1812. 

Watts  James,  2,  Rocky  Spring.       Washington,  Ky.,  Oct.  5. 1813. 

Waddle  Samuel,  6,  Washington.  Salem,   April  5,  1820 

Ware  Frederick,  4,  Concord.  Columbus,  Oct.  19,  1820. 

Walke  Anthony.  10.     (Represented  Ross  county  in  Legislature, 


*Wilson  Jaines  drops  out  awhile  end  thm  in  hep.,  183S,  begins  and  afterward  orjce 
therr  i«  James  Wilson.  Sen — so  there  mnr-t  have  been  two,  whMi  J  rannot  distinguish. 


388 


THE    HI8T0KT    OF    THE 


1831.)     Chillicothe  First. 
Waddle  John,  4,  Greenfield. 
Wilson  Aaron,  3,  Russelville. 
Wilson  Robert,  6,  Salem. 


Manchester,  April  5,  1826. 

Ripley,  April  1.  1829. 

Manchester,  April  5.  1831. 

Chillicothe,  Oct.  10,  1832. 


Wilson  Adam  B.,  13,  Greenfield  First.  Salem,  Sep.  29,  1835. 

Wilson  John.  2.  Hillsborough,  April  5,  1836- 

Wise  Hpury.  Hillsborough,  April  3,  1838. 

Wilson  Wm..  5,  Rocky  Spring.  Riploy,  Sep.  11,  1838. 

Wilson  Joseph  H..  7,  Rocky  Spring.  Pisgah,  April  5, 1842, 

Wilson  Thomas,  12.  Waverly,  Aug.  30.  1842. 

Wills  David.  M.  D„  4,  Chillicothe  First.    Chillicothe,  Apr.  6,  1846. 


Ware  George,  13,  Concord- 
Wallace  James  A-,  25,  Salem. 
Williams  Sanford,  6. 
Walker  John  H.,  11. 
Wilson  James  H.,  0. 
Wilson  eftimes  N.,  6,  Wash.  C.  H. 
Wilson  James,  Sen.,  Cynthiana. 
Williams  Theophilus,  2,  Marshall. 
Watt  Alexander. 
Wilson  Alfred  L,  10,  Salem. 
Wilson  Enos,  2,  Cynthiana. 
Wilson  Charles,  4,  Hillsborough, 
Wise  C.  F.,  New  Petersburgh. 


Hillsborough,  Sep.  6,  1848. 

Cyutbiana,  Sep.  3.  1850. 

Cynthiana.  Sep.  3, 1850. 

Union,  Sep.  2.  1851. 

Greenfield  April  5,  1853. 

Greenfield,  April  5,  1853- 

South  Salem,  April  30.  1861. 

Red  Oak,  Aug.  28.  1860. 

Greenfield,  Nov.  1, 1870. 

Greenfield.  Feb.  28, 1871. 

Frankfort.  April  11,  1871. 

South  Salem,  April  9, 1872. 

Oreen field,  April  13.  1880. 

Springfield.  Oct,  21, 1881. 


Wright  Stewart  V.,  8,  Salem. 
White  Rob.  Cushing,  2,  Concord.  Chillicothe  Third,  Apr.  11, 1882. 
Wilson  James,  Cynthiana.  South  Salem,  Sep.  12,  18S2. 

Welsh     James    McL.,   7,  Chillicothe   Third.     Bloomingburgh, 

Sep.  11,  1883. 
Wilson   Charles   M.,   M.  D.,   2,   Washington  C.  H.     Greenfield, 

April  13,  1886. 
Ware  George,  Jr.,  Concord 
Wilson  S.  C,  Bainbridge. 
Wilson  A.  M.,  Greenfield. 
Williams  Daniel.  Marshall, 
Tents  Joseph. 
Young  Thomas,  2. 
Young  A.  W.,  2. 


Bloomingburgh,  Apr.  10.  1888. 

Bloomingburgh.  April  10.  1888. 

Concord,  Sep.  11,  1888. 

Washington  C.  H.,  April  9. 1889. 

Red  Oak,  April  14.  1801. 

Ripley.  April  1.  182P. 

Red  Oak,  Aug  28,  1866. 


•     chillicothe  presbyter's.  389 

The  Woman's  Presryterial  Missionary  Society. 

Id  accordance  with  the  recommendation  of  the  Presbytery  of 
Chlliicothe,  on  Sept.  8.  1875,  a  convention  of  ladies  was  held  in  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Chillicothe,  for  the  purpose  of  or- 
ganizing a  Woman's  Presbyterial  Missionary  Society.  Mrs.  Rev. 
George  Carpenter  of  Washington  C.  H.,  was  elected  to  preside,  and 
♦Mrs.  A.  L.  Evans,  (now  Mrs.  Gov.  Hart,)  Secretary.  By  special  in- 
vitation, Mrs.  Rev.  Nathan  Smith  stated  the  object  of  the  meeting 
and  the  advantages  and  necessities  of  a  woman's  organization  for 
the  carrying  on  to  completeness  the  Home  and  Foreign  Missionary 
work.  After  other  short  addresses,  "The  Woman's  Chillicothe  Pres- 
byterial Society"  was  formally  organized,  sixteen  churches  beiDg  rep- 
resented: viz:  Bloomingburgh,  represented  by  Mrs.  Kendall,  Mrs. 
Steel  and  Mrs.  Shell barger;  Concord,  by  Miss  Gage  and  Miss 
Lucas;  Chillicothe  First  by  Mrs.  Sill  and  Mrs.  S.  F.  McCoy;  Chilli- 
cothe Third,  by  Mrs.  Peter  Platter;  Greentield,  by  Mrs.  Bush,  Miss 
Smith  and  Miss  Collier;  Greenland,  by  Mrs.  Clifton:  Hillsborough, 
by  Mrs.  Dr.  Steel  and  Mrs.  Evans:  Mount  Pleasant,  at  Kingston,  by 
Mrs.  James  May;  Marshall,  by  Miss  Smith  and  Miss  Bond:  Memo- 
rial Church,  Massieville,  by  Miss  Renick  and  Miss  Lunbeck;  North 
Fork,  by  Mrs.  Steel;  Salem,  by  Mrs.  Vandeman,  Mrs.  Kline  aDd  Miss 
Parrett:  Union,  by  Mrs.  Stitt  and  Miss  Eastman;  Wilkesville,  by 
Mrs.  Warren  Taylor  and  Mrs.  Deemer.  The  devotional  exercises  of 
this  meeting  were  conducted  by  Mrs.  Irwin  Carson.  A  committee 
was  appointed:  Mrs.  Rev.  Clark  Kendall,  Mrs.  Sill  and  Miss  Gage, 
to  draft  a  constitution.  An  essay  was  read  by  Miss  Annie  Ustick: 
"'Why  should  Christian  women  work  for  heathen  women?"  giving 
point  and  aim  to  the  object  before  the  meeting.  Miss  Everett  of 
the  Syrian  Mission  addressed  the  convention,  after  which  officers  for 
the  year  were  elected:  President.  Mrs,  George  Carpenter;  Vice 
Presidents,  Mrs.  R.  K.  Campbell,  Mrs.  Warren  Taylor,  Mrn.  W.  J. 
McSurely,  Mrs.  A.  Seymour,  Mrs.  James  May,  Mrs  George  M.  Us- 
tick  and  Miss  M.  A.  Gage:  Corresponding  Secretary,  Miss  Annie 
Ustick:  Recording  Secretary,  Mrs.  H.  W.  Biggs;  Treasurer,  Mrs. 
Peter  Platter.  It  was  resolved  that  this  society  co-operate  as  auxil- 
iary with  the  N.  Y.  Ladies'   Board. 

The  first  annual  meeting  was*  held  in  the  Third  Church, 
Chillicothe,  Sep.  13. 1876,  at  which  16  societies  were  represented  and 
enrolled.  The  address  of  welcome  was  given  by  Mrs.  M.  R.  Bartlett 
who  was  also  elected  Treasurer,  which  office  she  tilled  for  three  years. 
Letters  were  read  from  Miss  Mary  Cort,  of  Siam;  from  Mrs.  Graham, 
of   Utah,  pleading  for  the  Mormon   women  and   children,  and  from 


390 


THE   JIISTURY  OF  THE 


Miss  Grand  Girard,  of  Highland  Institute,  urging  the  need  for  a 
Home  for  the  children  of  missionaries:  all  of  "which  letters  created 
much  interest  aud  .sympathy.  Miss  Noyes,  of  Canton,  China,  was 
present  and  gave  an  account  of  the  progress  of  the  work  in  the 
the  held. 

January  19,  187(i,  the  executive  committee  met  at  Dr.  Dunlap'B, 
in  Greenfield,  at  which  time  it  was  resolved  that,  the  Presbyterial 
unite  in  the  support  of  Miss  Jennie  Nelson  as  our  foreign  missionary* 

The  Annual  of  1877  was  in  Greenfield,  and  there  were  delegates 
present  from  15  societies.  Two  interesting  features  of  the  meeting 
were  the  presence  and  address  of  Miss  Rankin,  the  pioneer  of 
Mexican  missionary  work  and  in  service  there  for  twenty  years,  find 
the  Misses  Maggie  and  Addie  Ramsey,  daughters  of  the  Rev.  J.  R. 
Ramsey,  of  the  Seminole  mission,  whose  aim  had  always  been  tie 
mission  work,  as  soon  as  their  educational  training  under  Miss  Grand 
Girard  was  complete.  At  this  time,  after  deciding  to  date  the  fiscal 
year  of  this  society,  from  March  to  March,  to  agree  with  that  of  the 
Boards,  it  was  also  decided,  after  the  next  meeting,  to  hold  the 
Annuals,  in  the  Spring.  To  the  sincere  regret  of  the  society. 
Mrs.  Carpenter  and  Miss  Ustick  offered  their  resignations  and  in 
accepting  them  the  following  was  adopted:  "Whereas,  our  indefati- 
gable President,  Mrs-  George  Carpenter,  and  our  worthy  Corres- 
ponding Secretary  Miss  Annie  E.  Ustick,  have  declined  serving 
longer:  Resolved;  That  we  accept,  with  uufeigned  reluctance,  their 
resignation,  recognizing  the  unusual  duties,  and  peculiar  responsi- 
bilities which  have  devolved  upon  them,  and  the  personal  reasons  for 
the  step.  We  would  also  express  our  sense  of  obligation  to  Mrs- 
Carpenter  for  all  she  has  been  to  us,  and  our  gratitude  to  Him  who 
guides  all  things  that,  during  this,  the  formative  period  of  our 
existence,  one  so  well  fitted  to  lead  and  to  mould,  to  plan  and  to  exe- 
cute, was  granted  to  us,  and  we  would  assure  Mrs.  Carpenter  and 
Miss  Ustick  that  we  shall  continue  to  cherish  the  respect,  sympathy 
and  love,  which  have  been  awakened,  and  shall  ever  pray  that  Heav- 
en's richest  blessings  may  rest  upon  them  and  their  labors. 

|  Signed.]  Mas.  M.  R.  Bartlett, 

Mrs.  E.  M.  Carson, 
Mrs.  H  \V.  Biggs, 
•  Miss  M.  A.  Gage. 

Miss  M.  E.  Collier. 

Committee. 

Mrs.  Dr.  H.  W.  Biggs  was  chosen  President  arid  Mrs.  Lulu  Rob- 
inson, Secretary. 


Miss  Jennie  Nelson. 

Missionary    to    India. 


(HII.I.K'OTIFE  PBtiSBYtfcRY.  391 

At,  the  meeting  of  1878,  held  ia  Hillsborough,  much  sadness 
was  caused  by  the  precarious  health  of  Miss  Jennie  Nelson,  who  had 
been  adopted  as  missionary,  and  whose  work  in  India  had  been 
greatly  blessed  in  her  own  school  and  among  the  poor  lepers  also. 
The  burden  of  prayer  was  for  Miss  Nelson,  and  the  longing  was  great 
that  she  might  be  enabled   to  return  to  India,  where  her  heart  was. 

For  the  following  I  am  indebted  to  Dr.  McSurely: 

Jane  A.  Nelson,  daughter  of  John  M.  Nelson  and  Mary  L. 
Trimble,  was  born  July  7th,  1832,  at  Hillsboro,  Ohio.  She  comes  of 
a  family  honored  and  influential  in  the  Hillsboro  church.  Her 
father  was  a  deacon.  Her  brother  John  F.  Nelson  is  a  deacon,  and 
her  brothers  James  A.  and  Marshal  T-  Nelson  were  ruling  elders. 

Miss  Nelson  graduated  at  the  Oakland  Female  Seminary,  in 
Hillsboro.  in  1850.  For  some  years  she  taught  very  acceptably  in 
Cooper  Institute,  at  Dayton.  Ohio.  While  there  she  was  specially 
active  in  Sabbath  School  work  among  the  colored  people,  and  also  as 
a  visitor  to  the  prisons.  In  1878,  she  wea>  as  a  Missionary  to  India, 
and  was  stationed  at  Dehra,  Lahore  and  Woodstock.  In  all  these 
places  she  labored  very  faithfully  and  successfully,  until  in  1878,  she- 
was  obliged  by  failing  health  to  return  Her  knowledge  of  music, 
her  intelligence,  and  sprightliuess,  and  affability,  and  zeal,  and  de- 
votion made  her  a  very  interesting  and  useful  woman.  She  was 
most  highly  esteemed  by  all  who  knew  her,  and,  unconsciously  to 
herself,  exercised  a  great  influence  over  them.  In  her  Jarge-hearted- 
ness,  her  tact,  and  her  piety,  she  was  a  born  Missionary. 

At  this  time  the  foreign  work  was  changed  from  the  New  York 
Board  to  the  Woman's  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  Philadelphia. 
An  interesting  paper,  "Incidents  in  Miss  Nelson's  Missionary  Life" 
was  read  by  Miss  Grand  Girard.  Dr.  Jessup,  of  Beirut,  was  present 
at  this  meeting. 

In  April,  1879,  Miss  Maggie  Ramsey  was  adopted  as  the  Foreign 
Missionary  of  thn  Fresbyterial  Society,  Miss  Nelson's  ill  health  having 
caused  her  withdrawal  from  the  work.  Miss  Maggie  had  sung  her 
way,  into  all  hearts,  at  an  earlier  meeting.  This  year  the  meeting 
was  held  in  Washington  C.  H.  The  society  was  much  encouraged 
by  the  report  of  newly  formed  Mission  Bands  and  Branches.  Good 
old  Dr.  Bushuell  and  his  wife  were  there.  He  was  on  his  last  vaca- 
tion from  his  work  in  Africa,  looking  for  recruits  and  for  some  one 
to  till  his  place.  Alas,  that  they  were  only  found  when  the  grave 
held  his  worn  out  body.  Mrs.  Dr.  Kumler.  then  of  Cincinnati,  was 
also  present,  and  urgently  pressed  the  necessity  for  growth  in 
knowledge.     If  workers  would  grow  in  missionary  grace,  they  must 


392  THK    HrSTORY    OF    TDP 

read  missionary  literature  and  know  what  in  needed  and  what  they 
are  trying  to  do.  Mrs.  Rev.  MeMulliu.  of  CircleviJle,  made  a  beauti- 
ful address,  lu  the  midst  of  earnest  plans  for  work,  there  was 
agaiu  a  call  for  sadness  in  the  death  of  Mi.-.s  Annie  Ustick,  who  had 
been  uio<4  active,  from  the  beginning,  as  an  officer  ami  helper,  most 
efficient.  Resolutions  "in  memoriam"  wore  offered  by  Miss  Gage 
and  adopted  with  silent  prayer.  At  this  meeting  Mrs.  Ferris  was 
elected  Treasurer. 

In  18K0,  the  R«v.  Mr.  Dunlap,  from  Siam,  was  at  the  Annual,  a 
well  attended  earnest  meeting,  held  in  Kingston.  He  had  with  him 
a  little  Siamese  girl  named  Lucy,  whom  the  V.  L.  Branch  of  the 
First  Church,  Chillicot.be,  have  since  had  under  their  educating  care. 
The  sixth  Annual  was  held  in  Chillicothe.  April  20,  1881,  ami. 
for  the  first  time,  without  any  missionary  help.  The  ladies  of  the 
Presbyterial  were  quite  equal  to  the  occasion-  A  paper  was  read  on 
the  Creek  Mission  by  Miss  Lillah  Deutou,  one  of  Miss  Grand 
Girard's  pupils.  [She  also  sang  in  the  Creek  language,  and  wearing 
their  costume.  She  was  preparing  to  become  a  missionary  among 
the  Creeks,  her  own  people.  Since  then  she  has  realized  her  desire 
'and,  during  the  year  of  1887,  the  Presbyterial  Society  sent  means  to 
aid  in  the  erection  of  a  school  building  in  Tulsa,  her  missionary 
home.  In  the  evening  there  was  an  excellent  address  by  the  Rev.  J. 
L.  Perry  on  '"The  Light  of  Asia." 

In  Greenfield,  April  19,  1882,  sixteen  societies  were  represent ed 
and  among  those  present  were  the  Misses  Lennington,  daughters  of 
a  missionary  at  Rio  Clara,  Brazil.  They  furnished  a  very  interesting 
paper  on  "Life  in  Brazil/'  The  Rev.  Mr.  Butler,  of  Ningpo,  China, 
was  present  and  gave  short  talks,  during  the  day  and  evening,  with 
the  map  of  China  before  him.  The  original  of  the  map  had  been 
made  by  the  Jesuits  110  years  previous,  lie  spoke  of  Ningpo.  a 
province  the  size  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  with  2G  millions  of  people  and 
77  walled  cities,  and  referred  to  the  mission  of  Nanking  held  for  the 
past  two  years  by  one  solitary  woman.  Honor  to  her  name,  and  thn 
brave  Christian  loyal  heart  of  Mrs.  Albert  Whiting. 

The  Mormon  work  and  outlook  was  treated  in  a  paper  by  Airs. 
George  M.  Ustick,  and  from  this  time  there  has  been  a  new  interest 
in  that  department  of  the  Home  work.  Mrs-  Dr.  Biggs  look  her 
leave  of  the  Society,  as  its  President,  much  to  the  regret  of  the  mem- 
bers and  Mrs.  G.  M  Ustick  was  elected  her  successor. 

The  eighth  Annual,  in  1883.  brought  the  ladies  to  Hillsbor- 
ough again  and  with  them  Mrs.  Charles  Walker,  one  of  the  secreta- 
ries of  theN.  Y.  Ladies'  Board,  also  Mrs.  Dr.   Kumler  and  the  Rev« 


CHILLICOTHE   PRE8BYTERY.  393 

Mr.  Thackwell  of  Iudia.  The  repoit  of  the  work  of  the  different 
auxiliaries  was  usually  given  tersely,  by  one  of  the  delegates.  At 
this  meeting,  that  of  the  Hillsborough  Society  was  given  in  full  by 
that  mother  in  Israel,  and  in  missionary  work,  Mrs.  Gen.  G.  McDow- 
ell, who  added  words  of  advice  and  instruction  in  a  gilded  setting  of 
kindly  wisdom.  Since  then  the  busy  hands  and  kindly  voice  have 
gone  into  a  higher  field  of  labor  and  love:  The  children's  band  had 
an  interesting  missionary  exercise,  under  charge  of  Mrs.  Dill  and 
while  the  evening  previous  had  been  devoted  to  hearing  Mr.  Thack- 
well and  Mrs.  Walker,  the  evening,  concluding  the  regular  meeting, 
was  given  to  a  social  reception  held  at  the  parsonage,  and  much 
enjoyed. 

Washington  C-  H.  had  the  next  meeting,  beginning  with  a  pub- 
lic service  on  the  eve  of  April  15, 1884.  Mrs.  /Sill,  of  Chillicothe,  gave 
a  "Review  of  the  past  fifty  years  of  missionary  work,"  and  Mrs.  True, 
of  Japan,  made  an  address  giving  special  information  concerning 
the  work  in  Tokio.  During  the  meeting  of  the  next  day,  the  closing 
public  work  of  Mrs.  Agues  Wells'  life  was  given  in  a  paper:  "Home 
obstacles  to  missionary  labor."  Mrs.  De  Golyer,  of  Cincinnati,  gave 
a  new  impetus  to  the  Young  Ladies'  Branches.  To  close  the  meet- 
ing, a  social  reunion  was  held  in  the  evening,  at  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Carpenter's. 

One  of  the  most  delightful  of  all  these  Annuals  was  the  10th,  at 
the  Concord  church,  later  in  the  year  than  usual,  June  3rd  and  4th, 
1885.  Here  everyone  in  the  neighborhood  seemed  to  have  given  up 
home  cares  and  duties,  to  entertain  the  Presbyterial  Society.  Din- 
ner and  supper  were  served  in  the  dining  room  of  the  church  and 
the  lovely  building,  with  its  beautiful  floral  ornaments,  was  crowded 
all  the  time.  The  Rev.  Samuel  L.  Gillespie,  missionary  in  Box 
Elder,  Utah,  was  present  among  the  friends  of  his  boyhood  days. 
His  depictions  of  life  in  Utah,  especially  of  a  Gentile's  life,  were 
most  vivid,  and  his  startling  pictures  of  the  infamy  and  degradation 
of  women  under  the  Mormon  rule,  appealed  to  the  sympathies  of  the 
whole  convention.  Miss  Mary  Cort,  of  Petchabnri,  Siam,  was  also 
at  Concord,  and  a  rare  treat  it  was  to  see  and  hear  her.  A  "Confer- 
ence Hour"  was  introduced  and  one,  two  or  three  minutes,  made 
use  of,  by  different  persons,  in  a  few  thoughts,  words  of  prayer, 
praise,  or  Bible  text  recited.  "A  trip  around  the  world,"  with  five 
minute  calls  at  each  place,  was  given  by  the  young  folks,  and  excel- 
lent music  was  interspersed  during  the  day  and  evening. 

The  Decennial  meeting  was   held   at  Chillicothe,  in  the   First 
church,  April  21st   and  22nd,   188G;  the  Rev.  Dr.    Biggs  presided   at 

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3^1  mi:    BIST0B1    OF    TFIT' 

the  evening  meeting  and  made  one  of  bis  characteristic,  pithj 
and  genial  addresses-  He  was  followed  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Stratton,  of 
Circleville,  and  Mrs.  Hamlin,  tben  of  Cincinnati,  and  Mrs.  I  -?  <  I  . 
who  read  a  paper  on  "Freedmen,"  prepared  bj  Mrs.  Dr.  A.  A.  E. 
Taylor.  The  morning  prayer  meeting,  of  the  next  day.  was  led  by 
Mrs.  Southward,  of  Greenfield.  Fifty-one  delegates  reported  at 
roll  call.  The  opening  prayer  was  offered  by  Mrs.  Dr.  Nathan  Smith 
of  Columbus,  who  had  aided  at  the  organization  of  this  Society.  At 
this  Remembrance  meeting,  the  old  friends  were  gathered  as  fully  as 
they  could  be.  The  annual  report  of  the  Treasurer  gave  a  total  of 
$1758,  and  the  decennial  report  showed  th^t  $15,343.23  had  been 
contributed  to  Mission  work  during  the  ten  years  of  the  life  of  the 
Society.  The  Recording  and  Corresponding  Secretaries  presented 
very  graphic  and  encouraging  reports  and  showed  especially  the 
Missionary  Spirit  that  had  been  evolved  in  the  churches  of  the  Pres- 
bytery. Letters  were  read  from  Miss  Everett,  in  Syria.  Miss  Byers, 
Home  Missionary  in  Utah  whom  the  society  was  partly  supporting, 
and  Mrs.  Magsrie  Ramsey  Candor,  the  foreign  missionary,  in  Bogota. 
Special  prayer  followed  the  reading  of  these  letters-  Cordial 
greetings  were  sent  to  the  Woman's  Board  of  the  North  AVest.  in 
convention  the  same  day  in  Indianapolis.  Mrs.  McSurely  presented 
a  paper:  aA  brief  retrospect  of  the  past  ten  years  of  work,  as  a  Pres- 
byterial.v  The  Rev  Dr.  Galbraith  one  of  the  friends  who  had  made 
an  address  at,  the  organization,  gave  the  convention  fifteen  minutes 
full  of  good  things,  above  all  else  showing  the  honor  it  was  to  be  a 
christain  woman,  doing  a  christian  woman's  work.  Mrs.  Hamlin 
led  the  devotional  exercises  of  the  afternoon,  after  which,  in  the  elec- 
tion of  officers,  Mrs.  Dstick  declining  re-election.  Miss  Grand  Girard 
was  chosen  President,  It  was  an  honor  to  the  Society  that  such  a 
rare  woman  should  he  its  President.  It  was  urged  in  the  decennial 
meeting,  that  the  Home  funds  should  be  concentrated,  as  much  as 
possible  towards  Miss  Byer's  salary.  ($450,)  which  the  Presbyterial 
hoped  ultimately  to  pay  entirely  aud  also  to  raise  at  least  one  schol- 
arship ($45)  for  the  Mary  Allen  Seminary.  Crockett,  Texas. 

An  excellently  written  memorial  paper,  prepared  by  Mrs.  Dr. 
Biggs  was  a  sad  reminder  of  fifty-five  sister  workers  who  had  been 
called  up  higher,  during  these  ten  years.  Mrs.  Dr.  Nathan  Smith 
made  an  address,  touching  on  the  past,  its  anxieties  and  successes, 
and  ringing  with  prophecies  for  the  accomplishments  of  the  future. 
The  praise  meeting  was  the  heartsome  part  of  the  afternoon,  filled 
with  thoughts  of  praise  and  thanksgiving  and  prayer  from. a  large 
number  of  the  delegates  present;   then  there  was  a  brief  talk  from 


OHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTERY.  395 

Mrs.  Drais,  President  of  the  Methodist  Chillicothe  District  Society. 
Concluding  the  Praibe  Hour,  was  the  Free  Will  offering,  a  decenniad 
tribute,  which  was  brought  forward,  by  the  representatives  of  the 
several  auxiliaries,  and  laid  upon  the  table,  as  the  voice  of  the 
bringer  repeated  a  chosen  passage  of  Scripture.  Hearts  were  touched 
and  eyes  moistened  as  some  of  the  steps  were  so  feeble  and  the  aged 
voices  so  trembled;  yet  above  the  human  weakness  was  a  joy  shining 
out,  in  this  little  service  for  Christ.  The  offering $323.30  was  equally 
divided  between  the  Home  and  Foreign  General  funds.  After  a 
very  pleasant  entertainment,  given  by  the  children.  Miss  Nellie 
Vause.  President  of  the  "Young  Ladies'  Branch  of  the  First  Church, 
Chillicothe,"  opened  the  ''Young  Ladies'  Hour,"  with  delegates  pres- 
ent from  six  societies.  They  gave  a  prepared  Responsive  Reading 
of  great  interest;  then  Mrs.  Hamlin  gave  a  short  address  especially 
for  the  benefit  of  the  young  ladies,  and  the  hour  closed  with  recita- 
tions and  music.  The  retiring  President  gave  words  of  encourage- 
ment and  advice,  also  thanks  to  the  Presbyterial  for  standing  by  her 
side  so  faithfully,  during  the  time  of  her  service.  •  Resolutions  of 
thanks  were  given  to  the  friends  and  helpers  of  Chillicothe,  and 
with  prayer,  praise  and  benediction  the  Society  adjourned.  A  social 
evening  was  spent  in  the  church  parlors,  finishing  up  the  business 
and  pleasure  of  the  day. 

One  year  later  and  a  large  number  of  the  same  persons  were 
gathered  in  the  first  week  of  April,  1887,  in  Bloomingburgh  Presby- 
terian church,  for  another  meeting.  Miss  Grand  Girard  presiding- 
The  salary  of  the  teacher  at  Box  Elder  was  pledged  ($450)  and  a 
little  later,  by  action  of  the  Executive  Committee,  $100  was  pledged 
for  part  of  the  salary  of  the  matron  in  Mary  Allen  Seminary.  This 
year's  report  was  the  largest  yet  made;  the  total  amount,  Home 
and  Foreign  and  "Box- work"  was  $2,232.  Up  to  this  time  although 
there  had  been  some  changes,  some  dropping  out,  some  uniting, 
altogether  there  had  been  20  societies,  and  fourteen  bands  and 
branches  during  the  twelve  years  of  the  life  of  the  Presbyterial. 
The  President  made  a  very  interesting  address  on  the  life  of  Mrs. 
Janvier,  for  many  years  a  missionary  in  India,  and  whose  husband 
was  murdered  there,  at  a  heathen  fete.  Mrs.  Sharpless,  of  Bain- 
bridge,  answered  the  question:  "Why  is  this  a  crisis  in  Mission 
Work?"  Mrs  Norman  Jones  the  question:  "How  can  each  woman 
help  in  this  crisis?"  The  "Conference  Hour,"  was  full  to  overflow- 
ing with  prayerful  thought  and  apt  quotations,  interspersed  with 
songs  of  praise.  Miss  Grand  Girard,  owing  to  her  many  duties 
and   the  state  of  her  health,   declined  re-election  and  Mrs.  George 


3%  THE  HISTORY  OE  THE 

M.  Fstiek  was  again  chosen  President.  Mrs.  Maggie  Ramsey  Can- 
dor was  present  and  the  great  joy  of  the  meeting  was  in  hearing  her 
tell  of  her  work  in  Bogota  and  other  cities  in  South  America.  "A 
plea  of  nation1-"  was  given  by  seven  young  ladies,  representing 
Mexico,  China,  lodia,  America,  Isles  of  the  Sea  and  Africa-  These 
were  delegates  from  the  Young  Ladies'  Branches  and  appeared  in 
costume.  The  Rev,  Mr.  Labaree,  from  Persia,  made  an  address 
specially  regarding  the  translations  that  nave  been  made,  and  his 
efforts  in  that  line.  Mrs.  Quinn  and  Mrs.  Candor  gave  concluding 
music  and  the  Society  adjourned  to  hold  the  next  years  meeting  in 
Kingston.  For  the  above  I  am  indebted  to  the  kindness  of  Mrs. 
George  M.  Ustick,  whose  interesting  account  I  have,  however,  taken 
the  liberty  of  abridging  very  slightly, 

The  following  is  from  Miss  Mary  A.  Gage,  who  from  the  begin- 
ning of  the  society  has  been  among  its  earnest  supporters  and  most 
efficient  officers.  In  the  decennial  report,  that  she  made  at  the  meet- 
ing in  the  First  church  of  Chillicothe,  she  speaks  of  their  tirs:  meet- 
ing at  the  same  place  when  the  ladies  at  the  request  of  the  Presby- 
tery and  on  the  invitation  of  the  ladies  of  the  first  Church,  Chilli- 
cothe, met  Sep.  8th  and  9th,  1875.  "For  what  .'"  We  hardh  knew 
ourselves.  We  only  knew  our  Master  had  need  of  us,  even  us;  but  it 
almost  seemed  a  plunge  into  darkness.  Looking  back,  we  can  now 
see,  that  while  God  was  bidding  us  lighten  darkened  corners  and 
hearts,  he  was,  at  the  same  time,  leading  us,  step  by  step,  out  of 
the  darkness  into  his  unfathomable  light,  and  we  can  only  exclaim: 
"What  hath  God  wrought!"  "not  unto  us,  but  unto  his  name  be  all 
the  glory." 

Ourdecadeseparat.es  itself  into  two  parts.  The  first  five  years 
were  formative.  We  had  to  create  our  machinery,  to  arrange,  re-ar- 
range and  adjust  so  as  to  secure  the  largest  results,  with  the  least 
friction  and  the  smallest  expenditure  of  time,  strength  and  means. 
There  were  many  difficulties  to  be  met  and  overcome,  not  merely  as 
to  the  how,  but  the  why.  What  need  was  there  for  women's  socie- 
ties ?  Were  not  the  old  and  regular  .channels  sufficient?  Would 
this  moyement  result  in  anything  more  than  division  and  lessened 
established  church  contributions?  Would  our  annual  meeting  and 
other  necessary  additional  expenses  pay  financially?  Could  the 
women  transact  business  as  well,  and  handle  money  as  economically 
as  their  more  experienced  brothers?  Could  busy  housewives  and 
overtaxed  mothers  spend  the  time  and  strength,  required  in  this 
work,  without  neglecting  all  important  duties?  Nothing  is  so  con- 
vincing as    success    itself;   these   and  many    other  questions    «ere 


CHILLICOTHE  BRESBYTERY.  397 

long  since  satisfactorily  answered.  We  had  to  become  acquainted 
with  ourselves  and  with  each  other-  We  knew  but  little  of  the  needs 
and  nature  of  the  work  undertaken.  Not  only  the  church  generally, 
but  the*  whole  community  looked  with  curious  gaze  upon  us.  We 
had  voices,  but  some  of  us  had  to  learn  to  use  them  by  the  hardest; 
there  were  sealed  lips  to  be  opened  in  prayer,  God  only  knows  what 
that  cost;  pens  untouched,  the  taking  up  of  which,  for  Christ,  caused 
many  a  mental  and  spiritual  struggle.  The  incrustation  of  mission- 
ary ignorauce,  and  consequent  indifference,  or  even  opposition,  had 
to  be  broken  up;  and  strength  for  such  efforts  came  only  by  prayer 
and  fasting.  But  there  was  the  glow  of  newborn  zeal  and  love,  the 
enthusiasm  of  visible  progress,  and  the  conviction  that  it  was  God's 
voice  calling  us  into  new,  untrodden  paths.  This  was  pre-eminently 
the  time  for  seed  sowing.  The  foreign  missionaries,  at  our  annual 
meetings,  aided  us  much  by  their  presence  and  talks. 

A  few  months  after  our  organization,  Mr.  Myers,  from  Northern 
India,  two  years  later  Miss  Rankin,  of  "Twenty  years  in  Mexico,"  and 
as  our  semi-decade  closed,  Miss  Loving,  of  Syria,  instructed  and 
cheered  us.  Another  educational  force  was  found  in  the  extra,  spe- 
cial calls  responded  to,  as  a  Presbyterial :  1st;  a  carriage,  for  our  mis- 
sionary, Miss  Jennie  Nelson,  for  which  two  hundred  dollars  were 
secured,  After  Miss  Nelson's  release  from  missionary  work,  the. 
carriage  was  transferred  to  the  mission  and  was  much  prized  by  the 
remaining  members.  Then  there  was  busy  work  in  preparing  the 
Christmas  box  for  the  hundreds  of  heathen  and  Moslem  boys  that 
Miss  Nelson  was  trying,  by  song,  to  bring  to  Christ,  at  Lahore,  India; 
and  two  thousand  caps,  as  many  bags  and  chromos,  engravings,  tops, 
marbles,  knives,  etc.,  were  sent  and  greatly  enjoyed  by  teachers  and 
scholars.  Last,  but  not  least,  our  semi-decade  went  out  freighted 
with  a  general  and  hearty  response  to  our  Board's  appeal  for  its 
decennial  thank  offerings. 

Our  lirst  year,  we  accepted  Miss  Jennie  Nelson  as  ou»*  mission- 
ary, rather  as  an  educational  force,  for  our  contributions  were  so 
scattering  that  only  a  small  portion  of  her  salary  was  ever  paid 
by  this  Presbyterial.  But,  by  the  fifth  year,  we  were  a  thoroughly 
organized  body  and  sufficiently  unified  to  pay  the  outfit ,  traveling 
expenses  and  salary  of  our  second  missionary,  Miss  Maggie  Ramsey, 
(now  Mrs.  Candor,)  who  had  just  graduated  from  the  "Highland 
Institute,"  to  Wewoka,  Indian  Territory.  When  the  convention  met 
to  organize  the  Presbyterial,  five  church  societies  were  already  actively 
engaged  in  mission  work.  Three  of  these,  namely:  Hillsborough, 
Greenfield   and  Chillicothe   bicame  auxiliary  to  the  Presbyterial,  at 


398 


THE   HIBTOUV  OF  THE 


once:  Bloorningburgh.  two  years  later,  while  South  Salem  remains 
independent.  The  three  societies  first  mentioned  reported  a  mem- 
bership of  135.  At  the  end  of  the  year,  the  whole  number  of  auxil- 
iaries was  fourteen  societies  and  two  bands.  When  we  closed  uiiv 
semi-decade,  we  numbered  fifteen  Women's  societies,  in  as  many 
churches,  three  Young  People's  societies  and  seven  Children's  bands. 
In  the  meanwhile  we  had  lost  two  auxiliaries,  Greenfield  Second,  by 
the  disbandmeut  of  that  church,  and  New  Plymouth,  by  its  transfer 
to  Athens  Presbytery.  In  several  of  our  smaller  churches  auxiliar- 
ies had  had  a  brief  existence,  but  the  remaining  societies  had  passed 
their  probationary  stage,  and  were  on  a  fair  basis  of  permanency  and 
steady  work- 

The  last  semi-decade  has  been  the  continuous  heat  and  glow  of 
a  mass,  not  yet  indeed  at  white  heat  but  thoroughly  ignited.  At  its 
beginuing  we  were  ready  to  pay  traveling  expenses  and  the  usual 
allowance  for  outfit  of  our  missionary  to  Bogota,  Miss  Maggie  Ram- 
sey. A  special  call  for  an  organ,  for  her.  was  answered  with  $100, 
while,  from  the  auxiliaries,  came  spontaneous  personal  gifts,  money 
to  buy  a  gold  watch,  and  many  articles,  useful  and  ornamental,  of 
considerable  money  value.  During  this  period  the  minimum  of  our 
foreign  contributions  was  fixed  at  $600.  The  distinctive  work  of  the 
second  five  years  was  to  bring  our  Home  work  to  a  similar  standard 
of  efficiency  with  the  Foreign,  and  in  the  tenth  year,  the  total  for 
Home  Missions,  including  the  Decenuial  thank  offering,  was  $1222.77. 
Through  our  contributions  the  past  ten  years,  and  our  gifts  to  our 
missionary  visitors,  at  our  annual  meetings  and  to  our  auxiliaries,  we 
now  hold-siock,  as  a  Presbyterial,  in  every  field  occupied  by  our 
Presbyterian  Board,  while  our  box  work  has  sent  cheer  into  homes 
and  schools  in  more  than  twenty  States  and  Territories,  from  Massa- 
chusetts to  Alaska,  from  Minnesota  to  Texas. 

Miss  Gage  afterwards  wrote:  At  our  Annual  meeting, 
April,  1887,  we  took  an  advanced  step  and  pledged  $500  to  the  \\\  H. 
Ex.  Committee;  $450  to  support  entirely  one  teacher,  at  Box  Elder, 
Utah,  and  $50  for  the  general  fund:  and  a  few  months  later,  through 
the  Presbyterial  Ex.  Committee,  we  pledged  8100  toward  the 
matron's  salary  at  the  Mary  Allen  Seminary,  Crockett,  Texas,  This 
will  give  us  a  permanent  minimum  cash  basis  on  which  those,  all 
along  the  line,  can  depend,  in  both  departments  of  our  Home  work, 
as  we  have  had  in  our  Foreign  work  for  some  years.  Two  and  a 
half  years  ago,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Candor  returned  to  this  country.  Dur- 
ing their  sojourn  here,  we  have  been  giving  to  the  much  neglected 
genaral  fund.     Nobly    have    our    auxiliaries    stood  the  test  of   no 


ClllU.rOOTHE  PKE8BYTERT.  399 

special  object.  As  the  Candors  are  now  on  the  way  to  their  old 
home,  Bogota,  we  shall  resume  the  salary  of  Mrs.  Candor  and  antic- 
ipate much  pleasure  and  profit  through  the  renewed  companionship 
and  correspondence. 

Our  statistics  of  membership,  auxiliaries  and  Young  People's 
and  Children's  Bands,  missionary  literature  takeu,  etc.,  etc.,  have  not 
varied  materially  for  some  years.  There  have  been  some  changes  in 
the  Presbyterial  officers.  The  first  year  of  these  two,  Miss  E.  L. 
Grand  Girard,  long  and  widely  known  and  loved  as  the  Principal  of 
the  ''Highland  Institute,"  Hillsborough,  became  our  President,  and 
Mrs.  George  M.  Ustick  took  Miss  H.  M.  Findley's  place  as  Vice  Pres- 
ident. The  next  year  Miss  Grand  Girard  declined  a  reoomination, 
and  Mrs.  Ustick  was  re-elected.  Mrs.  Jamison  of  Roxabell,  was  cho- 
sen a  Vice  President,  while  our  faithful  and  popular  Recording  Secre- 
tary, Mrs-  J .  P.  Robinson  resigned,  and  Miss  Anna  M.  Welsh,  of 
Chillicothe,  was  elected  to  till  her  place,  the  other  officers  being 
retained.  Last  year  our  Presbyterial  requested  the  auxiliaries  tu 
make  their  January  meeting  a  praise  meeting,  with  thank  offerings. 
The  request  was  cordially  complied  with,  by  several  of  the  auxiliar- 
ies, with  both  spiritual  aud  financial  benefit,  and  we  trust  the  observ- 
ance will  become  general." 

The  Society  has  had  four  presidents.  Mrs.  George  Carpenter,  two 
years;  Mrs.  H.  W.  Biggs,  three  years;  Mrs.  George  M.  Ustick  five 
years;  Miss  Grand  Girard,  one  year;  succeeded  by  Mrs.  George  M. 
Ustick  re-elected,  and  who  is  now  serving  her  seventh  year.  The 
Recording  Secretaries  have  been  Mrs.  H.  W.  Biggs,  two  years;  Mrs. 
J.  P.  Robinson  eight  years;  and  the  present  Secretary,  Miss  Anna  M. 
Welsh.  Corresponding  Secretaries:  Miss  Annis  Ustick,  two  years; 
MissSallie  Fullerton,  (now  Mrs  Carter  of  Versailles,  Ky.,)  six  months; 
and  Miss  M.  A.  Gage,  the  present  secretary,  eight  years.  Treasurers: 
Mrs.  Peter  Platter,  one  year;  Mrs.  M.  R.  Bartlett,  three  years;  Mrs. 
E.  L.  Ferris,  six  years.  The  vice  presidents  have  been,  at  different 
times;  Mrs.  Aaron  Seymour,  of  Bainbridge;  Mrs.  R.  K.  Campbell, 
of  South  Salem  elected,  but  did  not  serye;  Mrs.  James  May,  of 
Kingston;  Miss  M.  A.  Gage,  Roxabell;  Mrs,  W.  J,  McSurely.  of 
Hillsborough;  Mrs.  Geo.  M.  Ustick,  at  first  of  Bloomingburgh, 
then  of  Washington  C.  H. ;  Mrs.  A-  B.  Southward  of  Greenfield: 
Miss  H.  M.  Findley,  now  Mrs.  William  Leslie  of  Roxabell;  Mrs. 
H.  Sill,  Chillicothe;  Mrs.  H.  W.  B'ggs,  Chillicothe;  Mrs.  E.  M. 
Carson,  Chillicothe;  Mrs.  Elliott,  Greenfield;  Mrs.  C.  P.  E.  Rhul- 
inan,  Hamden;  Mrs.  Marshall  Nelson;  Mrs.  Warren  Taylor,  Mrs. 
E.  A.  Steele,  Mrs.  Samuel  Jamison  of  Roxabell  ;  Mrs.  Peter  Plat- 


400  THE  HISTORY  OF  THE 

ter,Chillicothe;  Miss  Mattie  Collier,  Green  Hold:  Mrs.  V.  Dill,  Hills- 
borough; Mrs.  Geo.  Carpenter  and  Mrs  Geo.  Ustick.  Mrs.  H.  \V. 
Biggs  and  Miss  Mary  A.  Gage  have  been  on  the  executive  com- 
mittee from  the  first.  Five  of  the  executive  committee,  which 
consists  of  all  the  officers  of  the  Society,  have  been  called  up  higher; 
Miss  Annie  Ustick,  Mrs.  Mary  Bartlett.  Mrs.  James  May  Miss 
Emily  Grand  Girard  and  Miss   Mattie  Collier. 

The  Society,  from  its  organization,  Sep.  8,  1875,  to  March  1, 
1888,  has  contributed  to  various  missionary  objects  in  cash  and 
boxes  of  clothing,  &c,  sent  out,  $19,287.89. 

For  all  the  above,  I  am  indebted  to  the  two  ladies  before 
named,  Mrs.  George  M.  Ustick  and  Miss  Mary  A.  Gage.  As  both 
wrote  concerning  the  same  things,  I  had,  reluctantly,  to  abridge 
somewhat  and  leave  out  here  and  there,  which  omissions  I  bave 
not  marked,  and  trust  that  I  have  not,  in  abridging,  mutilated  the 
the  excellent  papers  that  they  so  kindly  furnished  for  my  n:e. 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  Society  has  done  nobly,  as  Presbyte- 
rian women  always  do  that  which  they  undertake.  The  ladies  of 
the  Presbyterial  have  reason  to  congratulate  themselves  for  what 
they  have  accomplished,  and  I  know  that,  although  unauthorized.  I 
will  be  sustained  in  offering  to  them  the  congratulations  of  the 
Presbytery,  for  the  hearty  manner  in  which  they  have  come  up  to  the 
help  of  the  Lord  against  the  mighty. 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTERY.  40l 


A  Short  History  of  Salem  Academy. 

This  child  of  Salem  church,  and  the  adopted  child  of  Chillicothe 
Presbytery,  came  into  existence  during  the  early  days  of  the  pastorate 
of  the  Rev.  H.  S.  Fullerton,  at  South  Salem,  Ohio.  This  minister  and 
people,  had,  for  some  time,  felt  the  great  necessity  of  better  educa- 
tional advantages  for  the  children  of  the  church  and  community,  and 
after  much  consultation  and  much  prayer,  a  public  meeting  was 
called  to  consider  the  question :  "Shall  we  endeavor  to  establish  an 
Academy  in  this  place1?"  The  question"  was  decided  in  the  affirmative, 
and  a  building  committee  was  immediately  chosen.  At  once  the 
work  began,  and  the  enthusiasm  and  activity  were  great.  Money 
was  given  freely,  and  some,  who  had  not  money,  contributed  material 
and  labor.  A  blessing  seemed  to  rest  upon  the  people  in  their 
undertaking,  for,  as  has  been  said  by  one  who  shared  in  all  the  hopes 
and  anxieties  of  that  time,  "Almost  every  stone  in  the  building  was 
laid  with  a  prayer." 

That  summer  a  building  was  erected,  and,  in  the  fall  of  1842, 
the  Academy  was  open  d  under  the  temporary  charge  of  James  S. 
Fullerton,  afterwards  a  Presbyterian  minister  in  Iowa,  and  John  Hus- 
ton, now  Presbyterian  minister  in  Nebraska,  and  Miss  Martha  J. 
Fullerton,  afterwards  a  missionary  among  the  Indians.  A  large 
number  of  students  came  in  during  this  first  year,  and  the  school 
was  well  organized. 

In  the  fall  of  1843,  John  C.  Thompson,  of  Lebanon.  Ohio,  a 
graduate  of  Miami  University,  became  Principal.  His  good  manage- 
ment and  thorough  teaching  comtftended  him  to  all,  and  to  all  he 
was  endeared  by  his  kindness  and  nobility  of  character-  He  lies 
buried  in  the  old  cemetery  at  Greenfield,  Ohio,  under  a  monument 
erected  by  his  pupils  of  Salem,  Frankfort,  and  Greenfield  schools- 

In  the  year  1844,  the  Rev.  Joseph  T.  Irwin,  graduated  by  Ohio 
University,  became  associated  with  Mr.  Thompson,  as  teacher  of 
languages,  a  position  in  which  he  faithfully  labored  for  more  than 
four  years.     He  died  in  1849,  at  his  home  in  South  Salem. 

After  the  resignation  oi  Mr.  Thompson  in  1848,  the  Rev.  J.  A.  I. 
Lowes,  a  graduate  of  Miami  University  was  chosen  principal.  His 
associate  principals  were  the  Rev,  Robert  W.  Wilson,  who  died  pas- 
tor at  Bloomingburgh.  O.,  and  Mr.  James  Long,  afterward  principal 
of  the  Public  Schools  in  Chillicothe,  O. ,  and  now  living  in  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.     Though  changes  and  trials  occurred,  still  these  years  of 


I     _  TTTF.  HISTOTIV  i 'I    Till 

the  Academy  were  prosperous  and  bright  with  promise.    The  home 

putrouage  increased,  and  its  reputation  spread ing  abroad  brought 
many  pupils  from  a  distance.  Another  building  was  put  up,  two 
literary  societies  of  the  youug  men,  and  oue  among  the  young  ladies, 
were  in  active  operation,  and  a  wholesome  rivalry,  stimulated  all  to 
excellence.  In  1858,  Prof.  Lowes  resigned,  and  the  Rev.  I.  J. 
Cushman,  took  charge  for  one  year. 

In  the  spring  of  1859,  the  institution,  by  a  vote  of  the  stock- 
holders, was  transferred  to  the  care  of  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe, 
since  which  time  it  has  been  managed  by  trustees  appointed  by  that 
body.  Mr.  Lowes,  having  been  re-elected,  resumed  the  office  of 
Principal  in  January,  1860.  Soon  began  the  war  of  the  rebellion, 
and  during  all  those  bloody  years  on  a  hundred  different  battlefields, 
aud  in  every  state  where  the  conflict  raged,  were  Salem  students, 
fighting,  bleeding,  starving,  dying  for  their  country.  The  school 
was  of  course  reduced  in  numbers  by  the  frequent  calls  for  volun- 
teers, but  continued  doing  good  work. 

In  1870,  Prof.  Lowes  was  offered  a  professorship,  in  Miami 
University,  and  resigned  the  position  he  had  so  long  and  success- 
fully occupied.  His  place  was  supplied  by  the  Rev.  Heber  Gill,  a 
graduate  of  Hanover  College.  About  this  time  the  increasing  num- 
ber of  High  Schools,  in  our  towns,  and  of  preparatory  departments, 
in  our  Colleges,  began  to  affect  the  school  by  diminishing  its  pa- 
tronage from  abroad,  but  Prof .  Gill's  thorough  methods  of  instruc- 
tion and  fine  literary  taste  did  much  to  keep  up  its  former  repu- 
tation. He  left,  after  three  years,  to  devote  himself  to  the  work 
of  the  gospel  ministry.  He  was  succeeded  by  Prof.  T.  J.  Dague 
whose  efforts  and  enthusiasm  brought  a  large  number  into  the 
school. 

In  December,  1876,  he  removed  to  Chillicothe,  and  Mr.  J.  O. 
Caldwell  took  charge  until  other  arrangements  could  be  made. 
In  Sep.  1877,  the  Rev.  T.  S.  Huggart  became  principal,  remaining 
in  charge  seven  years.  During  this  time  a  monthly  course  of 
lectures  was  inaugurated,  to  be  delivered  mostly  by  ministers  of 
the  Presbytery,  and  such  other  men  of  ability,  in  our  neighboring 
towns,  as  would  be  interested  in  the  Institution.  These  lectures 
have  since  been  kept  up  with  considerable  regularity,  and  with 
interest  and  benefit  to  the  school  and  community.  In  former  days 
each  of  the  three  literary  societies  had  its  library,  and  some  stan- 
dard volumes  were  common  to  all  the  school,  but,  in  process  of 
time,  most  of  the  books  had  been  worn  out  or  lost. 

In  1883,  the  Rev.  R.  Q.  Lewis,  a  former  student  of  the  Acad- 


CHILLIOOTHE   I'liESBYTEKV.  403 

emy,  now  one  of  its  trustees,  whose  benefactions  to  the  school 
have  been  frequent  and  liberal,  proposed  to  give  one  hundred  dollars 
to  be  used  as  a  library  fund,  on  condition  that  others  would  raise 
an  equal  sum  for  the  same  purpose.  The  offer  was  accepted,  the 
money  raised,  a  room  fitted  up  and  a  number  of  books  purchased. 
These  have  been  added  to,  from  time  to  time,  until  quite  a  good 
library  has  been  secured. 

In [1884,  Prof.  Huggart  closed  his  energetic  administration,  and 
left  to  enter  the  work  of  the  ministry,  for  which  he  had  previously 
prepared  at  Princeton,  N.  J.  His  successoror  was  Prof.  J-  O. 
Caldwell,  graduated  by  the  University  of  Michigan.  During  his 
stay,  the  school  increased  in  numbers.  The  course  of  study  was 
revised  so  as  to  be  better  adapted  to  that  of  our  Synodical  Univer- 
sity at  Wooster. 

The  old  philosophical  apparatus,  bought  in  the  early  days  of 
the  school,  was  resurrected  from  a  state  of  disintegration  and  dust, 
carefully  packed,  and  sent  to  the  same  firm  in  Cincinnati  from 
which  it  had  been  purchased  some  forty  years  before.  It  was  re- 
paired, but  still  needs  many  additions,  to  meet  the  requirements  of 
modern  science.  Prof.  Caldwell  left  in  1886  and  is  now  Professor 
of  Mathematics  and  Astronomy  in  Wilmington  College.  The  pres- 
ent Principal,  Prof.  W.  W.  Findley,  graduated  by  Monmouth  Col- 
lege, 111.,  took  charge  in  Sep.  1886,  and  the  school  seems  to  be 
prospering  in  his  hands.  Before  the  Academy  was  transferred  to 
the  Presbytery,  the  assistant  teachers  in  the  regular  academic  de- 
partment were  Mr.  J.  R.  Kingery,  afterward  a  Presbyterian 
minister  who  died  in  the  army;  Miss  Elvira  McCune,  afterward 
Mrs.  Thomas  Crothers,  who  died  at  Albany,  Illinois;  Miss  Eliza 
D.  Baird,  now  wife  of  the  Rev.  George  "W.  Mechlin,  D.  D.,  Day- 
ton, Pa.;  Miss  Sarah  Lowes  afterward  married  to  the  Rev.  Mr 
Irwin  of  Muncie  Indiana;  Mrs.  Cynthia  Lowes,  who  died  at  Oxford 
Ohio;  Miss  Joanna  Lowes,  now  of  Gleiidale,  Ohio;  Mr-  Henry 
Morrow,  a  former  student,  now  deceased  and  the  Rev  John  Bar- 
rett, now  the  pastor  of  Pisgah  church.  After  the  school  came  un- 
der the  care  of  Presbytery  the  assistants  were  Mrs.  Dague,  Mrs. 
Gill,  Mrs.  Huggart,  Mrs.  Caldwell,  Miss  C.  E.  Fullerton  and  Miss 
Mary  Findley. 

It  is  unfortunate  that  of  many  years  the  records  cannot  be  found, 
and  therefore  the  whole  number  of  students  who  have  been  at  Salem 
Academy  cannot  be  determined;  but  during  its  long  existence  hun- 
dreds have  there  sought  instruction,  and  learned  Jessons  helpful  in 


404  THE  HISTORY  OF  THE 

after  life,  many  conferring  honor  upon  the  Academy,  by  the  positions 
of  importance  and  usefulness  they  have  since  occupied.  Among  the 
students  who  have  attaiued  special  prominence  may  be  mentioned, 
the  Rev.  Stephen  M.  Merrill,  D.  D.  and  L.  L..  D.,  Bishop  of  the  M. 
E.  Church,  one  of  the  early  students  of  the  Acadcmv,  a  man  wbose 
name  is  held  in  honor  in  all  the  land.  Later  the  Hon.  Granville 
Barrere  of  Canton,  Illinois,  who  ably  represented  his  district  in  the 
Congress  of  the  United  States.  Judge  Alfred  Yaple  of  Cincinnati, 
one  of  the  ablest  men  at  the  bar,  and  who  has  recently  published  a 
very  important  work  giving  evidence  of  much  legal  learnirg, 
was  for  some  years  a  student  at  the  Academy,  as  was  the  Hon 
J.  W.  McDill,  who  has  been  Railroad  Commissioner  of  the  State 
of  Iowh.  and  represented  his  district  for  two  terms,  in  the  Con- 
gress of  the  United  States,  and  has  also  been  United  States  senator 
from  Iowa.  The  present  popular  and  able  Governor  of  our  State, 
the  Hon.  J.  B.  Foraker,  was  a  student  at  Salem  Academy,  and 
our  present  representative,  in  Congress,  the  Hon-  J.  J.  Pugsley 
was  also  for  some  time  a  student  there. 

The  Mi-isiouaries  who  have  gone  forth  from  this  school  to  for- 
eign lands  deserve  special  mention.  The  Rev.  Thomas  MeCague 
and  Mrs.  Matilda  Lowes  MeCague,  his  wife,  now  of  Omaha,  were  for 
some  years  connected  with  the  mission  of  the  U.  P.  Church  at  Cairo, 
Egypt.  The  Rev.  S.  L.  Gillespie  now  a  home  missionary,  in  Utah, 
was  for  three  years  at  the  Gaboon  Mission,  West  Africa.  The  Rev. 
J.  N.  Wright  and  his  wife  Mrs.  Letitia  C.  Wright,  and  Mis-;  Mary 
Jewett,  went  as  missionaries  to  Persia.  The  Rev.  Milton  Caldwell 
is  at  Bogota,  Soirth  America,  and  the  Rev-  Wm.  McClure  labors  in 
Siam.  The  Rev.  John  P.  Williamson  of  Greenwood,  Dakota,  has 
given  the  labor  of  his  life  to  successful  misson  work  among  the 
Dakota  Indians. 

A  host  of  teachers  has  been  sent  out  over  our  own  land  and  as 
Presidents  of  Colleges,  and  Principals  and  assistants  in  Public 
Schools  and  Mission  schools,  are  advancing  the  cause  of  education 
and  truth.  Among  those  longest  engaged  in  this  occupation  maj  be 
mentioned  the  Rev.  J.  F.  Spence,  D.  D.,  President  of  Grant  Memoi- 
ial  University,  Athens.  Tennessee,  and  Prof.  John  M.  Coyner,  Ph.  D., 
and  Mrs  Alary  Wilson  Coyner,  his  wife,  who  founded  the  Salt  Lake 
Collegiate  Institute  in  Utah.  Mrs.  Coyner  was  the  first  woman  com- 
missioned by  our  Board  of  Home  Missions;  she  did  well  her 
appointed  work  aud  at  length  departed  from  this  world  of  sorrow  and 
went  to  live  with  him  in  whose  service  here  her  life  had  been  spent. 
She  died  at  Chillicothe,  January  30,  1888.    1  knew  Mary  Wilson 


CHILLICOTHE  BBESBYTEKY. 


405 


when  she  was  a  school  girl  and  then,  as  in  all  her  after  life,  she  was  a 
hopeful,  diligent,  consistent  follower  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 

Of  the  large  number  of  Gospel  ministers,  educated  at  Salem 
Academy,  who  as  Home  Missionaries,  or  pastors  of  the  stronger 
churches  have  done  or  are  now  doing  good  work  for  the  Master, 
many  have  been  licensed  by  the  Chillicothe  Presbytery,  and  several 
are  now  well  known  and  honored  members  of  that  body.  The  fol- 
lowing is  a  list  of  those  who  were  students  at  Salem  and  went  into 
the  ministry.  As  this  list  is  made  up  of  those  ^hose  names  can  be 
recalled,  by  memory,  it  may  not  be  complete,  but  is  at  least  nearly  so. 

The  Rev.  Stephen  Merrill,  D.  D-  and  L.  L.  D„  Bishop  in  M.  E. 
church;  John  McLain,  who  was  formerly  pastor  of  Presbyterian 
church  at  Tiffin,  Ohio,  but  who  died  a  number  of  years  ago;  Wm.  W. 
Williams;  James  Bail,  M.  E.  church;  Henry  Q,  Graham,  U.  P. 
church;  James  Huston,  dead;  James  J.  Wilson,  Bethel,  Mo.,  H.  R. ; 
Samuel  P.  Sloane;  Stephen  K.  Kane,  M.  E.;  Banner  Marks,  M.  E.; 
Johu  P.  Williamsun,  Greenwood,  Dakota;  J.  R.  Kingery,  died  in 
army;  John  M.  McClung,  Junction  City,  Kansas;  Thomas  Hopkins, 
D.  D„  Denver,  Colorado;  John  M.  McElroy,  D.  D.,  Ottumwa,  Iowa; 
Thomas  McCague,  U.  P..  Omaha,  Nebraska;  David  Kingery,  Garden 
City,  Kansas;  J.  F.  Spence,  D.  D.,  M.  E.,  Athens,  Tennessee;  S-  0. 
Kerr,  Lyndon,  Ohio;  John  P.  A.  Dickey,  Washington  C.  H.,  O;  John 
Waterman,  Protestant  Episcopal  church  in  Missouri;  Hugh  S. 
U stick,  died,  pastor  of  Hamilton  Presbyterian  church,  Ohio;  R,  0. 
Galbraith,  Jr.,  D.  D„  Chillicothe,  Ohio;  Thomas  Fullerton,  D.  D.. 
Georgetown,  D.  C;  S.  D.  Crothers,  Greenfield,  Ohio;  James  M. 
Adams,  M.  E. ;  Isaac  Mackay,  M.  E. ;  Harvey  Gray ;  George  H.  Ful- 
lerton, D.  D.,  Springfield,  Ohio;  Abram  B.  Lowes,  Washington,  Pa.; 
I.  J.  Cnshman,  Bethel,  Cincinnati  Presbytery,  dead;  David  J. 
Strain,  Virginia,  Illinois;  Norman  Jones,  Washington  C.  H,  Ohio; 
Wm.  Sayre,  M.  E.;  Wilder  N.  Middleton,  M.  E.;  John  Barrett,  Lyn- 
don, Ohio;  George  T.  Crissman,  Hastings,  Neb.;  Samuel  Crissman, 
Freeport,  111- ;  Wm.  Coleman,  Garnet,  Kansas;  M.  D.  A.  Steen,  D.  D., 
Woodbridge,  California;  John  L-  Gage,  La  Crosse,  Wis.;  Henry  B. 
Gage,  Riverside,  California;  S.  J.  Todd;  S.  L.  Gillespie,  Box  Elder' 
Utah:  S.  M.  Irwin.  Geneva,  Kansas;  Frank  E.  Miller,  Patterson,  New 
Jersey;  Wm.  Erviu,  Chattanooga,  Tenn.;  John  Ervin,  Dayton,  Ky.; 
Thomas  Gossard,  Red  Oak,  Ohio;  Andrew  V.  Stout,  Olathe,  Kansas; 
James  R.  Collier,  Louisville,  Ky. ;  Horatio  F.  Olmstead,  Mount  Car- 
mel.  lad.;  David  R.  Moore,  Logan,  Ohio;  David  E.  Platter.  Canton, 
Ohio;  Milton  Caldwell,  Bogota,  &  A.;  John  N  Wright,  Salmas,  Per- 
sia; J.  K.  Gibson,  Hardin,    Ohio;  R.  G.  Lewis,   Chillicothe,   Ohio; 


406  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

John  Davis,  M.  E. ;  George  Logan,  United  Bretbreu;  William 
McClure,  Bangkok,  Siam;  William  M.  Evhus,  Manchester,  Iowa; 
Lewis  Barr,  M.  E.,  and  C.  D.  Greeley,  Congregational  church. 

The  preceding  has  been  kindly  furnished  tc  me  by  Miss  C.  E. 
Fullerton,  but  in  several  separate  parts  at  different  times,  which  I 
have  tried  to  put  together,  so  that,  for  any  awkwardness  in  the  join- 
ing, I  am  responsible,  Miss  Fullerton  having  given  me  permission 
to  make  such  use  as  1  thought  best  of  what  she  wrote. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Directors,  June  20th,  1880,  the  President 
officially  informed  the  Board  that- Prof.  Willis  VV.  Findley  had,  in 
proper  time,  according  to  the  terms  of  the  contract,  offered  his  resig- 
nation, and  given  notice  of  his  desire  to  have  said  contract  terminated 
at  the  close  of  the  present  school  year. 

Whereupon  the  following  action  was  taken: 

Resolved;  1st.  That,  whilst  we  vote  with  great  reluctance,  Mr. 
Findley's  resignation  be  accepted,  and  our  contiact  with  him  termi- 
nated, as  he  requests. 

Resolved;  2nd.  That  we  regard  it  as  a  very  kind  and  favorable 
Providence  which  brought  the  Professor  amongst  us,  and  cannot 
but  be  thankful  for  his  efficient  work  and  good  influence,  both  as  a 
teacher  and  as  a  man. 

Resolved;  3rd.  That  we  extend  to  him  our  congratulations  on 
his  call  to  the  high  and  noble  missionary  work,  and  wish  him  great 
success  in  his  new  field. 

Resolved;  4th.  That  these  resolutions  be  read  to  the  public  at 
the  Commencement  this  afternoon  and  a  certified  copy  of  them  be 
put  in  the  hands  of  Professor  Findley. 

At  the  same  meeting  Mr.  F.  C.  Koons,  A.  B.,  of  Hanover  college* 
and  highly  recommended  as  a  man  of  Christian  character  and  cul- 
ture, was  elected  to  take  Mr.  Findley's  place  as  Principal-  I  trust 
that  he  will  be  eminently  successful  and  that  Mr.  Findley,  who  goes 
to  Bogota,  South  America,  to  establish  a  school  under  the  care  of 
the  Board  of  Foreign  Missions,  may  have  upon  him  and  his  work 
the  abundant  blessing  of  God. 


jurixieoTUE  rtcKativrKKY.  407 


List  of  Illustrations, 

R.  C.  Galbraith,  Jr.,    D .  D Frontispiece 

Wm.  C.  Anderson,  D.   DM 205 

Hugh   Bell, 220 

H.  W.  Biggs,  D,  D., 242 

Session  of  Third  Church,  Chillicothe, 258 

Judge  S.  F.   McCoy, 266 

H    W.   Guthrie, 287 

Third  Church  Manse,  Chillicothe, 306 

Third  Church,  Chillicothe, 310 

Concord  Church  Old 320 

Concord  Church  New, 322 

Concord  Manse, 323 

First  Church,  Columbus,  in  1814, 338 

Washington  0.  H.  Church, 338 

Miss  Nelson, 391 


408  THE  HISTORY  OF  THE 


Index. 


Abolitionist  in  Brown  County,  the  first, 144 

Academy  Salem 220,  221,  222,  228,  269,  335 History  of,  401 

Academy  Bloomingburgh, 254,  269 

Act   and  Testimony 127 

Action   Sermon, . .  . .' 163 

Amite  Presbytery,  letter  from, 134 

Alton    Observer, 138 

Anecdote  of  Tanner's  Son, 13 

American  and  Foreign  Christian  Union, 219 

Appeal  from  Session  of  Rocky  Spring, 102 

Ashmun  Institute, '.'13 

Assembly,  refuse  to  send   Commissioners, 142,  143,  163,  164, 

165,  166,  168. 

Assembly   General,  First, 8 

Assessment  on  preachers  for  education, 77 

Aten   Adrian's  withdrawal, 171   and  172 

Baptism  of  children  neglected, 119  and  120 

Baptism  Romish, 118  and  119 

Baptized  youth,  instruction  of, 64 

Barks  the 23  and  24 

Beecher  Lyman's  Sermon, 74 

Bible,  destitute  of,  inquired  for, 73 

Bible  Society, 71,  74,  88 

Bible  Societies,  American  and  Scioto, 89 

Books  and  tracts,  distribution  of, 72 

Boy   preaching, 18 

Business  transferred, 30 

Boundary  of   Presbytery, 268 

Cabin   raising, 7 

Campmeeting,   at  Cane  Ridge,  12,  18;  at   Cabin  Creek,  17;  Concord, 

17;  at  Eagle  Creek,  18;  at  Pleasant   Point,   18;  Indian  Creek,  18; 

North  Carolina,  20 

Camp-meetings,  Origin  of •. 10 

Candidates   marrying, 196 

Candidates,   mode  of  examining, 325,  326 

Case  of  conscience,  $10 167 


OflfLLICOTHE    PRESBYTERY  409 

Catechetical  instruction   generally  attended  to 81 

Catechists,  manner  of  their  appointment,  etc., 41,   51 

Chairmen  of  Standing  Committees, 339 

Change  of  bounds, — Dr.  \Voodrow\s  petition, 1G6 

Christian  Commission,  U.  S., 244 

Church  at  home  aad  abroad,  Recommendation  of, 330 

Churches,  manner  of  organization, 109 

Churches  and  preachers,  1799,  30;  1811,  68;  1821,  86;  1832,  118;  1839, 
150;  1850,  188;  1860,  225;  1871,  268. 

Clerk,  Treasurer,  etc.,  elected  for  term  of  years, 298 

College  Oxford  Female,  Resolutions   Recommending, 219,  115 

College  Sy  nodical,  Expediency  of  establishing .    203 

Colonization  Society,  Assembly's  approval  of, 222 

Colored  Schools,  Reports  of  Committee  on, 126 

Columbus  Presbytery,  letter  from,  Concerning  Slavery, 133 

Commission   and  instruction  to  Home  Missionaries, .126 

Commissioners  to  General  Assembly, 138 

Commissions  of  Members  of  Gen'l  Assembly,  nomination  of, . . .  .190 

Committee  appointed  to  visit  Ripley  Presbytery, 245 

Committee  on  traveling  ministers  preaching  in  our  bounds, 98 

Committee  that  made  the  famous  deliverance  on  slavery  in  1818,..  .146 

Congregational   bodies,  Correspondence  with; 214 

Contributions  to  Missionary  and  Presbyterial  fund, 60,  67,  69 

Correspondence  with  N.  S..  U.  P.,  and  F    C,  of  Iieland, 231 

Country,  state  of.  Resolutions  concerning,  etc.. 228,  231,  233,  246 

Crusade,  women's   temperance,  Action  in  reference  to, 283 

Cumberland   Presbyterians,  origin  of, 9,  65 

Churches,   manner  of  organization,  Presbytery 109 

Churches  and  preaching  places  mentioned  at  1st  meeting, 30.  31 

Churches  urged  to  pay  their  pastors 250 

Churches  and  preachers, 30,  68,  86,  118,  150,  188,  225,  269,  301 

CHURCHES  AND  PREACHING   PLACES. 

Alexandria,  petitioned  for  supplies 65 

Allen's  Mr.,  on   Whitewater HH 

Augusta.  Kentucky,  asks  for  half  of  Findley's  time, 49 

Bainbriflge,   75,   115,   125,   141,   165,  190, 198,  1S9,  209,  210,  212,  299, 
307,  308,  314,  317 

Baptist  Meeting  House,  Washington,  Kentucky, 31 

Bath,  to  be  known  on  Minutes  as  Bath  congregation 01 

Belfast,  Highland  County, 240,  247,  250.  294,  298.  299.  335<  336 

Bell's   run,  a  French  settlement, 181 

52 


4  Id  THK    HISTORY    OV    THF 

Bethany,   on  beads  of  Turtle  Creek  and  Little  Miami 48 

Bethel,  Hamilton  township,  AYarren  county 70 

Bethel,  near  Wilmington,  Clinton  county 156,  160,  168 

Bethel,  in  the  Lyle  neighborhood 280,  294,  208.  299,  335,  336 

Beulah  asks  for  supplies, 51,  55,  61 

Big  Bottom,  on  the  Scioto  river, 65 

Big  Indian,  name  changed  to  Smyrna, 48,  49,  63 

Bloomingburgh,  79,  80,  95,  96,  97,  98,  118,  197,  249,  255,  260,  261,  269, 
280,  296,  298,  316,  318,  335,  336. 

Bloomington,  Clinton  county, 256 

Blue  Ball,  formerly  Dick's  Creek,  Butler  county 50 

Bogota,  South  America,  Mission  station,   329 

Bourneville,  Boss  county 123,  308,  314,  317 

Bracken,  Kentucky, 35,  40,  49 

Brush  Creek,  Adams  county 51,  79,  132,  182,  186,  242,  247 

Brush  Creek  township,  Adams  county, 189,  190 

Buck  Greek,  Champaign  county, 51 

Buckhanon,  Pike  county, 291 

Buckhanon's  on  Indian   Creek, , 48 

Buckhanon  Mr.   house,  Presbvtery  met  at,  1804, 51 

Buckskin,  name  of  church  changed  to  Salem 32,  48,  61,  77 

Cabin  Creek,  Mason  County,  Ky., 15,  17,  32,  36,  56,  70,  79 

Caneridge,  near  Paris,  Boubon  county,  Ky., 12,  17, 19,  39 

Cedarville,  Green  county, 123 

Chillicothe  First, 32,  46,  53,  69,  98,  116,  119,  121,  136.  137, 

181,  182,  184,  200,  202,  204,  208,  230,  231,  233,  242,  337. 

Chillicothe  German, 249 

Chillicothn  Second,  became  a  New  School  church, 119,  151 

Chillicothe  Third,  formerly  Associate  R'f'd. 257,  284,  295,  302,  307 

Cincinnati,  Settlement  of,  5,  C'h.  organized,  41,  .• . . .  .32,  52,  59,  61,  66 

Circleville,  presents  a  call  to  the  liev.  H.  S.  Fullerton 136 

Clark's  Prairie,  where  Greenland  C'h  was   established, 123,  124 

Clear  Creek,  near  Lebanon.  Warren  county 31 

Clear  Creek,  first  location  of  the  Hillsborough  Church, 58 

Clinton,  probably  intended  for  Clinton  county,- 112,  113 

Clinton  county 252,  25(5,  260 

Columbus,  church  first  established  at  Fiauklinton, 83 

Concord, 53,  61,  68,  79,  109,  118,  240,  274,  281,  287,  307,  320,  321 

Concord,  Kentucky,  general  campmeeting  at, 17,  39 

Cynthiana, 170,  196,  213,  214,  215,  220,  222,  223,  260,  269,  316 

Darby  Creek,  Supplies  appointed  to, GG 


CHILLICOTHE  PRESBYTERS.  411 

Dayfcon,  Kemper  appointed  to  supply  one  Sabbath,,  etc.  .49,  52,  56,  66 

Davidson  John's  House,  Reuben  White  installed  at, 78 

Dearborn,  Indiaua  Territory 65 

Deer  Creek,  Supplies  appointed  to, 66 

Deerfield,  Warren  County,  (South  Lebanon,  P.  O.,) 66 

Denny's  Station,  On  Mad  river 32 

Dick's  Creek,  now  Blue  Ball,  in  Dayton  Presbytery, 32,  50 

Dry  Fork  of  Whitewater,  a  preaching  place  in  1806, 55 

Duck  Creek,  now  Pleasant  Ridge  near  Cincinnati, 41, 49,  65 

Dnnkeld'8  School-house,  a  preaching  place  in  1833, 123 

Eagle  Creek  Congregation,  petitions  for  preaching, 136 

Eagle  Creek  in  Adam's  county,  near  West  Union 18,  30,  49,  56 

Eagle  Creek  in  Brown  county,  (Russelville,) 77,  79,  107.  108, 129 

Eagle  Creek,  Presbytery  at;  1801  should  follow  Oct.  6-8  on  page  49. 

Ebenezer,  name  changed  to  Bainbridge, 79, 97,  125 

Ebenezer  in  Brown  county,  taken  under  care  of  Presb'y.,. . .  .114,115 

Ebenezer  New,  formerly  Ebenezer  in  Brown, 119 

Eckmansville, 188,  189,  190,   197,  198,  199,  202,  204,  213,  214, 

216,  223,  231,  240,  241,  247. 

Fall  Creek,  Highland  co.,  received  from  the  U.  P.  C'h, 261,  269 

Fairfield,  asks  for  supplies, 48 

Fayette  county,  Inhabitants  of,  petition  for  supplies, 69,  70 

Fish  Lake,  request  the  adminstration  of  the  Lord's  Supper, 69 

Flemingsburgh,  Fleming  county,  Kentucky,  15,  42,  48 

Forks  of  Mad  river,  Kemper  appointed  to  supply, 49 

Frankfort,  at  first  Free  C'h  then  N.  S.,157,  158,  268,  274,  307,  331,  337 

Franklin,  Mr.  Welsh  appointed  to  supply, 56 

Eranklinton,  afterwards  First  Church,  Columbus, 48,  58,  83 

French  Church, 182,  208,  209,  219,  222,  223,  225,  260,  268, 307, 

•     314,  326 
French  Settlement,  in  Highland  county, 179,  181,  182 

Gallipolis,  Dunlevy  appointed  to  preach  at  one  Sunday, 50 

Georgetown,  in  Brown  county, 96,  112, 114,  132,  136 

Germantown.  Mason  county,  Kentucky, 49,  56 

Greenfield  First, ...  .81.  82,  86,  93, 172, 177,  210,  214,  232,  233,  241,  288 

Greenfield  Second, 257,  271,  276,  277,  278;  297 

Greenland, 125,  135,  139, 165, 182,  198,  209,  215,  216,  231,  298, 

307.  314,  331. 

Hamden,  Vinton  county, 269,  282,  298,  314,  325 


412  THE  rtTSTORY  OF  THE 

Hamilton,  Butler  county.  Ohio, .'52.  49 

Harmony,  afterwards  known  an  Treacle's  Creek, 70,  76 

Hillsborough 76,  7s,  80,  82,  96,  97,  99,  104,  124,  261 

Hockhocking  and   Walnut  Greek • 62 

Hold's  Creek  settlement, congregation  in, ,...30 

Honey  Creek,  Win.  Robinson  appointed  to  supply 51,  55,  56 

Hopewell,  in  Hamilton  county,  Dear  Cincinnati 31,  50,  65 

Hopewell  on  Brush  Creek, 73 

Hop  Run,  an  Associate  llefd  Church  near  Grennfipld,  0„.  .81,  92,  257 

Home's  .Mr.  at  Brush  Creek,  preaching  place   in  1709 32 

Huntington,  in  Huntington  tp„  Gallia  CO., 105,  112,  128, 135,  138 

Indian  Creek,  supplies  appointed  to 66 

Italian  Creek,  Harrison  county,  Ky., 18,  51 

Indian  Creek,  Ross  county,  O., .-. 82 

Johustou's  Fork,  Meeting  House,  whore  the  Presbytery  first  met,. ..30 

Kingston,  See  Mount  Pleasant. 

Kinnickinnick  congregation  asks  for  supplies 54 

Lawrenceburgh,  Mr.  Baldridge  app.  tosupp.  one-half  the  time 66 

Lebanon,  recog.  as  congregation  and  Mr.  Steel  made  sup 54.  56 

Leesbnrgh,  Highland  county, 213,  214,  216.  231 

Lee's  Creek,  Mason  county,  Kentuckjr, 31,  40 

Leniou,  formerly  Orangedale  near  Lebanon,  Ohio, 55,  56 

Liberty,  asks  for  snp.  and  to  be  known  as  a  congregation, 54 

Liberty  Lower,  Jas.  lvoberlson  accepts  call  for  one-third  of  time.  .  .82 

Liberty  North,  asks  for  supplies  as  often  at-:  possible, 48 

Liberty  Upper,  now  Milford  Ceuter,  Union  county 82 

Locust  of  Licking 48.  19 

London,  Rev.  Samuel  Baldridge  made  stated  supply  at, 77 

Mad  river,  forks  of,  Kemper  appointed  to  supply  one  Sabbath, .    . .  .49 
Manchester,. . .  .48,  56,  70.  79.  105.  109,  121,  135  136,  146. 160,  201,  216, 

221,  228,  246,  253. 
Marshall 191,  208,  213,  226,  228.  231,  240,  260,  269,  204.  298,  299, 

335,  336. 

Massieville,  com.  app.  to  organize  c'h  at  and  report  of. 255.  260 

Memorial,  first  called  West  Scioto 260.  302,  307,  313.  314, 317 

Mona 277.  307.  313.  317.  328 

Mount  Leigh 98,  121.  180,  182,  183,  188,  195r  197,  199,   200, 

202,  204,  213,.  214,  216,  223,  226,  228,  230,  240,  241,  242,  246.  247. 


dklLOCOTHB  PKESBYTEUY.  413 

Mount  Pleasant, 49,  51,  56,  119,  120,  268.  269,  272,  279,  283,  285, 

307,  309,  314,  330. 

Mo  wry  town.  White  Oak  church  organized  at 180 

McArthur,  Vinton  co.,  formerly  in  Hocking  Pby, 269,  282,  298,  330 

Nazareth,  C'h  moved  and  name  c'h'd  to  Hillsborough 58,  65,  76 

Neville,  Root.  B.  Dobbins  appointed  to  supply  for  one  year, 80 

New  Holland,  Pickaway  county, 221,  222,  223,  249,  252 

Newhope,  the  name  originally  of  First  C'h  of  Chillicothe, 45,  69 

New  Market,. .  .49,  58,  78,  97, 121,  123,  164, 178,  182,  188,  183,  195,  197,. 
199,  230,  233,  242,  260,  294,  298,  335,  336. 

New  Petersburgh,  Highland  county, 302,  307,  314,  317 

New  Plymouth,  now  in  the  Presbytery  of  Athens 268,  296 

New  Providence,  on  Hill's  Fork  of  Eagle  Creek, .  • 98 

New  Purchase,  at  the  head  of  Main  Paint  Creek, 59 

New  Richmond  and  Susanna,  pet.  to  be  known  as  congregation, . .  .82 
New  Versailles,  petitioned  for  by  members  Williamsburgh  C'h. .  .105 

North  Fork 252,  253,  256,  277,  281,  287,  307,  314,  317,  329 

North  Liberty,  asks  for  supplies  as  often  as  possible 48 

Nottingham,  a  settlement  on  White  Oak  Creek, 70 

Oak  Run,  a  settlement  on  the  waters  of  Deer  Creek 69 

Obanion  Creek, 66 

Ohio  Salt  Works,  on  Ohio  river  opposite  Sandy  Spring, 69 

Orangedale,  afterwards  called  Lemon,  near  Lebanon, 25,  31,  55 

Omega,  name  of  church  organized  at  Sharonville, 296,  317 

Otr's  Scuoolhouse,  a  preaching  place  in  1833, 123 

Palace  Hill  in  Brush  Creek  township,  Scioto  county,. . .  .190,  245,  260 

Paddy's  Run.  asks  for  supplies, 54 

Paint  Congregation,  on  Paint  Creek,  (Bainbridge.) 75 

Piketon,...  ..120,  141.  144,  161,   164,  185,  189,  190,  197,  204,  261,   291, 
296,  304,  314,  323.  327,  329. 

Pisgah,  Ross  county 63,  78,  110,  118,  208,  232,  233 

Pleasant  Point,  Ky.,  general  camp  meeting  at 18 

Pollock  Run,  Hamilton  county,  near  Cincinnati, .  .* 50 

Red  Oak, .  .31,  48,  55.  63,  172,  178, 182,  191, 197,  200.  208.  209,  246,  254 

Red  river,  the  starting  point  of  the  great  revival 9 

Reesville.  a  preaching  place  in  Clinton  county,- 256,  260 

Ripley,  originally  part  of  Red  Oak  congregation, 77,  82, 103,  136 

Rocky  Fork  of  Paint,  and  on  Brush  Creek,  (Ebenezer.) 54,  79 

Rocky  Spring, 63,  80,  82,  96,  97,  103.  109,  110,  114,  141,  165, 178, 

182,  195,  197,  208,  210220,  ,22,  271. 
Runyen's  Mr.,  the  Rev.  Wm.  Robinson  appointed  to  preach  at,. .  .  .51 


414  THE    HISTORY   OF    THE 

Kusselville,  church  originally  called  Eagle  Ck.,. .  .  .129,  164,  249,  253 

Salem,  (Buckskin.) 77,  79,  114.  140,  233,  240,  244,  272 

Salisbury  Samuel's  house,  tbe  Rev.  Jas.  Gillilaud  installed  at, 56 

Salt  Lick  or  Ck,  on  O.  river  opp.  Moses  Beard  neighborhood, 00 

Sandy  Spring,  now  in  the  Pby  of  Portsmouth, 69,  97, 112,  121 

Sardinia,  in  the  Presbytery  of  Portsmouth, 336 

Scioto  Salt  Works.  R.  B.  Dobbins  to  supply  one  Sabbath,.  ....... .51 

Seven  Mile,  Matthew  Green  Wallace  supplied, 32,  51,  66 

Sewell's,  preaching  p]ace  on  Todd's  Fork, 66 

Sharon,  (Original  name  of  Wilmington  Church,). . .  .  96, 107,  125,  129 

Sharonville,  church  organized  at, 296 

Sinking  Spring 123, 126,  132,  187,  190,  213,  215,  240,  245,  326 

Skeles,  Mr.  Hayden  to  preach  two  days  at 67 

Smyrna,  Congregation  originally  called  Big  Indian. . .  .63,  69,  71,  79 

Springfield,  in  Hamilton  county,  (Springdale) 25,  30,  33 

Straight  Creek,  Georgetown,  Brown  county,.. .  .50,  55,  63,  82,83,  103 
Sunfish,  petitioned  for  supp.  and  to  be  known  as  congregation,. . .  .65 
Sycamore,  Hamilton  county,  near  Cincinnati, 49 

Todd's  Fork,  Mr.  Robinson  to  preach  on, 66 

Treacle's  Creek,  originally  called  Harmony, 76,  82 

Turtle  Creek,  a  congregation  near  Lebanon, 21,  49 

Tyger  Creek,  asks  for  supplies  and  to  be  taken  under  care, 65 

Union  Ky.,  petitioned  for  supplies  at  first  meeting 30.35,  48,  60 

Union,  Ohio,. . .  .49,  53,  69,  98, 112, 121, 123,  125, 136. 182,  195,  197,  252, 

253,  256,  277,  298,  313,  314,  317- 
Unity,  at  or  near  Felicity,  Clermont  county, 119 

Wade's  Settlement,  a  preaching  place  to  be  looked  after, 123 

Wallstnith,  Mr.  Hayden  appointed  to  preach  two  days  at, 67 

Walnut  Ck.,  with  Hockhocking  pet.  for  one-fo'th  Mr.  Hogestime.  .62 

Washington  C.  H, 71,  79,  80,  95,  129,  131,  180.  182,  183,  184, 

190,  191,  249,  316,  322, 

Washington,  Ky.,  after  which  the  Pby  was  first  named 30,  56 

Waverly 161,  197,  261,  304,  309,  314,  323,  327 

Wellston,  in  the  Presbytery  of  Portsmouth, 316 

West  Fork  of  Brush  Creek,  (the  church  of  Mount  Leigh,) 98 

West  Liberty,  a  preaching  place  to  be  looked  after 123 

West  Scioto,  name  of  C'h  afterward  chang'd  to  Memorial, 260,  269 

WTest  Union 56,  79,  E0,  82,  105,  108,H88, 197,  199,  201,  216,  221 

White  Oak,. ..  .49,  71,  78, 121,  123,  141,  180,  182, 196,  199,  280,  335,  336 


CfllLLtCOTHE   PRESBYTERY.  415 

Whitewater,  51,  Mr-  Baldridge  to  supply   half  time, 66 

Wilkesville, 268,  271,  292,  298,  302,  303,  307,  3 '4,  317,  336 

Williainsbnrgh,  Clermont  county, 56,  63,  71,  80 

Wilmington,.  . .  .95, 125, 129,  131,  141,  168,  180,  182,  183,  195,  198,  200, 

210,  219,  244,  249,  254,  298,  309,  329. 
Wilson's  neighborhood  on  Snnfish,  S.  M-  Irwin  a  pp.  to  labor  in,   245 

Winchester, 225,  226,  228,  230,  240,  242,  246 

Yankey town,  a  preaching  place  to  be  looked  after, 123 

Yellow  Springs  asked  for  supplies  and  to  be  cared  for, 63 

Zaleski,   church  orgauized  at  and  disbanded 284,  302. 

Dancing  as  act  of  worship, 22;  promiscuous, 98,  281 

Deacons;  Can  they  assist  in  administration  of  Lord's  supper?. .  .  .125 

Denial  of  intention  to  separate  from  General  Assembly, 167,  168 

Delegates  to  Assembly,  refusal  to  app.  142,  143, 163, 164. 165, 166,  168 

Depository  at  Chillicothe,  for  books,  tracts,  etc 156,  157 

Discourses  of  condidates  to  be  heard  by  Presbytery  alone,.  .132,  136 

Disorderly  conduct  at  meetings  in  Great  Revival, .14 

Division  of  books,   tracts,  etc.,   bought  for  Presbytery, 72 

Division  of  Presbytery  and  Synod;  forming  Miami  Presbytery,  etc. 

64,  67,  68,  73,  76 
Domestic  Missions  and  Slavery,  Resolution  concerning, 169  170 

Education  of  young  man  for  ministry,  assessment  for, 77 

Education  of  young  men  for  the  ministry, 92  228 

Elders  who  were  present  at  first   meeting, 30 

Elders  and  Deacons,  ordination  of,  how   performed, 163 

Elective  affinity,  resolution  concerning, j22 

Exscinding  Acts,  resolution  concerning, 23g 

Fasting,  observance  of  day  of  recommended, 95,  229  232 

Female  cent  societies,  formation  of  in  the  Presbytery, 91   92 

Finley  J.  B.'s  account  of  experience  in  Great  Revival  in  Ky  H 

First  steamboat  that  went  down  the  Ohio  past  Cincinnati,.  59 

Fraternal  letter  to  Ripley  Pby.  and  the  answer  received 156 

Foreign  Missions,  report  of  committee  and  resolutions  adopted,    .330 

Foreign  Missionary  Societies,  H.  B.  C.  F.  M.,  etc. 114  115 

Freedmen,  contributions  to  aid  them  recommended, 244 

Free  Presbyterian  church  or  America, 93  ^§3  1  or 

Free    Masons, 112)   193,   252,'  288 

Frontier  Settlements,  supplies  to,  arranged  for, 51 

Fugitive  Slave  Law,  resolutions  condemning, 192 


410  THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 

General  Assembly,  the  tirst  meeting  of, .  .  . . 


History  of  Presbytery 3,  54,  i 58,  98,  330 

History  of  the  Woman's  Presbyterial  Missionary  Society, 3b9 

Hog  driving  ou  the  Sabbath, 104 

Home  Mission  work  in  bounds  of  Presbytery,. . .  .51,  63,  121,  122,  123 

Incorporation  of  the  Presbytery  of  Chillicothe 317.  327 

Intercourse  with  N.  S.,  ministerial  and   christian 163 

Jefferson  College,  an  outgrowth  of  the  great  revival, 65 

Jerks,  originating  in  the  great  revival, 11, 14,  23 

Kentucky  in  the  early  part  of  the  century 7,  8,    74 

Last  Will  and  Testament  of  the  Springfield  Presbytery 20 

Laugh  holy,  a  recognized  part  of  public  worship, 14 

Leave  to  travel   out  of  bounds, H)2 

Liberty  Hall  enlarged  into  Washington  Academy (54 

Lord's  Supper  to  be  administered  at  each  stated  meeting 290 

Louisiana  Territory,  purchase  of  by  the  Uuited  States, 7 

Maine  Liquor  Law,  resolution  approving  and  recommending,. . .  .199 

Man  from  West  Union   greatly   charged 118 

Man  living  near  the   meeting-house, 75 

Marrying  on  the   Sabbath  day  not  expedient, 98 

Marrying  young  men  before  licensed,  inexpedient, 196 

Meeting  of   Ripley   Presbytery   N.  S.  and  Chillicothe  at  same  place 
and  time,  251,  252 

Members  who  leave  without  dismission, 115 

Members  original  of  the  Washington  Presbytery, 30 

Members  of  Ripley  Presbytery  dropped  from  the  roll, 144 

Memorial   from  Red'Oak  on  slavery,  163 

Miami  Presbytery,  the  formation  of, 31,  64,  68 

Miami  University,  date  of  its  establishment, .65 

Ministers  not  permitted  to  accept   the  ofhce  of  Civil  Magistrate,    170 

Minister's  Home  at  South  Salem, 317 

Missionaries   appointed  in  the  bounds  of  the  Presbytery, 63 

Missionary,   contributions  to,  and  Presbyterial  funds, 60,  67,  69 

Missions  Foreign,  resolutions  concerning, .....114,  122 

Missionary  operations  of  Presbytery  in  its  own  bounds,  107,  121,  123 
Missionary  Boards,  local  missionrry  societies  recommended,  107,  108 
Name  of  Presbytery  changed  from  "Washington  to  Chillicothe,.. .  .86 


OrilLLIOOTUE  PRESBVTERY.  417 

Nebraska  Bill,    action  in  relation  to, 200 

New  Albany  Theological  Seni.,  its  continuance  recommended, ....  199 

New  lights  or  Bible  Christian  church,  origin  of, 9,  20,  41 

New  School,  tbe  manner  in  which  it  was   regarded,  110.  122,  162,  1G5 

North  West  Seminary,  resolutions  concerning 219,  222 

Number  of  communicants  in  Presbytery  in  1813  and  1888,.. .  .71,  838 

Odd  fellows,  action  of  Presbytery  concerning,     183,  186.  198,  202,  248 

Ohio,  admission  of  into  the  Union, 5,  6 

Ohio  University  at  Athens,  date  of  establishment  of, 65 

Ordaining  candidates  as  evangelists,  without  advice  of  Synod,. . .  .71 
Order  of  meeting  of  Presbytery  and  names  of  officers  present,. . .  .340 
Ordination  of  Elders  and  Deacons  by  the  imposition  of  hands,'.  .  .163 

Ordination   sine  titulo,  former  custom  concerning, 58 

Ordinance  of  1787, 5 

Organization  of  the  Presbytery  of  Washington, 5,  30 

Organizing  churches  to  be  by  act  of  the  Presbytery, 109 

Oxford  Female  college,  resolutions  recommending, 219 

Paint  Association   for   the   education  of  young  men  for  ministry,  92 

Pastor's   salaries,  how  much  the  churches  paid, 74 

Penitentiary,  arrangement  to  supply  convicts  with  preaching,  99,  122 

Permanent  Clerk,  a  now  office  in  the  Presbytery, 298 

Petition  of  members  of  Hillsborough  for  separate  church, 190 

Prayer  meeting,  Adam  B.  Gilliland's  question  concerning 99 

Preaching  to  destitute  churches  by  the  pastors  of  the  Presbjtery,  160 
Preachers  and  churches,  in  1799,  30;  1811.  08;in  1821.  86;  in  1832,  118; 

in    1839,    150;  in  1850,  188;  in  i860,  225;  in  1871,  268;  in  1880.  301 

Preachers  and  secular  employment, 1 72 

Preachers  must  attend  meetings  of  Presbytery 62 

Presbyterial  fund  for  purchasing  or  publishing  religious  tracts,  etc., 

69,  70.  74,  99. 
Presbytery  at  Eagle  Creek.  Oct.  6-8,  1801,  year  omitted,  .on  pnge  49 

Presbytery  of  Chillicothe,  constituted  by  the  Sxnod  of  Chic- hii 

Presbytery  of  Columbus,    formed  by  the  Synod  of  Ohio 86 

Presbytery  of  Marion,  date  of  formation  of, S4 

Presbyt'-ry  meeting  in  private  houses, 69 

Presbytery  of  Springfield,  the  New  Light  Presbyti  ry '20 

Presbytery  of  Tuscaloosa,  information  sent  to 1 62 

Presbytery  of  Washington,   constituted  by  the  Synod  of  Virginia,  30 

Protest  of  Adrian  A  ten  and  John  Shepherd 100.  167 

Public  land-),  Gen.  Harrison's  bill  regulating  the  sale  of 6 

53 


418  THE  HISTORY  OF  THE 

PREACHERS    AND  OTHER  PERSONS    MENTIONED. 

Adams  Robert  N.,  D.  D., 250,  201,  269,  277,  2%,  298,  304,  305 

Alderson   Samuel   B.,  Pastor  of  Wash.  C.  H.  ehurch,  322,   323,  329 

Alexander  Dr 27 

Allen  W.  H., 108 

Allston  John  R.,  an  elder  in   the  First  church  of  Chillicothe,  .  .  .  .260 

Anderson  D.  C,  an  elder  in  the  Frankfort   church, 3 

Anderson  John,  suspended  from  the  church  for  slave  holding, . . .  .137 
Anderson  W.  C,  D.  D.,  President  of  Miami   University,  202,  204,  208 

Andrews  John.  Editor  of  the  first  religious  newspaper, 71,  87 

Aten  Adrian,  Pastor  of  the  church  of  Red  Oak, 157,  172,  178 

Atherton  Isaacs  VV.,  stated  supply  at  Red  Oak, 252,  253 

Baldridge  Samuel,  stated  supply  at  Wash,  and  London.. .  .  .00,  73,  77 

Bangs   Dr-  Historian  of  the  M.  E.  church, 9 

Baurn  Joseph,  an  elder  in  the  Bourneville  church, 308 

Barrett  John,  Pastor  of  Pisgah  church, 230,  233.  239,  244,  200 

Bates  Ephraim,  commissioner  to  P'by  from  Chillicothe  and  Union,  53 

Bates  Uzal,  commissioner  to  P'by  from  Sycamore  church, 42 

Bates  Issachar,  one  of  the  Shaker  missionaries, 25 

Baxter  George  Dr ., 27 

Beaman  Gamaliel,   first  preacher  to  the  church  of  Piketon,  115,  141 
Beard    Moses,   commissioner  to  P'by  from  Union  church,  Ky.,  30,  00 

Beauchamp  Wm., 91 

Beecher  George,   Pastor  of  Second  chmch,  Chillicothe, 151 

Beeeher  George  B.,  stated  supply  at  New  Petersburgh,  302,  305,  307, 
314,  317 

Beecher  Lyman,  D.  D., 74 

B.'ll  Hugh,  elder  in  First  church,  Chillicothe, 3.  220 

Belville  J.  L.,  Moderator  of  Synod, 165 

Betts  Xeuophon,  Stated  Clerk  of  the  Presbytery  of  Huron 132 

Bi^s  H.  W..  D.  D.,  Pastor  of  First  C'h,  Chillicotlu\   :;.  241.  242,  269 

Biggs  Thos.  J. ,  Moderator  of  Synod, 168 

Blair  Benjamin,  commissioner  to  Presbytery  from  Pisgah, 78 

Blajr  Wm.  C,  a  young  man  educated  by  Presbytery, 77,  80 

Blythe   James,  D.  D 104 

Blvthe  Samuel   Davis,  Pastor  of  Hillsborough  church,  104,  122,  202 
Bone  John,  petitioned  for  examination  of  McNemar  and  Thompson,  37 

Bonner  James  T.,  an  elder  in  Third  church,  Chillicothe,. 259 

Boyd  Archibald,  elder  from  Cabin    Creek 60 

Boyd  John,  stated  supply  at   Straight   Creek  and  White  Oak,  71,  77 
Brainerd  Eleazer,  went  with  the  N,  S.  at  the  division, 112,  137 


CHILLICOTHE    PKESBYTERY  419 

Brice  A.  B.,  D.  D.,  pastor  of  Greenfield  Second  church, 276,  290 

Broughton  Job, 198,  209,  210,  213,  214,  215,  221 

Brouillette  Charles, 287,  288,  291,  292 

Brown  J.  W.,  Presbytery  refused  to  take  him  on  probation, 46 

Buchanan  Mr.,  Presbytery  met  at  the  house  of, 51 

Bucknall  James,  supplied  Mount  Pleasant  one  year, 57 

Burgess  Dyer, . .fjL *•  •$£•«  ./£&. .  .109,  110,  119,  121,  136, 145, 146 
Burton  Win.,  preached  at  Kingston  and  Piketon,  57, 157, 161,  164, 185 

Caldwell   John  Rev.,  M.  D., 223,  230 

Caldwell  Milton  E.,  Foreign  Missionary, 296,  298,  302,  329 

Campbell  John  Poage,  first  Stated  Clerk  of  Presbytery,  30,  42,  43 
Campbell  R.  K.,  D.  D.,  pastor  of  the  Salem  church,  257,  272,  279,  298 

Carlisle  Hugh,  supplied  the  church  at  Piketon, 143 

Carpenter   George,   pastor  of  Washington  C.  H.  church,  57,  251,  298, 

316,  318,  325,  335 
Carr  Nelson,  a  theological  student   under  care  of  Presbytery,. . .  .283 

Caron  Diogenes,  for  a  time  a  licentiate, 260,  290,  291 

Carson  Irwin,  pastor  of  First   Chillicothe,  182,  184,  200/202,  269,  289 

Carson  John  E.,  pastor  at  Red  Oak, 254 

Chapin  Addison  M.,  pastor  of  Mouut  Pleasant  church,318,  330,  331 

Chapin  Dwight  L.,  pastor  of  Mount  Pleasant  church, 309,  314 

Chase  Benjamin,  Stated  Clerk  of  Amite  Presbytery, 135 

Chavez   Charles 287,  288,  290 

Chestnut  Benjamin,  an  elder  in  West  Scioto  church, 260 

Chestnut  Thomas  M.,  pastor  of  Mount  Pleasant  church 57 

Chute   Rev.   Mr.,  preached  to  the  convicts  in  the   Penitentiary,  122 

Clapp  Charles,  of  Union  Village 15 

Clark  Halsey  W.,  pastor  of  Bloomingburgh  church 335  336 

Claybaugh  Jos,  D.  D„  pastor  of  A.  R,  Pres.  church,    Chillicothe,  257 

Cleland  Dr., 24  27 

Coe  James,   supplied   West  Union, 80  81    82 

Coffey  Addison,  pastor  First  church,  Peoria,  III., 128,  129 

Coleman  William,  Garnett,  Kansas, 229.  230  270 

Collier  James  R.,  pastor  Walnut  st.  church,  Louisville,  Ky.,  280,  286 
Cook  Isaac,  applied  to  be  received  as  a  candidate  without  a  classical 

education,  63 

Cooley  M,  B.,  a  licentiate  residing  at  McArthur,  Ohio, 337 

Cooper  Edward,  D.  D.,  pastor  of  the  C'h  at  Bloomingburgh,  248,  255 
Crawford  James,  one  of  the  first  Presbyterian  ministers  in  Ky.,  19 
Crissman  George  T.,  D.  D.,  pastor  at  Hastings,  Nebraska..  .  .229,  240 

Crissman  Samuel  M.,  licensed  by  Chillicothe  Presbytery .232 

Cromwell  John,  a  licentiate  for  a  time  under  care  of  P'by, .  .178    180 


420 


THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 


CromweL  Samuel,  an  elder  in  the  Wilmington  church, 225 

Crothcrs  Samuel,  D.  D., 81,  82,  93,  210,  211,  257,  263 

Crothers   S.  D,  D.  D,  3,  223,  228,  230,  231,  240,  241,  269,  292,  298,  330 

Culter  A.  E.,  an  elder  in  the  First  church,  Chillicothe, .3 

Cutler  William  P  ,  of  Marietta,  Ohio, !45 

Curtis  Drayton,  Secretary  of  Scioto  Bible  Society, 88 

Cushmsn  I.  J.,  pastor  of  Bethel  church,   Cincincati   P'by,   217,  225 

Danforth   Charles,  dismissed  to  a  Congregational   Association,  159 

182,  184,  190,  199 

Darlington  Harvey  A,  an  elder  in  the  Winchester  church, 226 

Darlington  Joseph,  an  elder  present  at  the  first  meeting,  30,  36,  51 
DeWitt  Brainerd  T.,  preached  to  the  Frankfort  church,  158,  268,  277 
DeWitt  Luke,  came  into  P'by  from  the  N.  S.  at  Reunion,'  268'  297 
Dickey  James  Henry,   pastor  of  Concord,  Pisgah  and  Salem,  G(i  68 

78,  98,  109,  114,  139,  146 
Dickey  J.  P.  A.,  received  from  the  M.  E.  church,  . .  .309,  310,  314,  325 

Dickey  R.  F.,  for  a  time  a  student  under  care  of  Presbytery 279 

Dickey  Wm.,  pastor  at  Bloomingburgh,  79, 80,  95,  96,  97,  98   118  217 

219 

Dill  Francis,   petitioned  for  exam,  of  McNemar  and  Thompson,  37 

Dillon  S.  P.,  preached  at  New  Plymouth, 296 

Dionne  Leo,  preaches  to  the  French  church  at  Mo  wry  town 326 

Dobbins  R.  B.,  pastor  of  Concord  and  Buckskin,  51.  53,  61,  71,  79,  80 
Dolbear  Benjamin,  supplied  church  of  Mt.  Pleasant  one  winter,'  57 
Dunham  S.  P.,  pastor  at  ^Bainbridge,  182, 191, 195,  198,  200,  209  210 

212,  299,  302,  307,  311,  312 
Dunlap  James,  105,  120. 121,  123,  125, 136,  166,  182, 183,  188, 191   195 

197,  199,  200,  202,  204,  214,  215,  216 

Dunlevy  John,  went  to  the  Shakers, 21,  26,  30,  31,  40,  56,  77 

Eastman  Jacob  W.,  pastor  of  Rocky  Spring  C'h 114,  141.  165,  196 

Eastman  J.  C„  pastor  of  Wash.  C.  H  C'h 121,  125,  129,  130*  131 

Eastman  W.  P 182,  191,  195,  197,  215,  216.  240,  252,  260,298  307 

327,  331,  334,  335. 

Eckley  Peter,  an  elder  in  the  church  at  Leesburgh 214 

Edmiston  David,  an  elder  in  the  Buckskin  church, 61 

Elder  Samuel,  an  elder  of  church  of  Ebenezer  in  Brown, 114 

Elliott  S.  W.,  Ph.  D.,  preaches  to  the  Mount  Pleasant  C'h,. .  .290,297 

298,  301,  335. 
Enderlin  Richard,  advanced' money  for  the  publication  of  this  Hist.,  3 

Entrekin  Col.  John,  and  elder  in  the  Mount  Pleasant  C'h, 50 

Ervin  J.  N.  pastor  of  church  in  Dayton,  Ky 296  298 


OfllLLlUOTUE  PlUSSIil'TKlU.  421 

Ervin  Wm<  A..,  preaches  in  (  >ga,  Tenn., '510,  311.  317 

Evans  Richard,  Esq.,  Presbytery  held  a  session  at  his  bouse, 69 

Ewiug  Jas.,  pet.  lor  examination  of  McNemar  and  Thompson, 37 

Ewiug  John,  pet.  fur  examination  of  McNemar  and  Thompson .',1 

Fairfield  Micaiah,  a  missionary  in  the  bounds  of  the  Pby 76 

Fallis  Johu,  a  candidate  under  care  of  Pby., 225 

Finch  John,  one  of  committee  to  organize  Greenland  C'h 121 

Findley  Samuel,  D.  D..  pastor  of  the  OoncordC'h, .32u,  321 

Findie\   Win.  T.,  D.  L>.,  pastor  of  the  U.  P.  C'h  Chillicothe, 257 

Finley  John  E.,  the  first  Moderator  of  the  Presbytery,.  ...    . .  30,  34 

Finley  J.  B.,  Account  of  Great  Revival 11 

Fmley  It.  \\\,  (Iu  last  ii    e  of  pHge,  46.  read  Feb.  1792- ) 46 

Finley  (Ten.  Samuel,  an  eider  iu  the  First    C'h  LhilJicolhe. <v8 

Finley  Samuel,  D.  D..  on  page  320  -.Liquid  be  spelled  Findley. 

Fletcher  Thomas,  an  elder  in  tue  Wilkesville  Church,        268 

Foote  Henry,  Stated  Clerk  of  Pby.  of  Winchester,  Ylrgiuiei 133 

Forbush  John,  pastor  at  Mount  Leigh L19,   121,  126,  150 

Ford  Amos,  an  eider  iu  the  Second  ( ,*h  Chillicothe 150 

Fmst  1>.  JJ.,  who  advanced  money  to  secure  th<   pub.  of  thiN  blist.,..3 
Fuliertou  Geo.  H„  D.  JJ.,  pastor  of  Sec.  C'h  Springfield,  U., .  .229,  232 

Fullerton  11.  S-,  pastor  of  F'st  Chillicothe,  and  Salem, 103,  111. 

119,  120,  121,  136,  141,  234,237.  2M9. 

Fullerton  J  a-.  S.,  preached  to  several  C'hes  iu  la, 160,  170,  175 

Fuliertou  K  >bertS.,  Foreign  iii§sionary   to  India, «88,  lb9,  190 

Fullerton  fiiOK.,  D.  D- 226,  227,228,  210 

G'ige  II.  B,  pastor  of  Arlington  C'n,  Ltiverside  California.        ...-270 

■   lohii  L„  preaches  in  Lacrosse,  VVisc  nsni, 749,  25 

Gage  Win.,  pastor  of  Coi  cord        I  Pi      ihC'hs,  1.15,  118,202,  234   236 
Gaibr,  ith  ttobt.  C,  Jr.,  D.  D...  .158.  201),  212,  231,  233.240.  206,  274, 

307,  330. 

Galbivatb  James  (i  .  Staled.  Ul'k  of  the  Pby 2J8.  299,  3! 

Galbteath  Wm.  M.,  Honorably  retired 3()3.  304,  314,  317,  327,  329 

Garrison  Mahprshallalhashbaz *7 

(  i . ,ss  .lames  H.,  staled  supply  at  ( Georgetown, .  .  136 

Ghormiey  Hugh,  one  of  t lie  hi. -a  elders  of  Greenfield SI 

Ghormley  Thos,,  an  elder  in  t;      Fhird  C'h    Chillicothe,        7.  257,  -50 

Gibson  J.  Ii..  pastor  of  the  church  in  Frankfort 158 

Gill  Hnber,   Principal  of  Salem  Academy  and  supplied  Concord    and 

North  Fotk,  274.  281,  287. 
Gille-spie  Joseph  M..  .M.  D.,  for  a  time  a  licentiate,  under  care  of  Pby. 

160, 178,  188,  191. 


422 


THE    HISTORY    OF    THE 


Gillespie  Sam'l  L.,  F.  M.  to  Africa— H.  M.  in  rTr?di 273,  274 

Gillette  Clark,  stated  supply  at  Waverly  and  Piketon, 295,  290 

Giililaud  Adam  JB.,  pastor  of  Hillsborough  Church,        94,  97,  '.>(J,  100 

Giililand  James,  pastor  of  Red  Oak  Churcli, 53,  54,  50,  75,  144 

G-illilaud  W.  \\\,  and  elder  in  Riplej  Church, 144 

Gilmer  Daniel,  first  pastor  of  Greenland  church, 135 

Gowdy  George  E.,  pastor  of  Greenfield  Second  C'h, 292,  297 

Graham  Richard,  supplied  Manchester  Church, 159 

Graham  Wm.,  pastor  of  First  C'h.  Chiiiicothe, 98,  116,  120,  180 

Grand  Girard  Emilias 178,  182,  191,   195,  197,208,  209,210,223, 

225,  260,  209,  277,  285,  307,308. 

Gray  J.  H.,  supplied  Greenland  church  a  short  time, 253 

Green  Dr.  Ashbel,  of  the  Pby.  of  New   Brunswick, 55,  58,  140 

Green  Abraham,  petitioned  for  Eagle  Creek,  congregation, 136 

Guthrie  H.  W.,  supplied  Concord  and  First  Chiiiicothe, 3,  287, 

288,  313,  314,  317,  325. 

Hall  Robert  J.,  pastor  of  the  church  at  Georgetown,. . .  .112,  114,  132, 

141,  255. 
Harper  Joseph,  the  Rev  ,  at   New  Petersburg!],  Nov.    25,   1840,    Wil- 
mington, was  granted  leave  to  employ  Mr.  Harper  as  supply  for 
one  year. 

Harris  Edward,  one  of  committee  to  write  church  at  Cincin., 52 

Harrison  General, 0 

Hart  John,  an  elder  present  at  the  first  meeting, 30 

Haydon  Daniel,  pastor  of  Duck  Creek  and  ^Hopewell  C'hs, 65,  07 

Hazard  Mr.,  of  committee  to  write  history  of  the  church 55,  58 

Hearn  D.  W.,  elder  of  the  Asso.  Ref  d  Church,  Chiiiicothe 90 

Herron  R.  B.,  supp.  \V.  Union  and  Manchester,        .220,  227,  230,  244 

Hibben  Samuel  E.,  an  elder  in  Hillsboiough  Church, 288 

Hibbeu  Samuel  Rev.,  pastor  of  Mt.  Leigh,  and  Eckmansville, . . .  .212, 
214,  216,  219,  220,  223. 

Higley  Hervey  O.,  received  from  the  Pby.  of  Newb'yport, 109 

Hill  James,  taught  first  S.  S.  in  Chiiiicothe  for  colored  children,.  .91 

Hillman  W,  G.,  supplied  First  Chiiiicothe, , 231,  233,240 

Hodge  Mr.,  preacher  present  at  beginning  of  Great  Revival, 9 

Hoge  James,  D.  D.,  pastor  of  First  Church  Col.,. 55,  58,  78,  83,  93,  133 
Hoge  S.  D.,  pastor  of  Hillsborough  and  Rocky  Spring  C'hs,. . .  .82,  \  6 

Hollyday  Robert  H..  pastor  of  church  in  Findlaj",  O., .141 

Hollyday  W.  C„  preached  and  taught  in  Iowa,  . . .  .129,  305,  300,  327 
Hopewell  M .  C,  advanced  money  for  the  publication  of  this  history,  4 
Hopkins  Jas.  G.,  pastor  at  Wash.  C.  H., 179,182,  183,  184,190 


CHIIXIOOTHE   PRESBYTERY.  423 

Hopkins  Thos.  M.,  D.  D.,  pastor  Capitol  Avenue  C'h  Denver,  203,  209 

Hoyt  Cor.  A.,  paator  of  Wilmington  and  Bethel, 147,  148,  160,  168 

Hoyt  Milo,  a  member  of  the  the  C'h  at  South  Salem, 148 

Huggart  Thos.  S.,  Principal  of  Salem  Academy, 319,  320,  322 

Hughes  James,  preached  at  Urbana, 76 

Hughey  W.  F.,  M.  D„  received  from  the  M.  E.  church, 282 

Huston  James,  pastor  Sinking  Spring  and  at  Piketon,.  .183,  187,  190, 

197,  199,  209. 
Huston  John,  stated  supply  in  Nebraska, 160, 170,  178,  179 

Irwin  Joseph  T.,  pastor  at  Wilmington,. .  .115,  125,  131,  141, 150,  165, 

182,  186. 
Irwin  S.  M.,  pastor  of  Geneva  church,  Kansas, 245,  249 

Jackson  R-   H.  Principal  of  Bloomingburgh  Academy, 254,  269 

Jeffery  Wm.,  Stated  Clerk  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio, 140 

Jewett  Sylvanus,  pastor  of  the  Bainbridge  Church, 195,  196,  199 

Johnson  Benj.  H.,Sr  ,  left  money  to  endow  college  in  Hillsboro', .  .203 

Johnson  H.  C,  rector  of  the  P.  E.  Church,  Newark,  O., 251 

Johnston  J.  B-,  dismissed  to  the  Congregationalists, 280,  287,  294 

Johnson  Wm.,  an  elder  present  at  the  first  meeting 30 

Jones  James,  pet.  for  examination  of  McNemar  and  Thompson,. .  .37 

Jones  John  H.,  pastor  at  Bloomingburgh, 316,  318.  335,  336 

Jones  Norman, 229,  230,  256,  277,  304,  307,  314,  317,  329,  335 

Jones  Wm.,  supplied  Union  Church, 76,  108 

Kendall  Clark,  pastor  of  Bloomingburgh  C'h, 280,  282,  296,  304 

Kemper  James,  pastor  Cincinnati, 30,  41,  60,  69,  105 

Kerr  Samuel  C.  W.  C,  Lyndon,  Ohio, 210,  212,  219,  297.  314 

Keys  Wm.  Lyle,  a  licentiate  of  the  Pby.  for  a  short  time, 103,  104 

Kingery  John  K,  sup.W.  Union  and  Eckmansville, . .  190,  196,196,  198 

Kirker  Thomas,  member  of  Missionary  committee 108 

Kirkpatrick  Elijah,  one  of  the  first  elders  at  Greenfield 81 

Kniffen  Wm.  C,  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  Richland, .  .182,  185 

Krug  Ferdinand  Von.,  pastor  of  Bloomingburgh  Church 298,  316 

Kuhns  Elijah,  supplied  Wilmington  Church, 244 

Lamme  Wm.,  pet.  for  examination  of  McNemar  and  Thompson,. .  .37 

Lea  B.  H.,  supplied  New  Market,  Marshall  and  Bethel 294 

Leadbetter  Alexander,  preached  at  Wilmington,. .  .  .213,  214,  219,  289 

LeFevre  Mr.,  declined  to  forsake  the  order  of  Odd  Fellows, 248 

Lemmon  J.  P.,  a  Cumberland  Presbyterian  minister, .307 


424 


THE    HISTORY    OF   THE 


Lewis  Richard  G.,  stated  supply  at  Hamden  and  Mc Arthur, 4, 

298,  290,  300,  317,  328. 
Livingston  Win.  S.,  stated  supply  at  Leesburgh, . . .  .212,  214,  210,  223 

Lockhart  Jesse,  pastor  of  Eagle  Creek  Church, 107,  108 

Loug  Richard,  an  elder  in  the  Second  C'h  Chillicothe, 150 

Lowes  J.  A,  I., 164,  165,  178,  179,  180,  214,  216,  221,  222,  230,  266, 

261),  283,  286. 

Lyle  John,  an  elder  in  the  Bethel  Church 280 

Lyle  Joseph,  an  elder  in  the  Bethel  Church, 280 

March  J.  H., among  first  S.  S.  teachers  in  Chillicothe, 90 

Marshall   Matthau   M„  pastor  of  New  Market,  Bethel,  Marshall   and 

Belfast 336 

Marshall  Robert, prominent  in  the  great  Revival, 2J,  39,  41 

Massie  the  Hon.  D.  M.,  advanced  money  to  publish  this  history 4 

May  Henry  F.,  complained  of  Eckmansville  session, 202 

Meachara  John,  one  of  the  Shaker  missionaries, ....„.„ 25 

Miller  Joseph,  director  of  Scioto  Bible  Society 89 

Miller  Moses,  protests  against  action  of  Presbytery, 36 

Miller  S-  J.,  179,  180,  182,  183, 191,  249,252,  254,  256,260,  331,332,  333 

Mills  Samuel  J .,  visit  of  to  Kentu  ky 74 

Moufoit  David,  supplied  Wilmington  Church,- 107 

Moore  David  Ross,  pastor  Presbyterian  C'h,  Logan,  0-, 280,  282 

Moore  \Vm„  D.  D.,  History  of  Columbus  Presbytery, 8 

Moss  Samuel,  paid  for  digging  and  walling  a  well, 136 

Muse  Eben,  pastor  Mt.  Leigh  and  Eckmansville 241,  242,  247,  250 

McCabe  John,  pet.  for  examination  of  McNemar  and  Thomson.  37,  51 

McCague  Joseph  W.,  elder  in  the  Third  C'h  Chillicothe 258 

MeClane  Fergus,  pet.  for  ex.  uf  McNemar  nnd  Thompson 37 

Mc(  •  lellan  General,  Pby.  gratified  with  proclamation  of, 229 

McClung  Matthew,  present  at  meeting  at  Mr.  Buchanan's, 51 

McCollock  Sampson,  present  at  meeting  at  Mr.   Buchanan's 51 

McCouuell  John,  one  of  committee  to  write  to  Cincinnati, 52 

McCounell  James,  elder  in  Concord  Church, 157 

McCormick  John  Wright, pastor  Greenland  C'h,.  .  .  .120, 139, 157,  165 

McCoy  C.  T.,  an  elder  in  Waverly  Church,. 309 

McCoy  James,  one  of  committee  that  organized  Greenland  C'h 125 

McCoy  John,  preaches  to  the  Faulkton  Church,  Dakota, 329 

McCoy  Samuel  F.,  an  elder  in  First  C'h  Chillicothe 266,  267 

McDonald  D.  K.,  Moderator  of  Synod 163 

McDonald  John,  supplied  Manchester, •. 123,  124 

McElroy  John  M.,  D.  D.,  pastor  of  C'h  in  Ottumwa,  Iowa,. .  .203,  204 


0B£LLI0OTUE  PKKSBYTERY.  425 

McFarland  A-,  supplied  Mount  Pleasant  Church, 57 

McFarlandJohn,  pastor  of  Associate  Ref'd  C'h  Chillicothe, . .  .89,  257 

McGee  John,  M.  E.  p>eacher  prominent  in  Groat  Revival, ••.  .  .9 

McGee  VVm .,  prominent  in  Great  Revival, 9 

McGready,  prominent  in  Great  Revival, 9.     Sermon  of, 29 

McKee  S.  L,,  supply  at   Frankfort, 837 

McKinley  George,  pastor  of  church  in  Champaign,  Illinois, 158 

McKinney  Edward,  received  from  Cincinnati  Presbytery,. .  .202,  214 
McKinney  W.  W.,  D.  D.,  pastor  of  Mt.  Pleasant  church,  58,  268,  269, 

272, 273 
McLandburgh  Jno.,  member  of  Associate  Reformed  C'h,  Chillicothe,  89 
McLean  John,  stated  supply  at  New  Market  and  White  Oak,  190, 191, 

195, 196,  197 
MacMaster  E.  D.,  D.  D.,  professor  in  Seminary  of  the  North  West,  226 
Mc Murray   Joseph,  petitioned  for  Dr.  Wilson  for  one  year  at  Cincin- 
nati, 66 
McNemar  Richard,  went  with  the  Shakers,  15,  21,  26,  30,  36,  38,  40,  56 

McSurely  W.  J.,  D.  D.,  pastor  of  the  church  of  Hillsborough, 261 

Mc  Williams  T.  S.,  associate  pastor  First  church,  Chillicothe,  337,  338 

Naylor  Arthur  R.,  pastor  of  Pisgah  church, 204,  208,  232,  233 

Nebbergall  Adam,  advanced  money  to  publish  this  history, 3 

Noble  John,  preached  to  the  Wilkesville  church, 295,  299 

Noble  Seth,  applied  for  admission  to  the  Presbytery, 55 

Nuurse  J.  M..  stated  supply  at  HamdeD, 298 

Olmstead   H.   F.,  stated   supply  at  Mount  Carmel,  Iud.,  278,  279,  284 
Overman  L.  J,  preaches  at  Montgomery,   Cincinnati  P'by,  312,  313 

Pierce  John  O.,  pastor  Third   Chillicothe   and   Frankfort,   295,  302, 
307,  313,  314,  331 

Pinkerton  Edward,  a  student  under  care  of  Presbytery 335,  338 

Pitkin  John,  H.  R.,  Mount  Vernon,  Ohio 90,  94 

Pittinger  Nich.,  pastor  at  Hillsborough,  65,  80,  81,  90,97, 103, 110, 112 

Platter  David  E  ,  pastor  of  church  in  Canton.  Ohio 279 

Platter  Peter,  advanced   money  to  publish  this  history, 3,  258 

Poage   Andrew   W.,   75.  80 

Poage  George  G.,  a  licentiate  dismissed  to  Miami  P'by, 115,  186 

Pomeroy  Augustus,  supplied  Mount  Pleasant  church, , .  .57,  111 

Prestley    VVm.   H. ,  pastor  of  Third  church,  Chillicothe,  257,  258,  277, 
284,  285 

Preston  Mr.,  commissioner  to  Presbytery  from  Springdale, 34 

Proctor  John  O.,  called  to  the  Piketon  church, 291,  294 

54 


426  TITK  HISTORY  of'   THK 

"Provost  Jos  .  pastor  of  French  church,  278,  279,  297,  307,  3U,  328,  329 

Pnrviance  David,  member  of  the  Springfield  Mew  Light  P'by 21 

Putz  John  A..,  stated  supply  German  Pres.  U'h,  Chillicothe,  246.  249 
Rankin  Adam,  represented  Transylvauia  P'by  al  1st  Assembly,  8,  9 
Rankin   Alexander  T„  dismissed  to  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati.  99 

Rankin  John.  pastor  at    Ripley 93,  95,  L03,  136, 139,  144,  158 

Rankin  Leroy,  supplied  the  Frankfort    church H 158 

Rankin  Robert  H.,  pastor  at,  Huntington, 12.S,  L3fl 

Ray  Andrew,  one  of  the  first  elders  in  Winchester  church 226 

Rea  Francis,  a  foreign  minister  received  on  probation 274.  276 

Rend   Win.,  elder  present  at  Dr.  Hoge's   ordination, 59 

Reeder  Daniel,  petitioned  for  examination  of  McNemar  and  Thomp- 
son, 37 

Reeder  Joseph,  petitioned  for  Mr.  Kemper  at  Duck  Creek, 42 

Reeder  Samuel,  member  of  committee  on  catechists, ....         51 

Rennard  Benjamin,  elder  in  the  Bourneville  church, 308 

Rice  David,  one  of  the  first  preachers  in  Kentucky,  8,  27,  41,  42 

Rice  N.  IS.,  D.  D.,  professor  in  Seminary  of  the  North  West 226 

Riggs  Stephen  R,  D.  D.,  L  L.  D.,  missionary  to  the  Indians,  128,  129 

Robb  Robert,  an  elder  in  Cahin  Creek  church 51 

Robertson   James,    pastor  of  Treacle's  creek,  Upper  and  Lower  Lib- 
erty, 82,  83,  93 

Robinsou  James,  preached  at  Mount  Pleasant  and  Union, 56,  57 

Robinson  Win.,  received  from  West  Lexington  Presbytery 51 

Rogers  Alonzo  A„  pastor  at  Fort  Howard,  Wis.,  and   CaMwell,  Kan- 
sas, 313.  314 
Rogers  Wm,  H,  pastor  at  Manchester   and  Huntington,. .  .135   136, 
144,  149. 

Rotidiez  Valentine,  supplied  French  church 219.  221,  222,  223 

Ross  John,  supplied  Ripley  and  Straight  Creek .81,  82,  87 

Rutherford  Francis,  dismissed  to  the  Pby  of  Madison 121 

Rutherford  Robert,  supply  at  White  Oak 121,  123 

R utter  Lindly  C,  pastor  of  Manchester  Church 109.  Ill 

Sams  Dr.,  Prin.  of  Hillsborough  Academy 212 

Sawyer  Nathaniel,  gave  notice  of  complaint  to  Synod 119 

Seibert  S.  M.,  an  elder  of  Waverly  Church 309 

Sharpless  Samuel  F.,  pastor  at  Bain  bridge  and  Bourneville,  317,  318 

Shaw  James,  stated  supply  at  White  Oak 140.  141 

Shepherd  Isaac,  ceased  to  study  for  the  ministry, 105,  106 

Shoemaker  Ann,  the  last  member  of  Sinking  Spring  Church,.. .  .326 
Small  Andrew,  pet.  for  examination  of  McNemar  and  Thompson,  37 


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427 


Smith  Alexander,  reported  to  the  Presbytery  of  Tuscaloosa 162 

Smith  Daniel,  visited  Kentucky  in  1814 74 

Smith  N.  S.,  D.  D.,  dismissed  to  Pby  of  Miami 227,  230 

Smith  S.  D..  pastor  Mount  Pleasant, 279,  283,  284,  285,  286 

Smith  Wm.  A.,  pas.  Bainbridge  and  Bourneyille, 307,  308,  314 

Speer  Wm.,  the  first  pastor  of  First  Chillicothe 30,  45,  53 

Speer  Wm.,  D.  D.,  wrote  on  the  Great  Revival, 64 

Spetnagel  Theodore,  advanced  money  to  publish  this  History 3 

Spillman  Benjamin,  examined  and  licensed, 94 

Sroff  Sebastian,  an  elder  present  at  the  first  meeting, 30 

Stanton  R  L.,  D.  D„  pastor  First  C'h,  Chillicothe,  208,  230,  247,  249 

St.  Clair  Gen.  Arthnr,    territorial  Governor  of  Ohio, 6 

Stearns  Timothy,  pastor  of  Mount  Pleasant  Charch, 49,  57 

Steel  Archibald, 31,  56.  58 

Steel  James  G.,  an  elder  in  Bonrneville  Church 308 

Steel  John,  an  elder  in  North  Fork  Church, 252 

Steele  John,  pet.  for  examination  of  McNemar  and  Thompson, ...  .37 

Steel  Samuel,  D.  D.,  pastor  of  Hillsborough 124,  201.  261,  264 

Steen  M.  D.  A.,  D.  D.  supplies  church  at  Woodbridge,  Cal.,.  .253,260 

Stevenson  T.  M.,  supplied  New  Plymouth, 268,  293,  294 

Stewart  Wilson,  one  of  the  first  elders  of  Greenfield  Church, 81 

Stone  B.  F.,  preached  to  Second  Chillicothe, 151 

Stone  Barton  W.,  a  leader  of  the  New  Lights, 21 ,  39 

Stout  Andrew,  stated  supply,  Olathe,  Kansas  City, 253.  254 

Strain  Alleu,  an  elder  in  New  Petersburgh  Church 302 

Strain  Samuel,  father  of  22  children, 114 

Straus  Julius,  pastor  of  Wilmington  church 309,  329 

^Taylor  Henry  W.,  pastor  of  Piketon, 189,  190,  191 

Taylor  Isaac  N., 137 

Taylor  Park  W .,  pastor  of   Scio  C'h  and  Buchanan    Chapel, 328 

Taylor  Vinet, 294,  296 

Taylor  Warren, 271,  274.  292.  296,  307,  308, 325.  327 

Templeton  Benjamin,  a  colored  man  licensed  by  Presbytery, . . .  .110 

Thayer  Charles,  dismissed  to  Marion  Presbytery, 160.   178 

Thomas  Wm.,  an  elder  in  Pisgah  Church, 266 

Thompson  James,  an  elder  in  the  Thii-d  Chillicothe  C'h 258,  33$ 

Thompson  John,  Colporteur, 292,  293 

Thompson  John  Rev 20,  22,  33  38,  40,  41,  56 

Tibbballs  J.  C,  taken  under  care  of  Presbytery, 137 

Tichenor  Jonathan,  pet.  for  examination  McNemar  and  Thomson,  37 

Urmston  N.  M.,164  190,  191.  196,  199,  201,  212,  233,  242.  250.  318.  319 


428  THE    niSTORY    OF    THE 

Usfciok  H.  S.,  pastor  of  Church  at  Hamilton,  O., 203,  212 

Vandeman  Elian,  paator  of  Truro  and  Hamilton,  Columbus  Pby,  ..121 

•Vandemau  Henry,  pastor  of  Delaware  Church, 84 

Van  Meter  Judge  John  M.,  advanced  money  to  publish  History 4 

Vandyke  J.  P.,  pastor  W-  Union,  .  .105, 108, 136, 189',  190. 197,  200.  201 

Vandyke  Rev.  Mr.,  of  Winchester 252 

Veith  Herman,  preached  to  the  German  people  of  Poitsmouth, . .  .249 
Vhoris  Mr.,  asked  for  Dr.  J.  L.  Wilson's  reception, 60 

Wallace  Matthew  GK,  pastor  at  Cincinnati, 32,  56 

Waugh  Wm.,  pet.  for  examination  of  McNemar  and  Thompson,. .  .37 

Weed  Edward,  missionary  to  colored  people  in  Pby.,  131 

Welsh  James,  preached  at  Daj  ton,        52,  62 

Welsh  J.  McL.,  advanced  money  to  publish  this  History, 3 

Welsh  Mr.,  Cumberland  Presbyterian  preacher, 298,  302 

Welsimer  David,  a  member  of  Greenfield  church, , 252 

Wheeler  Stephen,  member  of  committee  on  catechists, 51 

White  Reuben,  pastor  White  Oaks  and  New  Market,. .  .78,  96,  98.  110 

Whittaker  Jonathan,  pet  for  ex.  of  McNemar  and  Thompson, 37 

Williams  Nathaniel,  pastor  at  New  Market 158,  197,  199,  200,  230 

Williams  Wm.,  pastor  West  Uuion  and  Manchester,  215,  216,  221,  228 
Williamson  McKuight,.  .220,  222,  226,  228,  231,  240,  260,  269,  280,  281 

Williamson  Thomas,  M.  D.,  Missionary  to  the  Indians, 122,  125 

Williamson  Wm.,  pastor  at  Manchester, 53,  56,  70,  79,  105 

Wilson  Adam,  159,  (This  should  be  Aaron  Wilson.) 

Wilson  James  J.,  dismissed  to, Pby.  of  Logansport ,. . .  .200,  201 

Wilson  John  W..  pastor  at  Piketon  and  Waverly,. .  .318,  323,  327,  328 

Wilson  Joseph  G.,  dismissed  to  the  Pby  of  Salem,  Ind., 123.  139 

Wilson  Joshua  L.,  D.  D.,  pastor  of  First  C'h,  Cincinnati 60,  61.  66 

Wilson  Nathaniel,  advanced  money  to  publish  this  History 3 

Wilson  Peter,  oue  of  the  original  members  of  Pby, 30,  44 

Wilson  Robert,  pastor  of  Washington,  Ky., 47,  56,  76 

Wilson  Robt-  G.,  D,  D..  pastor  of  First  Chillicothe,  53,    69,  96..  156, 
193  to  195. 

Wilson  Robert  W.,  pastor  at  Bloomiugburgh, 190,  197.  210.  248 

Wilson  William,  an  elder  in  Rocky  Spring  Church 113 

Wise  C.  F.,  an  elder  in  the  New  Petersburgh  Church 302 

Wiseman  John,  paator  of  First  Greenfield, 212,  214,  241,  242 

Withero w  D.  B.,  an  elder  in  Piketon  Church, 197 

Woodrow  Thomas,  D.  D., 137,  139.  142, 181, 182 

Woods  John,  D.  D.,  (received  honorary   degree    from    Miami  Univer- 
sity, Jane,  1889,)  260,  26.1,  268,  280 


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429 


Woods  Samuel,  pastor  of  Liberty,  on  Darby, 59,  61,  75 

Worlcy  Malcham,  tho  first  Shaker  convert  in  Turtle  Creek  church,  26 
Worrell  Wm.  B  ,  received  from  the  Presbytery  of  New  Castle,. .  .  .110 

Wright    John,  of  the  Presbytery  of  Ohio 59 

Wright  John  N.,  Foreign  Missionary  to  Persia, 296,  307,  335 

Young  Alexander  H.,  pastor  of  Salem  church, 241,  244,  255,  256 

Youug  Kobert,  supplied  North  Fork  nnd  Union 253 

Youngs  Benjamin  S.,  Shaker  Missionary, 25 

Recorder  Weekly,  the  first  religious   newspaper, 87 

Records  of  Bioomingburgh  church,  committee  on, 198 

Records  of  Greenfield  church,  extract  from, 172  to  177 

Remonstrance  against  urdaining  Hopkins  at  Washington  C.  H.,.  .184 

Reports  from  Ripley  and  Straight   Creek, 95 

Request  to  be  excused  from  voting  for  delegates  to  the  Assembly,  166 

Reunion,  etc., 245,  249,  255,  256,  257,  260,  264,  266 

Revival  Great 8.     Results  of, 8  and  27,  28  and  64 

Ripley  Presbytery, 147,  156 

Rocky  Spring,  appeal  from  session  of, 102 

Rocky  Spring  deacons,  answer  to  Memorial, 185 

Roll  called  on  N.  S.,  or  O-  S., 142 

Roll,  Synod  of  Kentucky  at  its  first  session, 52 

Rolls  the 23 

Sabbath  marriages  not  expedient, 98 

Sabbath  Schools, 89,  90,  290,  323,  324,  335 

Sabbath,  traveling  on, Ill 

Sacrament  at  Walnut  Hill,  disorder  at, 14 

Salaries  of  Preachers, 74 

Schismatics,  a  departure  from  the  New  Lights, 22 

Seminaries  Theological, 64 

Seeking  out  young  men  for  the  ministry 228 

Sermon  Action,  who  should  preach, 163 

Sermon  McGready's, 29 

Sermons  on  Theology  to  be  preached  before  the  Presbytery 95 

Session  Books,  to  be  reviewed  at  Spring  meetings, 64 

Set  off  from  Presbytery, 76 

Settlement  with  pastors   required, 62,  102 

Shakers  appear, 25 

Slavery,   99,  103.  105.   107,  129,  130,  132,  135,  137,  146,  147, 151,  155, 

161,  168,  170,  172,  176, 177,  180,  181, 182, 214, 222.  226,  228,  231,  243 

Special  sessions,  formerly  appointed, 85 


430  THE    HISTORY    OF    TfTR 

Spirit,  rapping*  and  Piketon  church, 198 

Standing1  rule  to  inquire  about,  preachers  and  churches, 62 

Standing  rule  requiring  a  Staled  meeting  in  July 313 

Stated  Clerk.  Treasurer  and  Permanent  Clerk 30,  45,  51,  52,  78, 

107,  122.  201,  230,  269,  298,  313,  327,  335 

Stated   supplies,  to  be   appointed, 193 

State  of  the  country, 228,  231,  233,  246 

Statistics  in  1812 .  71 

Strange  resolutions  from  Red  Oak, 177 

Students  to  put  themselves  under  care  of  the   Presbytery,  27(5 

Supplies  and   churches, 60,  303 

Supplies   appointed, 56,  66 

Supplies,   route   of  in  1821, 84 

Supplying  vacancies,  regulations  concerning, 213 

Summary,  1810,  etc., 67,  85,  117,  149,  187,  223.  267,  300,  339 

Sunday  Schools, 89,  90,  290,  323,  324,  335 

Sunday   School   libraries,       . . 252 

Synod  of  Cincinnati, .    .  105 

Synod  of  Kentucky, 52 

Synod  of  Ohio, 73 

Synod  of  Virginia, 30 

Synod,  new  applied  for,     70,  71.     Granted,  73,  74 

Synod,  a  delegated   body,  — 317,   318 

Synodical  college, —  ....  203 

Synod's   exceptions,  and  answer  to,  .  151,  163,  165,  168,  324 

Systematic  benevolence, .      . 229 

Temperance, 100.  283,  314,  316,  329.  331 

Temperance,  standing  committee  on,    318 

Theological  Seminary, 64 

Theological  Seminary  New,  at,  Cincinnati. 18S 

Theological  Seminary,  New  Alban\, 199 

Theological    Seminary    of   the   North    West, 219.226 

Tokens,  use  of, 123 

Transylvania   Presbytery 8,  68 

Treasurer   and  Stated  Clerk,  30.  45.  51,  52,  78,  107.  122.  201.  230.  269, 
298,  313,  327,  335 

Treeing  the  devil 11 

Trial  discourse?,  heard  by  Presbytery  alone. 132,  136 

Trustees  and  Treasurer  of  congregations,  duties  of. 302 

Turnpike,  the  tirst  in  the  United  Stales.   7 

Union  Village,  near  Lebanon,  Ohio,  26 


CHILLICOTHt    .PRESBYTER?  431 

Vacancies,  to  pay  supplies,  55,  60 

Wages,  a  condition  of  Laborers  in  1800, 33 

Washington  Academy,  enlarged  from  Liberty  Hall, .  .64 

Washington  college,  beginning  of, 64 

Washington  Education   Society . .  • .81 

Wayne's  Treaty  with  the  Indians  at  Greenville, 6 


